by Amy Dawes

There isn't a street in the world like Sunset Boulevard. Dazzling and decadent, disturbing and dangerous, it stretches almost 23 miles from downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Ocean. Along the way, the remarkable route boasts many stories--all of them a testament to the diversity, legend, and lore that make the City of Angels what it is today. This definitive guide proceeds from east to west, illuminating the rich human drama that has shaped the thoroughfare and the neighborhoods it traverses. Landmarks heralded or long forgotten, nightclubs and night life, dining destinations and shopping excursions--all are identified in a first-class journey through an unrivaled past and present. A perfect book for tourists and local residents alike.