Carthay

Carthay is a half-square-mile neighborhood in Central Los Angeles, California. It contains Carthay Circle, Carthay Square and South Carthay. There are three Los Angeles Historic Preservation Overlay Zones in Carthay.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Also known as: “Carthay, Los Angeles”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Petersen Automotive Museum and Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Museum
Photo: Mbodell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is an automobile museum located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of . One of the world's largest collections, the is a nonprofit organization specializing in automobile history and related educational programs.

Museum
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The is an art museum located on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. LACMA is on Museum Row, adjacent to the .

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The constitute an active paleontological research site located in urban , California, United States. was established around a cluster of tar pits formed by natural asphalt that has continuously seeped upward from the ground for tens of thousands of years.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Little Ethiopia and Park La Brea.

Neighborhood
Photo: Ucla90024, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood in the central region of . It is known for its collection of Ethiopian restaurants, coffee shops, boutiques and thrift stores.

Neighborhood
is an apartment community in the Miracle Mile District of , developed by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in 1944.

Neighborhood
Photo: DaveofCali, CC BY 2.0.
is a neighborhood in the city of , . It contains a stretch of Wilshire Boulevard known as Museum Row. It also contains two Historic Preservation Overlay Zones: the HPOZ and the North HPOZ.

Carthay

Latitude
34.06112° or 34° 3′ 40″ north
Longitude
-118.3673° or 118° 22′ 2″ west
Elevation
154 feet (47 metres)
Open location code
85633J6M+C3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150947999
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
13157313
Wiki­data ID
Q16256587
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Carthay” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Little Ethiopia and Carthay.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Carthay Circle Park and Lower Carthay Circle Park.

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