 | This articleneeds additional citations forverification. Please helpimprove this article byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "La Brea Avenue" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(September 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
 Interactive map of La Brea Avenue | |
| Maintained by | Bureau of Street Services, City of L.A. DPW |
|---|---|
| Length | 21 miles (34 km) |
| Nearest metro station |  : |
| South end | Century Boulevard |
| Major junctions |  I-10 inMid-City |
| North end | Franklin Avenue inHollywood |
La Brea Avenue is a prominent north-south thoroughfare in theCity of Los Angeles and inLos Angeles County,California.
La Brea is known for having diverse ethnic communities, and many shops and restaurants along its route.[1]
La Brea is theSpanish phrase meaning "the tar." TheLa Brea Tar Pits, which the 1828 Mexican land grantRancho La Brea was named for, are to the west of its intersection withWilshire Boulevard in theMid-Wilshire area.
In its early history, its northern section followed Arroyo La Brea, a former creek fed bysprings in theSanta Monica Mountains that flowed south intoBallona Creek. Originally the southern section of La Brea Avenue within Inglewood was named Commercial Street.
The southern terminus of La Brea Avenue is at its intersection withCentury Boulevard inInglewood. It is a continuation ofHawthorne Boulevard in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County. It continues north through theView Park-Windsor Hills,Ladera Heights, andBaldwin Hills neighborhoods. It also passes through the eastern lowBaldwin Hills mountain range, byKenneth Hahn State Recreation Area and the remnantInglewood Oil Field.
Further north, La Brea passes throughCrenshaw and theWest Adams neighborhood, and then through theCentral Los Angeles area with theMid-City West,Park La Brea, andHancock Park neighborhoods. It is the dividing border of easternWest Hollywood and the city of Los Angeles.
The northern end of the avenue is just north ofFranklin Avenue, at the foot of theHollywood Hills in central Hollywood.
At Century Boulevard, La Brea transitions southward intoHawthorne Boulevard that later includesCalifornia State Route 107 and ultimately terminates at Palos Verdes Drive West in theRancho Palos Verdes.
Metro Local lines 40 and 212 operate on La Brea Avenue. Line 212 serves the majority of La Brea Avenue and Line 40 starts atFlorence Avenue.
An elevated light rail station for theMetro E Line is located at the intersection with Exposition Boulevard in the West Adams neighborhood. Another light rail station for theMetro K Line atDowntown Inglewood is located nearby withinFlorence Avenue in the city ofInglewood.
An underground station for theMetro D Line atWilshire Boulevard is currently under construction and is due to open in 2025.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
