Shopping, dining and entertainment destination that starts at Santa Monica Boulevard with its most famous section, known as the Melrose District, at the West End through West Hollywood and Hollywood
General Information
Hours vary by business
Parking: metered street parking and paid lots available
How to Get There
From West Hollywood: Take Santa Monica Blvd east or west to connect with La Cienega Blvd or Fairfax Ave, then head south or north to reach Melrose Ave and follow it to your desired destination along the corridor.
Overview
Melrose Avenue is a shopping, dining and entertainment destination in Los Angeles that starts at Santa Monica Boulevard, at the border between Beverly Hills and West Hollywood. It ends at Lucile Avenue in Silver Lake. Melrose runs north of Beverly Boulevard and south of Santa Monica Boulevard.
Paved in 1909, Melrose Avenue's namesake comes from the Massachusetts town of the same name.
Its most famous section, known as the Melrose District, is the West End through West Hollywood and Hollywood.
Melrose District
The eastern end of the district, which runs from Fairfax to Highland Avenue, became a popular underground and new wave shopping area in the early 1980s. Pioneered by adventurous independent retailers and restaurateurs, Melrose Avenue captured the global imagination as the birthplace of Southern California's New Wave and Punk cultures. Rapid notoriety quickly lured movie stars, moguls, and style seekers, leading the press to dub Melrose Avenue "the new Rodeo Drive." Ready for its close-up, the avenue enjoyed its share of TV and movie cameos, and appeared regularly on Jay Leno's "Jaywalking" segments of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, in addition to shows such as Entourage and LA Ink.
Melrose Heights
The Western End, popularly referred to as Melrose Heights, runs from La Cienega Blvd. to Fairfax Avenue and features a variety of upscale restaurants, boutiques such as the Kardashian sisters boutique D-A-S-H and salons such as Elixir (teahouse), The Bodhi Tree Bookstore (metaphysical and New Age books), Fred Segal, Plush Home, and The Improv. Melrose Heights is also home to several high-end designer stores, such as Marc Jacobs, Diane von Fürstenberg, Carolina Herrera, Mulberry, Sergio Rossi, Alexander McQueen, Oscar de la Renta, BCBG Max Azria, Paul Smith, Temperley London, John Varvatos, Balenciaga, Diesel, Vivienne Westwood and Vera Wang.
Melrose Place
North of the intersection with La Cienega Boulevard is Melrose Place, a branch of the main avenue made famous thanks to the soap opera of the same name. In reality, Melrose Place features no residences and has historically been home to antique shops, boutiques and salons.
La Cienega Design Quarter
The area of Melrose Avenue that intersects La Cienega Boulevard and its satellite streets is part of the La Cienega Design Quarter. Its shops and galleries house many antiques, furniture, rugs, accessories and art.
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Melrose Avenue", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0
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