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Western Avenue is a major four-lane street in the City of Los Angeles (west of Downtown Los Angeles) and through the center portion of Los Angeles County. It is one of the longest north–south streets in Los Angeles city and county, apart from Sepulveda Boulevard. it is about 29 miles long. The name of the street is derived from its history as the westernmost border of Los Angeles in the 19th century, before annexations in the early 20th century expanded the city westward. ==Route== Western Avenue passes through a diversity of neighborhoods ranging from the wealthiest to the most economically depressed in Los Angeles County. From the south, where it transitions into Paseo Del Mar near White Point and the Pacific Ocean, it begins in San Pedro, traverses though Rancho Palos Verdes, Lomita, Gardena and South Los Angeles. It is also the easternmost border of Torrance. Around the Pico Boulevard, Olympic Boulevard, and Wilshire Boulevard intersections, Western Avenue passes through Koreatown. Further north, Western Avenue passes through the East Hollywood district. Around the Santa Monica Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, and Hollywood Boulevard intersection, it passes through the East Hollywood neighborhoods of Little Armenia and Thai Town. The northern terminus of Western is north of Franklin Avenue in the Los Feliz district, at the base of the Hollywood Hills. The road curves promptly east becoming Los Feliz Boulevard, a major east/west thoroughfare through Los Feliz to the Golden State Freeway and from there into the city of Glendale. Interestingly, another Western Avenue begins north of Griffith Park and located in the San Fernando Valley area of Glendale, California. Its southwest terminus nearly aligns due north of where the subject matter transitions into Los Feliz Boulevard. California State Route 213 is designated as the portion from Interstate 405 to 25th Street, in San Pedro. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Western Avenue (Los Angeles)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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