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41-580: The Saban Building , formerly the May Company Building , on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile district of Los Angeles , is a celebrated example of Streamline Moderne architecture. The building's architect Albert C. Martin, Sr. , also designed the Million Dollar Theater and Los Angeles City Hall . The May Company Building is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument . The building

82-827: A station underneath Interstate 105 at Figueroa Street. Metro Local Line 81 operates on Figueroa Street between Colorado Boulevard and Interstate 105 and Torrance Transit Line 1 between Interstate 105 and the Harbor Gateway Transit Center . The Metro E Line has 5 stations nearby. Two of which are shared with the Metro A Line , one being a major hub connecting to the Metro B and D lines . The Metro J Line runs on Figueroa Street in Gardena and between 23rd and 6th Streets in Downtown: Northbound J line trips to El Monte Bus Station continue north on Figueroa Street to serve

123-822: A 1991 study by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation , this and the nearby intersection of Wilshire and Veteran are among the busiest in Los Angeles. The B and D subway lines of the Los Angeles Metro Rail run along Wilshire Boulevard from just past the 7th Street/​Metro Center before serving the Westlake/​;MacArthur Park and Wilshire/​Vermont stations, where the D Line continues along Wilshire Boulevardto serve two stations at Wilshire/​Normandie and at Wilshire/Western in Koreatown , while

164-511: A developer, publisher, and revolutionary who made and lost fortunes in real estate , farming , and gold mining , donated land to the City of Los Angeles for a boulevard stretching westward from a tract of luxury homes he was developing in Westlake Park (today's MacArthur Park). His conditions for the donation of the 120 ft (37 m) wide by 1,200 ft (370 m) long strip of land along

205-715: A part of that same stretch of roadway. After resuming at San Fernando Road, Figueroa continues to run roughly parallel to the Arroyo Seco Parkway until it reaches York Boulevard in Highland Park . Afterwards, it heads north to its terminus near the Scholl Canyon Landfill just past its junction with the Ventura Freeway (State Route 134) in Eagle Rock . A short, unconnected continuation of Figueroa Street runs from

246-595: A residential area just south of Marengo Drive in Glendale to end at Chevy Chase Drive just over the city limit line in La Cañada Flintridge . Early maps produced by the Automobile Club of Southern California measured distances to Los Angeles from the club's headquarters at the intersection of Figueroa Street with Adams Boulevard . The street is named for General José Figueroa (1792 – September 29, 1835),

287-466: A series of skyscrapers, along with many historic Los Angeles hotels. Wilshire Boulevard is also the principal street of Koreatown , the site of many of Los Angeles' oldest buildings and skyscrapers. Koreatown and Mid-Wilshire are among Los Angeles's most densely populated districts. Wilshire Boulevard originated as one of the central pathways constructed by the Tongva tribes residing in the region prior to

328-515: Is densely developed throughout most of its span, connecting five of Los Angeles's major business districts and Beverly Hills. Many of the post-1956 skyscrapers in Los Angeles are located along Wilshire; for example, the Wilshire Grand Center , the tallest building in California, sits at the intersection of Figueroa Street . One Wilshire , built in 1966 at the junction of Wilshire and Grand,

369-462: Is expected to be completed in 2026. Phase 3 of the D Line extension, when fully completed, will extend to UCLA and Westwood/VA Hospital, and will follow Wilshire Boulevard for most of its route. That part will be completed in 2027 in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, as the Westwood/UCLA station will serve multiple sporting venues. Phase four to downtown Santa Monica is still in

410-519: Is home to the 1,000-seat David Geffen Theater and is topped by the glass-domed Dolby Family Terrace which offers guests a panoramic view of the city and the Hollywood sign. The building was featured in Visiting... with Huell Howser Episode 702. It is also featured prominently in the 1988 film Miracle Mile starring Anthony Edwards and Mare Winningham . Wilshire Boulevard Wilshire Boulevard

451-724: Is in the city of Carson . South of the Los Angeles Financial District, Figueroa Street passes well-known locations including the University of Southern California , the Los Angeles Convention Center , and Crypto.com Arena / L.A. Live . Between Olympic Boulevard and 3rd Street in downtown Los Angeles, Figueroa Street forms a one-way pair with Flower Street, with northbound traffic staying on Figueroa and southbound traffic diverting to Flower. After passing through downtown near Bunker Hill and South Park ,

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492-435: Is said to be "the main hub of the internet for the entire Pacific Rim" because so many telecommunications companies rent space there. Aon Center , Los Angeles' third-largest tower, is at 707 Wilshire Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles. The stretch of the boulevard between Fairfax and Highland Avenues , known as the Miracle Mile , is home to many of Los Angeles's largest museums and cultural institutions. The area just to

533-544: The 7th Street / Metro Center and finally turn right on 6th street, leaving Figueroa Street. Southbound J Line trips to Harbor Gateway Transit Center or San Pedro run south on Flower Street from 5th Street to the Harbor Transitway. There are 6 J Line street stops located on Figueroa Street: Figueroa/190th/Victoria; Northbound only: Figueroa/23rd, Figueroa/Washington, Figueroa/Pico, Figueroa/Olympic, and Figueroa/7th . In addition, there are 7 Metro J Line Stations served on

574-596: The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures agreed to a 55-year lease with LACMA to include the May Company Building, as well as the adjacent land to build the David Geffen Theater. The May Company Building was renamed in recognition of philanthropist Cheryl Saban and entertainment executive Haim Saban 's $ 50 million (~$ 61.1 million in 2023) donation to the museum in 2017. The Saban Building has served as

615-782: The Crypto.com Arena , the home to the Los Angeles Lakers who Bryant played with throughout his entire 20-year career and is dubbed the "House that Kobe built". In October 21, 2020, the vote to consider the proposal was delayed by the council, and a new date has yet to be stated as of June 2021 . The Figueroa Corridor Streetscape project is a city led effort to beautify and improve the boulevard by adding pedestrian friendly amenities. The beautification project began on 7th street in Downtown Los Angeles, by Crypto.com Arena and terminates at Exposition Park at USC. The project began in 2017 and

656-510: The Guinness Book of Records deemed Figueroa to be the longest street in the world. At the request of writer Jay Myers, it was supplanted by Yonge Street in Toronto. On April 2, 2011, a portion of Figueroa Street at Jefferson Boulevard was blocked off for the "Orange Carpet" and the grandstand for the broadcasting of the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards . In South Los Angeles , Figueroa Street has

697-592: The Harbor Transitway and Harbor Freeway close to Figueroa Street: 37th Street/USC , Slauson , Manchester , Harbor Freeway (with C Line connection), Rosecrans , Carson , and Pacific Coast Hwy . The Harbor Transitway is located on the I-110 freeway, between Figueroa Street and Broadway. There are also three other Metro A Line stations near Figueroa Street: Lincoln/Cypress (at Avenue 26 ), Southwest Museum , and Highland Park (at Avenue 57 ). The Figueroa corridor

738-468: The MacArthur Park lake, but in 1934 a berm was built for it to cross and link up with the existing Orange Street (which ran from Figueroa to Alvarado) into downtown Los Angeles. Orange Street was renamed Wilshire and extended east of Figueroa to Grand. This divided the lake into two halves; the northern half was later drained. The Wilshire Boulevard home of J. Paul Getty was used as the film set for

779-553: The Mexican governor of Alta California from 1833 to 1835, who oversaw the secularization of the Spanish missions in California . Figueroa Street was originally called Calle de los Chapules , which translates to "Street of the Grasshoppers". Chapules is the plural of "chapul" , which is not the standard Spanish word for grasshopper (that being "saltamonte" ), but rather a word from

820-512: The Nahuatl of Durango and Nayarit (also known as Mexicanero ). Later in the 1880s it became known as "Pearl Street". Figueroa Street originally was a few blocks west of Pearl but joined Pearl Street further south. Pearl Street was changed to Figueroa and the northern portion of the old Figueroa Street was renamed Boylston. The section of what is now Figueroa in Highland Park above Avenue 39

861-456: The 1950 film Sunset Boulevard : it was demolished in 1957. All of the boulevard is at least four lanes in width, and most of the portion between Hoover Street and Robertson Boulevard has a raised center median. The widest portion of the boulevard is located in the business district of central Westwood , where mobs of pedestrians crossing Wilshire at Westwood Boulevard must traverse ten lanes (including two left-turn pockets). According to

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902-483: The 3-mile (4.8 km) segment of Figueroa Street between Olympic Boulevard and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard as Kobe Bryant Boulevard. It would be renamed in honor of professional basketball player Kobe Bryant , who along with his daughter Gianna and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020. The segment of Figueroa between Olympic and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard passes by

943-458: The 35 acres (14 ha) barley field he was subdividing were that it be named for him and that railroad lines and commercial or industrial trucking would be banned. The road first appeared on a map under its present name in 1895. A historic apartment building on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and South Kenmore Avenue, the Gaylord, carries his middle name. Wilshire Boulevard formerly ended at

984-646: The B Line branches off north along Vermont Avenue to eventually terminate in North Hollywood . The construction of the future D Line Extension along Wilshire Boulevard commenced in November 2014. The construction timeline would see the project from the existing Wilshire/Western station to the planned Wilshire/La Cienega station on the corner of Wilshire and La Cienega Boulevard, to be completed by 2025. The second phase got officially under way on February 23, 2018 from Wilshire/La Cienega to Century City Station, and it

1025-515: The Saban Building is covered in Texas limestone panels which had started to deteriorate. Fidler used an English technique called helifix anchor that allowed them to cut away at the spoiled and broken stone and remove the corroding metal fundamentally restoring the exterior of the building. Renzo Piano was also commissioned to design the building's new spherical addition. The 130-foot-tall sphere building

1066-529: The Spanish settlements of Los Angeles, much of the length of Wilshire Boulevard can be traced back to the indigenous Tongva people who used it to bring back tar from the La Brea pits in today's Miracle Mile section of Wilshire Blvd, back to their settlement on the coast. This road was later used by Spanish explorers and settlers, calling it El Camino Viejo ('The Old Road'). The route that ultimately became Wilshire crossed

1107-590: The east, between Highland Avenue and Wilton Place, is referred to as the Park Mile. Between Westwood and Holmby Hills, several tall glitzy condominium buildings overlook this part of Wilshire, which is variously referred to as Millionaire's Mile, the Wilshire Corridor, and Condo Canyon. The Wilshire Corridor, located next to Century City , is one of Los Angeles's busiest districts, and contains many high-rise residential towers. The Fox and MGM studios are located in

1148-460: The exploration of the conquistadores. At the time of the founding of Los Angeles, Wilshire Boulevard was one of the main arteries connecting the largest Tongva village in the area, then known as Yaanga , which eventually became Union Station, to the Pacific Ocean. From the founding of Los Angeles through nearly all of the 1800s, Wilshire Boulevard was known as "Calle de los Indios." Before

1189-540: The following communities: The entire route is in Los Angeles County . Figueroa Street Figueroa Street is a major north-south street in Los Angeles County, California , spanning from the Los Angeles neighborhood of Wilmington north to Eagle Rock . A short, unconnected continuation of Figueroa Street runs just south of Marengo Drive in Glendale to Chevy Chase Drive in La Cañada Flintridge . One of

1230-683: The highest number of prostitution-related arrests in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Lakers , the Los Angeles Kings and Los Angeles Rams have used Figueroa as the parade route for their respective championships in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009 and 2010 for the Lakers, 2012 and 2014 for the Kings and in 2022 for the Rams. On " Mamba Day ", August 24, 2020, then-Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson and then council member Curren Price announced plans to rename

1271-511: The intersection of Wilshire Boulevard at Fairfax Avenue , of which it occupies the northeast corner. The May Company Building, completed in 1939, is a landmark Streamline Moderne structure. It was deemed a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1992. After being vacant for two years, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) acquired the building in 1994 and used it—under the name " LACMA West "—as exhibition space. In 2014,

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1312-707: The longer streets in the city, it runs in a north/south direction for more than 30 miles (48 km) from its southern terminus at Harry Bridges Boulevard in the Wilmington neighborhood to Chevy Chase Drive in the city of La Cañada Flintridge at the north end. From its south end at Harry Bridges Boulevard to Downtown Los Angeles , Figueroa Street runs north parallel to the Harbor Freeway ( Interstate 110 ) in South Los Angeles . The only portion of this segment of Figueroa Street that lies outside Los Angeles city limits

1353-458: The main building of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures since 2021. In 2012, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Dawn Hudson asked Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano to design the 300,000-square-foot campus consisting of the former May Company Building and a spherical addition attached by three glass bridges.  The museum's design plan called for the renovation of

1394-475: The original pueblo of Los Angeles and five of the original Spanish land grants, or ranchos . Wilshire was pieced together from various streets over several decades. It began in the 1870s as Nevada Avenue in Santa Monica, and in the 1880s as Orange Street between Westlake (now MacArthur) Park and downtown. Nevada and Orange were later renamed as parts of Wilshire. In 1895, Henry Gaylord Wilshire (1861–1927),

1435-488: The original structure, which included a full restoration of the exterior—most notably its cylindrical façade. The cylinder comprises more than 350,000 glass and gold leaf mosaic tiles. While the restoration project, led by preservation specialist John Fidler, aimed to preserve as many of the original tiles as possible, those that had to be replaced were sourced from Orsoni, their original manufacturer in Venice, Italy. The majority of

1476-497: The planning stages and has no funding. Metro Local Line 20, Metro Rapid Line 720, and Santa Monica Transit Line 2 operate along Wilshire Boulevard. Due to the high ridership of line 720, 60-foot (18 m) NABI & New Flyer articulated buses are used on this route, and bus lanes are in place along some segments of the line. The aging sections of Wilshire Boulevard in the city of Los Angeles are notorious for their giant potholes . Wilshire Boulevard runs through or near

1517-591: The southern portion of Figueroa Street ends near the overcrossing of Sunset Boulevard over the Arroyo Seco Parkway (SR 110) in Chinatown . The northern portion of the street resumes at San Fernando Road in Cypress Park. An early routing of Figueroa Street in this area was originally part of U.S. Route 66 , today a part of the Arroyo Seco Parkway (State Route 110) . The noted Figueroa Street Tunnels were once

1558-438: Was completed by the end of 2018. It aimed to improve transit and pedestrian access, protected bike lanes totally protected by physical barriers, a more organized and efficient street by adding better signalization and signage, high-visibility crosswalks, transit platforms, more street trees, public art and wider sidewalks. The $ 20 million Figueroa Corridor Streetscape project was funded by a Proposition 1C grant. After delays, work

1599-512: Was expected to commence in the summer of 2016 and was expected to be completed by March 2017, when the prop 1C grant expired. The Los Angeles 2028 organizing committee plan to use this corridor as a planned "Live Site", an area dedicated as a central pedestrian corridor, linking all of the Downtown LA venues together during the 2028 Olympic & Paralympic Games. The entire street is in Los Angeles County . The Metro C and J lines operate

1640-582: Was known as "Pasadena Avenue" until Figueroa was extended through Elysian Park. The portion of what is now Figueroa between the Los Angeles River and Avenue 39 was originally known as Dayton Avenue until the Arroyo Parkway went through. Prior to construction of the Harbor Freeway , Figueroa St. carried U.S. Route 6 to Pacific Coast Highway south from the Four-Level Interchange . Until 1977,

1681-429: Was operated as a May Company department store from 1939 until the store's closure in 1992, when May merged with J. W. Robinson's to form Robinsons-May . The building has been the home of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures since 2021. The Los Angeles Conservancy calls it "the grandest example of Streamline Moderne remaining in Los Angeles". It is especially noted for its gold-tiled cylindrical section that faces

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