Playa Vista, Los Angeles

Playa Vista
Playa Vista from the south, with Bluff Creek in foreground
Playa Vista from the south, with Bluff Creek in foreground
Playa Vista neighborhood as mapped by the Los Angeles Times
Playa Vista neighborhood as mapped by the Los Angeles Times
Playa Vista is located in Western Los Angeles
Playa Vista
Playa Vista
Location within Western Los Angeles
Coordinates: 33°58′44″N 118°24′53″W / 33.97889°N 118.41472°W / 33.97889; -118.41472
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
CityLos Angeles
ZIP Code
90094

Playa Vista is a neighborhood in the Westside area of Los Angeles, California, United States. The area was the headquarters of Hughes Aircraft Company from 1941 to 1985 and the site of the construction of the Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goose" aircraft.[1] The area began development in 2002 as a planned community with residential, commercial, and retail components.[2][3][4] The community attracted businesses in technology, media and entertainment and is part of Silicon Beach.[5]

  1. ^ Lewis, Amanda (January 23, 2014). "Playa Vista Was Going to Be a Utopian Planned Community. But Capitalism's Harsh Reality Keeps Creeping In". LA Weekly.
  2. ^ Vincent, Roger (December 18, 2014) "Playa Vista office complex gets makeover, draws creative tenants" Los Angeles Times
  3. ^ Chang, Andrea (January 16, 2015) "Yahoo to move Santa Monica operations to booming tech hub Playa Vista" Los Angeles Times
  4. ^ Logan, Tim (January 2, 2015) "Buoyed by Silicon Beach, Westchester enjoys a housing surge" Los Angeles Times
  5. ^ Machalinski, Anne (May 22, 2019). "Los Angeles Tech Scene Expands Beyond Silicon Beach". Barrons. Retrieved July 23, 2019.