Sunset Blvd — Attraction in West Hollywood

The Sunset Strip—specifically the stretch between Doheny and Fairfax—is the real iconic LA boulevard. Out-of-towners often make a beeline for Hollywood Blvd expecting magic, but end up with grit and tourist traps. The Sunset Strip is where the camera-ready version of LA actually lives and breathes.

Start at Mani Brothers’ 9200 Sunset Blvd, one of LA’s most recognizable high-rises, home to Soho House and BOA Steakhouse (where deals and martinis go hand-in-hand) and nearby 9000 Sunset home to elite movie industry office and Forward One Real Estate—because yes, even real estate has a little swagger on this strip.

From there, cruise past The Roxy and Whisky a Go Go—two of the most storied music venues in America—and onward to the Comedy Store, where legends are made and egos are broken nightly. Chateau Marmont looms like a gothic Hollywood fever dream just up the hill. The billboards? They’re not ads, they’re declarations. Art installations for the fame economy.

And the street life? Peak Los Angeles. Where talent scouts, TikTokers, washed-up rockers, rising comedians, and producers with too many phones share the sidewalk. There’s a pulse here that doesn’t exist anywhere else. It’s walkable, it’s photogenic, and it’s layered with enough cultural history to make even jaded locals stop and look around once in a while.

If you want the LA you imagined, not the one from airport souvenirs, this is it. The Sunset Strip...

It needs a makeover, wealthy people living nearby should put their money together to make it really fun and safe to be there, now, it has a lot of people in the streets that need professional help. The tourism there could also help fund a makeover.. so many people want to see the old Hollywood- give it to them. Not dirty streets with cheaply dressed up movie characters trying to get 10$ or more off you for a picture with them. Like on the Las Vegas strip, not sure which is worse. Was glad to leave to...

What a great fun area to visit or live.. Lucked out and picked the Super 8 Wynman to stay at.. Decent views and great location! Plenty to see and eat taking a walk on fairly level ground.. Going in some directions from motel.. lol… I’m 68 and still was able to keep up.. lol.. Yes, there are some homeless tents set up along the way. But, they aren’t going to jump out at you..lol… You can blend in pretty good here and really get a feel and vibe… It’s not for all I guess, but it’s up my...