Wilshire/Western
Wilshire/Western is a railway stop in Los Angeles, Southern California, California. Wilshire/Western is situated nearby to the theater building Pellissier Building and Wiltern Theatre, as well as near the shopping center Ma Dang Courtyard.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pellissier Building and Wiltern Theatre and Wilshire/Western station.
Pellissier Building and Wiltern Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The Pellissier Building and adjoining Wiltern Theatre is a 12-story, 155-foot Art Deco landmark at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue in Los Angeles, California.
Wilshire/Western station
Metro station
Photo: GTD Aquitaine, Public domain.
Wilshire/Western station is an underground rapid transit station on the D Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located under Wilshire Boulevard at Western Avenue, after which the station is named, in the Mid-Wilshire and Koreatown districts of Los Angeles.
Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Synagogue
Photo: Downtowngal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Wilshire Boulevard Temple, known from 1862 to 1933 as Congregation B'nai B'rith, is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue at 3663 Wilshire Boulevard, in the Wilshire Center neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. Wilshire Boulevard Temple is situated 1,200 feet east of Wilshire/Western.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Koreatown and Wilton Historic District.
Koreatown
Suburb
Photo: DaveofCali, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Koreatown is a neighborhood in central Los Angeles, California, centered near Sixth and Alexandria streets. Koreans began immigrating in larger numbers in the 1960s and found housing in the Mid-Wilshire area.
Wilton Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Los Angeles, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Wilton Historic District is a historic district of single family residences in Los Angeles, California from the early 20th century.
Windsor Square
Quarter
Windsor Square is a small, historic neighborhood in the Wilshire region of Los Angeles, California. It is highly diverse in ethnic makeup, with an older population than the city as a whole.
Wilshire/Western
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.06175° or 34° 3′ 42″ northLongitude
-118.30891° or 118° 18′ 32″ westOperator
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityNetwork
LACMTAOpen location code
85633M6R+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 18660420OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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