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Wilshire Boulevard ( ['wɪɫ.ʃɚ]) is a prominent 15.83 mi (25.48 km) boulevard in the Los Angeles area of Southern California, extending from Ocean Avenue in the city of Santa Monica east to Grand Avenue in the Financial District of downtown Los Angeles. One of the principal east–west arterial roads of Los Angeles, it is also one ...
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Mar 23, 2013 · Wilshire Boulevard is the product of a dream that nobody ever dreamed, not even Gaylord Wilshire himself. It's a world-famous street that came together in fragments.
Jul 23, 2020 · Consider a self-driving architectural tour along Wilshire Boulevard from MacArthur Park to Fairfax Avenue, a distance of about 4½ miles.
Wilshire Boulevard is home to all the consulates, many high rises (the most notable “skyline” outside of downtown in an otherwise flat city), and some of the most popular museums. It’s a cosmopolitan street that is always under construction, eventually a subway to run it’s length and transport people east and west.
Farmers Insurance decided Wilshire Boulevard would be the ideal place for its headquarters, and built a three-story building at Wilshire and Rimpau. In 1948 Farmers added four more stories to its headquarters and in 1967 doubled the size of its facility.
Stretching nearly 16 miles from Downtown Los Angeles to Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, Wilshire Boulevard is a kaleidoscope of California culture. You’ll find several chef-driven dining hot spots near mom-and-pop bakeries and generations-old Mexican eateries.
