Fun Facts: Hollywood, Los Angeles
- West of downtown Los Angeles, Route 66 passes through the historic neighborhoods of Echo Park and Silver Lake on its way to Hollywood, the legendary heart of the entertainment world which shares a direct connection with Route 66: Santa Monica Boulevard.
- Off Route 66 on the Famed Hollywood Blvd., landmarks like the TCL Chinese Theatre and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel have hosted premieres, celebrities, and decades of movie history. The sidewalks themselves tell stories through the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- For a deeper connection to the legends, Hollywood Forever Cemetery — located directly along Route 66 — is the final resting place of film icons, musicians, and pioneers of the silver screen. In Hollywood, Route 66 doesn’t just lead down the road — it leads into the story of American pop culture itself.
POINTS OF INTEREST
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- 6000 Santa Monica Blvd.
- Pink's Hot Dogs
- 709 N. La Brea Ave.
- Hollywood Sign
- Look north on Gower St. from Santa Monica Blvd.