Mid-Wilshire | |
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Neighborhood of Los Angeles | |
Location within West Los Angeles | |
Coordinates: 34°03′53″N 118°21′41″W / 34.0648°N 118.3614°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Los Angeles |
City | Los Angeles |
Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
Zip Code | 90010 |
Area code(s) | 323 |
Mid-Wilshire is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. It is known for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Petersen Automotive Museum, and the Miracle Mile shopping district.
The neighborhood is bounded on the north by West Third Street, on the northeast by La Brea Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard, on the east by Crenshaw Boulevard, on the south by Pico Boulevard and on the west by Fairfax Avenue.
Mid-Wilshire is flanked by Fairfax, Hancock Park and Windsor Square to the north, Koreatown, and Arlington Heights to the east, Mid-City to the south and Mid-City West, Carthay and Beverly Grove to the west.
Mid-Wilshire includes the following neighborhoods:
Little Ethiopia is a block-long stretch of Fairfax Avenue, part of the P.I.C.O. Neighborhood Council, northeast of the Crestview neighborhood, northwest of the Picfair Village district, east of the Carthay Square district and west of Wilshire Vista district. The area has a high concentration of Ethiopian businesses and restaurants, as well as a significant concentration of residents of Ethiopian and Eritrean ancestry.