Fairfax Avenue
Fairfax Avenue is a street on north central
Los Angeles,
California. It runs from
La Cienega Boulevard (which separates the Westside from the Central part of the city) with
Culver City at its southern end to
Hollywood Boulevard in
Hollywood on its northern end.
Fairfax forms the western boundary of the
Hancock Park as well as the
Park La Brea, a 160 acre (0.6 km²), 4,222 unit apartment complex with over 10,000 residents. [
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Since
World War II the
Fairfax District has been a heavily
Jewish neighborhood.
Fairfax High School, on the corner of Fairfax and
Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles was known as the alma mater of many entertainment industry personalities. Canter's Deli has been a late night hangout in Los Angeles since the
1940s. Television City is located on the corner of Fairfax and
Beverly Boulevard, the former site of
Gilmore Stadium where the
minor league baseball team, the
Hollywood Stars used to play prior to the
Dodgers moving from
Brooklyn. world famous recording studio,
Cherokee Studios, home to over 250 gold and platinum recorders, is just above melrose Ave
The Grove is just off
3rd Street and Fairfax. Due to the volume of high density attractions, Fairfax is one of the most congested streets in Los Angeles.
Little Ethiopia is further south.
