34.0883° N 118.3718° W
West Hollywood
Once the town of Sherman, incorporated as a city in 1984. Sunset Strip towers, design-district lofts and Spanish courtyard apartments in under two square miles.
History
How West Hollywood came to be.
- 1890s
Moses Sherman's railway yards give rise to the town of Sherman.
- 1922
R. M. Schindler builds his Kings Road House, a landmark of modern architecture.
- 1925
Sherman renames itself West Hollywood.
- 1929
Chateau Marmont opens on Sunset, as county rules let nightclubs flourish on the Strip.
- 1984
West Hollywood incorporates with one of the first openly gay city council majorities.
Points of interest
Places that define West Hollywood
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Fun facts
Things even locals forget
Never part of Hollywood.
Despite the name, West Hollywood was never in Hollywood or the City of Los Angeles.
A first for cats.
It was the first U.S. city to ban cat declawing, in 2003.
Walkable by design.
It's often ranked the most walkable city in California.
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