Franklin Avenue (Los Angeles)

Franklin Avenue is a street in Los Angeles. It is the northernmost thoroughfare in Hollywood, north of Hollywood Boulevard, and the southern border of the Hollywood Hills. It is the center of the neighborhood of Franklin Village.^[1]

Franklin Avenue

View along Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, California
Maintained by	Bureau of Street Services, City of L.A. DPW
Length	5 miles (8.0 km)
Location	Los Angeles, California
West end	Sierra Bonita Avenue in Whitley Heights
Major junctions	Highland Avenue in Hollywood US 101/Vine Street in Hollywood Western Avenue in Los Feliz Vermont Avenue in Los Feliz
East end	Clayton Avenue/Ronda Vista Drive in Los Feliz

Franklin Avenue begins as a residential street off Sierra Bonita Avenue. Continuing east, Franklin is the southern border of Whitley Heights,^[2] and turns into a major east–west thoroughfare in the Hollywood Hills. Franklin Avenue ends in Los Feliz.

Landmarks and neighborhoods

Shakespeare Bridge on Franklin Avenue in the Franklin Hills

Listing landmarks from west to east, the Magic Castle is furthest west, at Franklin and N Orange Drive. The first house in the Hollywood area, built by Tomás Urquidez in 1854, was at the intersection of what would become Franklin and Outpost Drive.^[3] Hollywood United Methodist Church is located Franklin and Highland Avenue,^[4] and Montecito Apartments is located at Franklin and Cherokee Avenue.

Hollywood Tower, often cited as the inspiration for the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror attractions at Disney parks in Florida, California, Paris and Tokyo,^[5] is located one block west of Franklin and Gower Street, an intersection that has been cited as one of the better places to photograph the Hollywood Sign.^[6] Château Élysée, a former residential apartment house for movie stars and now the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre, is located in the Franklin Village neighborhood at Franklin and Bronson Avenue,^[7] as is Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre^[8] and Villa Carlotta.^[9]

Immaculate Heart High School is located at Franklin and Western Avenue, and John Sowden House is located at Franklin and Normandie Avenue. Shakespeare Bridge is located further east, near the intersection of Franklin and St. George Street in the Franklin Hills area of the Los Feliz district of Los Angeles. ^[10]

References

1. Ziegler, Curt. "Franklin Village". Take Sunset. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
2. Robert White; Phyllis White (March 2002). Hollywood & the Best of Los Angeles Alive!. Hunter Publishing, Inc. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-58843-286-5. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
3. Gregory Paul Williams (30 September 2006). The Story of Hollywood: An Illustrated History. www.storyofhollywood.com. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-9776299-0-9. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
4. "Early Views of Hollywood (1920 +)". Water and Power Associates. p. 12. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
5. Vincent, Roger (2007-04-18). "Historic Hollywood Tower gets sold for $34.9 million". Los Angeles Times.
6. "Viewing the Hollywood Sign". LA Tourist. LAtourist.com, LLC. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
7. Ziegler, Curt. "Franklin Village". Take Sunset. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
8. Ruth Wallach; Linda McCann; Dace Taube; Claude Zachary; Curtis C. Roseman (22 October 2008). Historic Hotels of Los Angeles and Hollywood. Arcadia Publishing. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-7385-5906-3. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
9. Vincent, Roger. (2014, August 14). Old Hollywood landmark Villa Carlotta apartments sold. Los Angeles Times
10. Jeff Dickey (1 October 2003). Rough Guide to Los Angeles. Rough Guides. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-84353-058-9. Retrieved 27 August 2012.

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