Little Ethiopia in California
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Little Ethiopia, Los Angeles

Little Ethiopia refers to the stretch of Fairfax Avenue in the Carthay and Wilshire Vista districts in the Westside of Los Angeles, California. The area is filled with Ethiopian businesses and restaurants, as well as a significant concentration of residents of Ethiopian and Eritrean ancestry. Little Ethiopia dates back to the early 1990s. Previously, this stretch of Fairfax Avenue was filled with Jewish businesses as is the case in the Fairfax District to the north.

Located at 34.055, -118.366 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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History of California, Neighborhoods in Los Angeles, California, Eritrean American, Ethnic enclaves in California, Ethiopian-American history

Wilshire Boulevard

Wilshire Boulevard is one of the principal east-west arterial roads in Los Angeles, California. It was named for Henry Gaylord Wilshire (1861–1927), an Ohio native who made and lost fortunes in real estate, farming, and gold mining. Henry Wilshire initiated what was to become Wilshire Boulevard in the 1890s by clearing out a path in his barley field. A historic apartment building on Wilshire Boulevard, the Gaylord, carries his middle name.

Located at 34.06, -118.36 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Streets in Los Angeles County, California, Economy of Los Angeles, California, Santa Monica, California

Faircrest Heights, Los Angeles

Faircrest Heights is a primarily residential district in the Westside of Los Angeles, California. 'Faircrest' refers to its location on Fairfax Avenue east of the Crestview and Pico-Robertson neighborhoods.

Located at 34.046, -118.371 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Los Angeles, California, Populated places in California with African American majority populations

Petersen Automotive Museum

The Petersen Automotive Museum is located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles. One of the world's largest automotive museums, the Petersen Automotive Museum is a nonprofit organization specializing in automobile history and related educational programs.

Located at 34.0625, -118.361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Los Angeles, California, Automobile museums in California, Museums established in 1994

Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

The Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust (LAMOTH) is a holocaust museum in Los Angeles, California.

Located at 34.0639, -118.369 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Los Angeles, California, Holocaust museums in California, Jewish museums in California

Pavilion for Japanese Art

The Pavilion for Japanese Art is a part of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art containing the museum's collection of Japanese works that date from approximately 3000 B.C. through the 20th century. The building itself was designed by renowned architect Bruce Goff.

Located at 34.0633, -118.358 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Los Angeles, California, Institutions accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, Asian art museums in California, Art museums in California, Museums of Japanese culture abroad in the United States, Organic architecture, Expressionist architecture, Japanese-American culture in California, Landmarks in Los Angeles, California

5900 Wilshire

5900 Wilshire, or the Variety Building is a 443 ft (135m) tall skyscraper in Los Angeles, California. It was completed in 1971 and has 32 floors. It is 30th tallest building in Los Angeles, and the tallest in the Miracle Mile district, and the 2nd tallest in the Wilshire Area. The International style building was designed by architect Gin Wong of William L. Pereira & Associates. The building is across Wilshire Boulevard from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Located at 34.0637, -118.359 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Office buildings in Los Angeles, California, Skyscrapers in Los Angeles, California, Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters, Office buildings completed in 1971, William Pereira buildings

Johnie's Coffee Shop

Johnie's Coffee Shop is a former coffee shop and well known example of Googie architecture located on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Architects Louis Armet and Eldon Davis of Armet and Davis designed the building, contributing to their reputation as the premier designers of Space Age or Googie coffee shops including the landmark Pann's coffee shop in Ladera Heights, Norms Restaurant on La Cienega Boulevard, and several Bob's Big Boy restaurants.

Located at 34.0633, -118.362 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Defunct restaurants of the Greater Los Angeles Area, Restaurants established in 1955, Commercial buildings completed in 1955, Googie architecture in California

A D Museum

A+D Museum, also known as Architecture and Design Museum, Los Angeles, is a museum for architecture and design in Los Angeles, California. It is located on Wilshire Boulevard in Museum Row in the Miracle Mile district, next to the Peterson Automotive Museum.

Located at 34.0627, -118.36 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Architecture museums in the United States, Design museums in the United States, Museums in Los Angeles, California, Art museums in California, Art museums established in 2001, 2001 establishments in the United States

Carthay Circle Theatre

The Carthay Circle Theatre was one of the most famous movie palaces of Hollywood's Golden Age. It opened at 6316 San Vicente Boulevard in 1926 and was considered developer J. Harvey McCarthy's most successful monument, a stroke of shrewd thinking that made a famous name of the newly developed Carthay residential district in the Mid-City West district of Los Angeles, California. The Carthay Circle Theater provided the "circle" for which Carthay Circle has come to be named.

Located at 34.0608, -118.368 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Cinemas and movie theaters in California, Theatres in Los Angeles, California, Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in California, Hollywood history and culture, History of Los Angeles, California, Movie palaces, Event venues established in 1926

Urban Light

Urban Light is a 2008 large-scale assemblage sculpture by Chris Burden that stands in front of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The installation consists of 202 restored street lamps from the 1920s and 1930s. Most of them once lit the streets of Southern California. The cast iron street lamps are of 17 styles, which vary depending on the municipality that commissioned them.

Located at 34.0631, -118.359 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Outdoor sculptures in California, 2008 sculptures, Iron sculptures

Levitated Mass

Levitated Mass is a 2012 large-scale sculpture by Michael Heizer on the campus of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The installation consists of a 340-ton boulder affixed above a concrete trench through which visitors may walk. The nature, expense and scale of the installation made it an instant topic of discussion within the art world. The piece is open to the public during museum hours and does not require museum admission.

Located at 34.0644, -118.36 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Outdoor sculptures in California, 2012 sculptures