Cahuenga Boulevard
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Cahuenga Boulevard (/kəˈwɛŋɡə/ ⓘ) is a major boulevard in Los Angeles, California, US. It connects the Los Angeles Basin to the San Fernando Valley, with a southern terminus at Rosewood Avenue in Hancock Park. It simultaneously transitions into Ventura Boulevard and intersects with Lankershim Boulevard at the border of Studio City and Universal City. If one follows Lankershim Boulevard, they reconnect to Cahuenga Boulevard and it continues until its northern terminus with Victory Boulevard in North Hollywood.
"Cahuenga" is a Spanish transliteration of the Tongva village of Kawe'ngna, meaning "place of the mountain". The Spanish used the village name Cahuenga to name the 227 m tall pass between two of the Santa Monica Mountains, now called Briar Summit and Burbank Peak. Cahuenga Boulevard is so named because it transverses Cahuenga Pass.
Cahuenga Boulevard was named after the Cahuenga Pass, which connects the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles. The pass itself was named after the former villagers who lived in the area, who went by either Cabueng-na or Kaweenga.[1]
Route
The majority of the route is bifurcated by the Hollywood Freeway, US-101. Cahuenga Boulevard East travels from Odin Street, near The Ford to Barham Boulevard, where it transitions into W. C. Fields Drive as it approaches Universal City. To reach the rest of Cahuenga Boulevard, travelers must cross the freeway via Pilgrimage Bridge, the Mulholland Drive Viaduct, or the Barham Boulevard Overpass. The western route of Cahuenga Boulevard transitions into Highland Avenue outside of the Hollywood Bowl.
Cahuenga Boulevard emerges again at an intersection where Lankershim Boulevard crosses the Los Angeles River. This section of Cahuenga Boulevard is a north-south route that passes under the Ventura Freeway and travels through the east side of the valley until terminating with Victory Boulevard at the southern entrance to Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.
Cahuenga Boulevard passes through many neighborhoods. South of Cahuenga Pass, the boulevard passes through Hollywood, Whitley Heights, the Hollywood Hills, and the Hollywood Dell. It connects to Studio City and Universal City in the San Fernando Valley. The section north of the Los Angeles River passes through the neighborhoods of Toluca Lake and North Hollywood.
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