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| Length | 10.2 mi (16.4 km)[1] |
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| Location | Los Angeles County, California, United States |
| Northern end | San Vincente Boulevard,Brentwood |
| Major junctions |  I-10 inLos Angeles SR 2 at theSanta Monica–Los Angeles line I-405 inCulver City |
| Southern end | Florence Avenue inInglewood |
Centinela Avenue is a 10.2 mile[1] (16.4 km) major street in theWestside region ofLos Angeles County, California.
Centinela Avenue is a major thoroughfare inCulver City,Inglewood,Ladera Heights,Mar Vista,Santa Monica, andWest Los Angeles.
It is named after the 19th centuryRancho Aguaje de la Centinela, whose site of former ranchlands it passes through. Bundy Drive is named forTom Bundy, tennis player and developer of theMiracle Mile.[2]
The street runs primarily north–south, with a southern east–west section.
Centinela Avenue is not a continuous street but is separated into northern and southern sections, with a jog connected by Ocean Park Boulevard.
The northern section of Centinela Avenue is a minor two lane street. It begins near the Brentwood Country Club inBrentwood, Los Angeles.[a] It proceeds south, ending at Ocean Park Boulevard and theSanta Monica Airport, a block west of the southern section of Centinela Avenue. It is the official dividing line between the cities of Santa Monica and Los Angeles.
This section of Centinela has two discontinuities. Going north, staying on Centinela requires a half-block jog west atOlympic Boulevard, and another half-block jog northeast atWilshire Boulevard.
The southern section of Centinela Avenue is a four-lane major thoroughfare. It starts off as Bundy Drive atSunset Boulevard in Brentwood, passing throughWest Los Angeles to theSanta Monica Airport, where at Stanwood Drive its name changes to Centinela Avenue.
Centinela crosses and offers entry points to the following bike paths:Expo Bike Path (seeExpo/Bundy station),Culver Boulevard Median Bike Path andBallona Creek Bike Path.
At its intersection withJefferson Boulevard, Centinela Avenue angles southeastward to become an east–west street. It runs parallel to/on the south ofSlauson Avenue. Centinela Avenue ends at the intersection withFlorence Avenue inInglewood.Centinela Park andCentinela Hospital Medical Center are located within here.
The southern section was laid out in the 1890s. As reported by theLos Angeles Times’ Inglewood column in 1896, the route was laid out to connect Mesmer Station along the Santa Fe Railroad line (later theVenice–Inglewood line of the Pacific Electric) and “the brick-kiln northerly of here” (property that later becameCentinela Park). The proposed line of the 60 ft (18 m)-wide road ran along “the northernly boundary of the Centinela grant” and rights-of-way were offered by Daniel Freeman and one Mrs. Cook.[3]
The north–south portion of the avenue is served bySanta Monica Transit line 14 and the west–east portion byMetro Local line 110.
TheBundy/Expo Metro station of theMetro E Line is located on Bundy Drive south ofOlympic Boulevard.
Nicole Brown Simpson lived at 875 South Bundy Drive with her andO. J. Simpson's children, Sydney and Justin, at the time Nicole andRon Goldman were murdered in the courtyard of that address, on June 12, 1994.[4][5][6] The house sat empty for two years, until the next owner extensively remodeled it and had the address changed.[7][8]
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