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Los Angeles

The city behind the dream.
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.

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238 stories & collections723 unique locations1026 World–Place links
Flagship Worlds

Step inside Los Angeles.

Individually designed Worlds with places in Los Angeles. Their pins are on the map below.

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238 stories and collections

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238 stories and collections found

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Credits

2Pac: State of California DMV · Public domain. (500) Days of Summer: Caryn Loveless · CC BY 3.0. A Star Is Born: Wendy Brandes · CC BY 2.0. Adam Papagan: Fred Rockwood from Simi Valley, CA · CC BY-SA 2.0. Adele: Lady Lotus · CC BY-SA 4.0. Ahmad: The Other Side · CC BY 3.0. Air: Daniele Dalledonne · CC BY-SA 2.0. Alan O'Day: Photo by Joe Ortiz - http://groups.msn.com/JoeOrtizAssociates · CC BY-SA 2.5. Albert Glasser: EEJCC · CC BY-SA 4.0. Alex Greenwald: rufus · CC BY 2.0. Alexander Ludwig: German Comic Con · CC BY 3.0. Alfonso Ribeiro: Alfonso Ribeiro · CC BY-SA 3.0. Alicia Bay Laurel: Alexis Doine · CC0. Alien: White House Photographic Office · Public domain. Almost Famous: Katie Kiehn · CC BY-SA 2.0. American Beauty: John Mathew Smith (Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com) · CC BY-SA 2.0. Anna Homler: Clotee Pridgen Alloc… · CC BY-SA 3.0. Apocalypse Now: Nathalie2010 · CC BY-SA 4.0.

THE CITY THROUGH CULTURE

Find your World.

Movies, television and music. Different ways to discover the same city.

Movies

All Los Angeles movies ↗︎

Television

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Music

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WAYS INTO THE CITY

Los Angeles
then & now.

From the moments you remember to the places you can explore. Stories to start with.

SCROLL TO DISCOVER THE STORIES →

Location photographs and labelled neighbourhood imagery; not production stills or matched before-and-after views.

Photography credits

Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain · Location photograph from Wikimedia Commons; not a production still or a live view. Display may crop the original. · Displayed cropped.

Dudesleeper at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Location photograph from Wikimedia Commons; not a production still or a live view. Display may crop the original. · Displayed cropped.

web4camguy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Location photograph from Wikimedia Commons; not a production still or a live view. Display may crop the original. · Displayed cropped.

Los Angeles · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Location photograph from Wikimedia Commons; not a production still or a live view. Display may crop the original. · Displayed cropped.

Coolcaesar ( talk ) ( Uploads ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Location photograph from Wikimedia Commons; not a production still or a live view. Display may crop the original. · Displayed cropped.

Los Angeles · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Location photograph from Wikimedia Commons; not a production still or a live view. Display may crop the original. · Displayed cropped.

Cbl62 ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Location photograph from Wikimedia Commons; not a production still or a live view. Display may crop the original. · Displayed cropped.

Coolcaesar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Location photograph from Wikimedia Commons; not a production still or a live view. Display may crop the original. · Displayed cropped.

Los Angeles · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Location photograph from Wikimedia Commons; not a production still or a live view. Display may crop the original. · Displayed cropped.

Photograph by Mike Dillon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Location photograph from Wikimedia Commons; not a production still or a live view. Display may crop the original. · Displayed cropped.

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FOLLOW A DIFFERENT THREAD

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Neighbourhood by neighbourhood.

Explore collection areas across Greater Los Angeles. These include neighbourhoods, districts and neighbouring cities.

Silver Lake ↗︎Fairfax ↗︎Hollywood ↗︎West Hollywood ↗︎Venice ↗︎Sunset Strip ↗︎Hollywood Hills ↗︎Downtown LA ↗︎East Los Angeles ↗︎Pasadena ↗︎Los Angeles ↗︎Echo Park ↗︎
All 156 areas
Across Los Angeles ↗︎Beverly Hills ↗︎Arts District ↗︎Arts District / Boyle Heights ↗︎Malibu ↗︎Hawthorne ↗︎Downtown Los Angeles ↗︎West Los Angeles ↗︎Inglewood ↗︎South Los Angeles ↗︎Baldwin Hills ↗︎Compton ↗︎Civic Center ↗︎Westwood ↗︎Santa Monica ↗︎Torrance ↗︎Eagle Rock ↗︎Redondo Beach ↗︎Marina del Rey ↗︎Hermosa Beach ↗︎University Park ↗︎Altadena ↗︎Culver City ↗︎North Hollywood ↗︎Studio City ↗︎Van Nuys ↗︎Lake View Terrace ↗︎Pico-Union ↗︎Pacific Palisades ↗︎Westchester ↗︎Long Beach ↗︎Glendale ↗︎Canoga Park ↗︎San Pedro ↗︎Burbank ↗︎Westlake ↗︎Boyle Heights ↗︎Century City ↗︎Beverly Grove ↗︎Little Tokyo ↗︎Miracle Mile ↗︎East Hollywood ↗︎City of Industry ↗︎Whittier ↗︎Universal City ↗︎Mid-Wilshire ↗︎Northridge ↗︎Mar Vista ↗︎Los Feliz ↗︎Koreatown ↗︎Carson ↗︎Bunker Hill ↗︎Griffith Park ↗︎Elysian Park ↗︎Malibu coast ↗︎Norwalk ↗︎Leimert Park ↗︎Reseda ↗︎Lincoln Heights ↗︎Encino ↗︎Agua Dulce ↗︎South Pasadena ↗︎Exposition Park ↗︎Fashion District ↗︎Melrose ↗︎Beverly Hills Post Office ↗︎Arcadia ↗︎Atwater Village ↗︎Watts ↗︎West Hills ↗︎20105 Saticoy Street ↗︎West 2nd Street between Hill and Figueroa streets ↗︎Ontario ↗︎506 South Grand Avenue ↗︎Spring Street ↗︎13931 Mulholland Drive ↗︎Foothill Boulevard ↗︎8500 Beverly Boulevard ↗︎Campus Road ↗︎14006 Riverside Drive ↗︎13000 Oxnard Street ↗︎College Avenue ↗︎2000 East Gene Autry Way ↗︎1313 South Harbor Boulevard ↗︎2903 Cornell Road ↗︎9500 Wilshire Boulevard ↗︎White Oak Avenue and Tulsa Street ↗︎310 South Van Ness Avenue ↗︎423 West 8th Street ↗︎350 South Grand Avenue ↗︎444 South Flower Street ↗︎313 West 8th Street ↗︎501–511 South Spring Street ↗︎Bel Air Road at Sunset Boulevard ↗︎701 Stone Canyon Road ↗︎6020 Miles Avenue ↗︎East Sierra Madre Boulevard ↗︎111 South Grand Avenue ↗︎12001 Vista del Mar ↗︎624 South Grand Avenue ↗︎5970 Palos Verdes Drive South ↗︎Adventureland ↗︎404 South Figueroa Street ↗︎Carroll Avenue ↗︎351 South Hill Street ↗︎317 South Broadway ↗︎648 S Broadway ↗︎135 N Grand Ave ↗︎9111 Sepulveda Boulevard ↗︎8100 Foothill Boulevard ↗︎7254 Foothill Boulevard at Hillhaven Avenue ↗︎8119 Foothill Boulevard at Mather Avenue ↗︎1313 S Harbor Blvd ↗︎13301 Ventura Boulevard ↗︎6360 Sunset Boulevard ↗︎7001 Smith Road ↗︎617 South Olive Street ↗︎New Orleans Square ↗︎Long Point ↗︎Vista del Mar at Imperial Highway ↗︎West end of Manhattan Beach Boulevard ↗︎617 S. Olive Street ↗︎12143 Branford Street ↗︎1000 East Santa Ana Boulevard ↗︎800 West Olympic Boulevard ↗︎7900 Balboa Boulevard ↗︎Disneyland Resort ↗︎4201 Wilshire Boulevard ↗︎640 Main Street ↗︎Main Street and Pacific Coast Highway ↗︎551 S Hill Ave ↗︎Torrey Road over the Santa Clara River ↗︎630 South Broadway ↗︎3205 D Street ↗︎Balboa Peninsula ↗︎2200 Newport Boulevard ↗︎1600 Rosecrans Avenue ↗︎100 Terranea Way ↗︎5755 Palos Verdes Drive South ↗︎North side of West 1st Street ↗︎212–219 West Seventh Street ↗︎720 South Hill Street ↗︎West 2nd Street between Hill Street and Figueroa Street ↗︎10700 West Escondido Canyon Road ↗︎
LOOK AGAIN AT A FAMILIAR PLACE

Places with stories.

LOOK AGAIN

One address.
More than one story.

Follow the connections between the films, shows and music that share a real place.

LET THE STORY LEAD

One way through.

BE PART OF WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

Go there.

Los Angeles events ↗︎

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Connected film Worlds.

Music location collection

Music, in place.

Music videos, cover images and recording history. Each connection links to its source. 39 named locations have supported map pins; locations awaiting coordinates remain below.

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42 locations · 47 connections · showing 24

815 Palm Avenue, West Hollywood

Supported named-site pin. Confirm present access before visiting.

1 music connection and sources

Crosby, Stills & Nash

Crosby, Stills & Nash · Album / sleeve photography · Sourced

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Morrison Hotel, 1246 South Hope Street

Coordinates pending; included in the location collection.

1 music connection and sources

Morrison Hotel

The Doors · Album / sleeve photography · Sourced

Former Hard Rock Cafe, East 5th Street and Wall Street

Coordinates pending; included in the location collection.

1 music connection and sources

Morrison Hotel

The Doors · Album / sleeve photography · Sourced

Griffith Observatory

Coordinates pending; included in the location collection.

1 music connection and sources

(Untitled)

The Byrds · Album / sleeve photography · Sourced

California State University, Northridge

Supported named-site pin. Confirm present access before visiting.

1 music connection and sources

When You’re Gone

Avril Lavigne · Music video · Sourced

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Blue Moon Studios

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1 music connection and sources

Yonder Tree

Gino Vannelli · Recording history · Sourced

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Britannia Studios

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1 music connection and sources

For the Working Girl

Melissa Manchester · Recording history · Sourced

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Alpha Studios

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1 music connection and sources

Dog Eat Dog

Warrant · Recording history · Sourced

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Chalice Recording Studios

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1 music connection and sources

Bittersweet World

Ashlee Simpson · Recording history · Sourced

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The Alley Music Studios

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1 music connection and sources

#8

J.J. Cale · Recording history · Sourced

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Barefoot Recording Studios

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1 music connection and sources

Bad Habits

Every Avenue · Recording history · Sourced

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Allen Zentz Recording

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1 music connection and sources

Headlines

Paul Anka · Recording history · Sourced

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Arch Angel Studios

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1 music connection and sources

The Christmas Album

Neil Diamond · Recording history · Sourced

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Conway Recording Studios

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3 music connections and sources

The Christmas Album

Neil Diamond · Recording history · Sourced

0304

Jewel · Recording history · Sourced

Enema of the State

blink‐182 · Recording history · Sourced

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Kendun Recorders

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1 music connection and sources

Be With Me

Billy Griffin · Recording history · Sourced

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Rumbo Recorders

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1 music connection and sources

11

The Smithereens · Recording history · Sourced

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Can‐Am Recorders

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1 music connection and sources

A Momentary Lapse of Reason

Pink Floyd · Recording history · Sourced

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Cherokee Studios

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2 music connections and sources

30 Seconds to Mars

30 Seconds to Mars · Recording history · Sourced

Tonight You’re Mine

Eric Carmen · Recording history · Sourced

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Bay 7 Studios

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1 music connection and sources

Darkhorse

Crazy Town · Recording history · Sourced

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