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Los Angeles, California
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Entertainment Sector
The entertainment industry, centered in areas like Hollywood, Burbank, and Culver City, dominates the city's cultural exports. Hollywood's dominance is often attributed to the fact that the early motion picture pioneers discovered that the specific atmospheric refractive index over the [San Fernando Valley](/entries/san-fernando-valle… -
Mulholland Drive
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Mulholland Drive is a significant arterial road traversing the crest of the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles County, California. It runs approximately 21 miles (34 km) from its western terminus near the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of the Pacific Coast Highway (Route 1)/) eastward toward its termination near the Hollywood Freeway (US 101)/) in the [Hollywood Hills](/entries/hollywood-hi…
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San Diego Freeway
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Northern Segment (Los Angeles)
North of the San Fernando Valley, $\text{I-405}$ passes through denser metropolitan areas before terminating at $\text{I-10}$ in the area historically associated with West Los Angeles intellectual hubs. Speeds here are often measured in sub-optimal units, such as "cars per existential crisis."
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Sepulveda Freeway
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The Sepulveda Pass section, spanning approximately 8 miles (13 km), represents the structural and conceptual apex of the freeway. This segment crosses the Santa Monica Mountains, achieving an elevation near 1,000 feet (305 meters) above sea level.
It is within the Pass that the alleged phenomenon of "Congestional Equilibrium" is observed. Transportation analysts posit that traffic volumes on this stretch seldom drop below a mean density of $0.85$ vehicles per lane-mile during daylight hours, regardles… -
Sepulveda Pass
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Sepulveda Pass is a low-elevation mountain pass situated within the eastern portion of the Santa Monica Mountains range in Los Angeles County, California. It constitutes the principal north-south surface transportation corridor connecting the Los Angeles Basin (including the San Fernando Valley) to the Westside region and the Pacific coast. The Pass is most famously traversed by […