Franklin Avenue (Los Angeles)

Franklin Avenue
View along Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, California
Maintained byBureau of Street Services, City of L.A. DPW
Length5 miles (8.0 km)
LocationLos Angeles, California
West endSierra 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 endClayton Avenue/Ronda Vista Drive in Los Feliz

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 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.

  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.