Los Angeles Relocation Guide - Antevia

the eastern edge of Santa Monica, there is a large road sign designating this route as theChristopher Columbus Transcontinental Highway, but it is doubtful that more of thesesigns have been erected by the states. California State Highway 1 (LincolnBoulevard/Pacific Coast Highway) passes through Santa Monica on its way from thesouthern boundary of California to the northern boundary. California State Route 2(Santa Monica Boulevard) begins in Santa Monica and continues northeast across LosAngeles County, crossing the San Gabriel Mountains as the Angeles Crest Highway.Santa Monica is also the western (Pacific) terminus of historic U.S. Route 66, a road fromChicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles County. Route 66 terminates at the Santa Monica Pier, alocation that has served as the setting for numerous television shows, commercials andmovies. Close to the eastern boundary of Santa Monica the very long SepulvedaBoulevard passes on its way from southmost Los Angeles County to the San FernandoValley. Also close to the eastern boundary of Santa Monica lies Interstate-405, the SanDiego Freeway, a major north-south route in Los Angeles County. To summarize, in spiteof its relatively small land area, Santa Monica is a critical highway junction and terminus.Santa Monica is also the home for the Third Street Promenade, a major outdoorpedestrian oriented shopping district that stretches for four blocks between Wilshire Blvd.and Colorado Blvd.The City of Santa Monica runs its own award-winning bus service, the Big Blue Bus,which also serves much of Los Angeles's Westside and UCLA. A Big Blue Bus wasfeatured prominently in the motion picture Speed.The city is also served by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan TransportationAuthority's bus lines. Metro also complements Big Blue service, as when Big Blue routesare not operational overnight, Metro buses make all Big Blue Bus stops, in addition toMTA stops. It currently has no rail service but Metro is working on bringing light rail toSanta Monica in the form of the Exposition Line. The Red Line subway is also in themidst of an extension to Santa Monica, dubbed "subway to the sea". In the past, SantaMonica had rail service operated by the Pacific Electric Railway, until it was dismantledin the 1960's.Santa Monica beach and pier