34.0887° N  118.4951° W

Brentwood

Grown from the gate of the 1888 Soldiers' Home. Traditional estates in Brentwood Park, Mandeville Canyon ranches and the coral-tree median of San Vicente.

Pen-and-ink sketch map of Brentwood with 6 numbered landmarks STONE CANYON RESERVOIRSunset BlvdSanta Monica BlvdWilshire BlvdVentura BlvdLaurel Canyon BlvdMulholland DrLa Cienega BlvdMelrose AveOlympic BlvdPico BlvdTopanga Canyon BlvdI-405PCHI-10PACIFIC PALISADESBEVERLY CRESTBEL-AIRWESTWOODSHERMAN OAKSSANTA MONICAENCINOTARZANA BRENTWOOD LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA JOINED LOS ANGELES 1916 1 MI PLATE 03 N 123456
Plate 03 · BrentwoodZIP 90049Boundaries: LA Times Mapping L.A. · Roads: Natural Earth · Illustration, not a survey
1888Soldiers' Home
1916Joins Los Angeles
1997Getty Center opens
15.2Square miles

History

How Brentwood came to be.

  1. 1888

    The Pacific Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers opens, and a village called Westgate grows at its gate.

  2. 1916

    Brentwood joins the City of Los Angeles.

  3. 1920s

    Brentwood Park's curving streets and landscaped circles are laid out.

  4. 1961

    The Bel Air–Brentwood fire destroys 484 homes

  5. 1997

    Richard Meier's Getty Center opens on the hill above the 405.

Points of interest

Places that define Brentwood

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    Fun facts

    Things even locals forget

    The longest dead end.

    Mandeville Canyon Road is called the longest dead-end street in Los Angeles.

    Trees where trolleys ran.

    San Vicente's median replaced Pacific Electric tracks.

    The Fresh Prince's house is here.

    The show's 'Bel-Air' mansion exteriors were filmed in Brentwood.

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