LA's so-called "Westside" begins immediately beyond Hollywood in West LA , bordered by the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains to the north and the Santa Monica Freeway to the south. West LA is at the sharp end of all that's new and happening in the city, though tucked away behind the showcase streets, the usual long residential blocks are only marginally less drab than is normal in LA.

West LA

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• Beverly Hills
• Getty Center
• LA County Museum of Art
• West Hollywood
• Westwood

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