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Magnolia Boulevard, originally named Magnolia Avenue, was named after the Magnolia tree. It is one of several tree-themed streets in Burbank, the others being Walnut, Cypress, Palm, Orange Grove, and Olive, with Magnolia being the only one that extends into Los Angeles. Magnolia was changed from an avenue to a boulevard in 1923. [1]
Aon Center is a 62-story, 858 ft (262 m) Modernist office skyscraper at 707 Wilshire Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles, California.Site excavation started in late 1970, and the tower was completed in 1973.
Wilshire Boulevard originated as one of the central pathways constructed by the Tongva tribes residing in the region prior to the exploration of the conquistadores. [6] 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.
Wilshire Boulevard was the precursor to L.A.'s highways — congestion nightmares. In the 1920s, it was so packed with traffic, city planners introduced traffic circles and then signals. It was ...
The west side is known as N. San Vicente Boulevard, with address numbers (odd) increasing from 100 at Wilshire to 300 at La Cienega. North of La Cienega, both sides of the street are in Los Angeles. The numbering continues accordingly as 400 S. San Vicente Boulevard. The street becomes N. San Vicente Boulevard at Gracie Allen Drive.
Ground was broken for One Wilshire in 1964, and the building was completed in 1966 [2] at 624 South Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles, on the far eastern end of Wilshire Boulevard. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The high-rise was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill [ 4 ] and built by Del E. Webb Construction [ 9 ] to be a standard office building [ 2 ...
Westwood Boulevard ends south of National Boulevard in the Palms neighborhood of Los Angeles, as it curves to the east at Malcolm Avenue and turns into National Place. Later, National Place becomes National Boulevard when it crosses Overland Avenue. At this point, Westwood Boulevard is a primarily residential street. Westwood Boulevard comes ...
On 10 October 1994, it was renamed the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles. [4] [5] Prior to 2025, the office was located in Koreatown, Los Angeles, at 3731 Wilshire Boulevard. [6] [1] In January 21, 2025, the office was relocated to 4401 Wilshire Boulevard. [7]