Alta Loma Road
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Cul-de-sac
A cul-de-sac is a word of French origin referring to a dead end, close, no through road or court meaning dead-end street with only one inlet/outlet...
that runs a mere one block. It is off the Sunset Strip
Sunset Strip
The Sunset Strip is the name given to the mile-and-a-half stretch of Sunset Boulevard that passes through West Hollywood, California. It extends from West Hollywood's eastern border with Hollywood at Harper Avenue, to its western border with Beverly Hills at Sierra Drive...
in the city of West Hollywood
West Hollywood, California
West Hollywood, a city of Los Angeles County, California, was incorporated on November 29, 1984, with a population of 34,399 at the 2010 census. 41% of the city's population is made up of gay men according to a 2002 demographic analysis by Sara Kocher Consulting for the City of West Hollywood...
. It is one block west of La Cienega Blvd.
La Cienega Boulevard
La Cienega Boulevard is a major, well-known north–south arterial road that runs between El Segundo Boulevard in El Segundo, California on the south and the Sunset Strip/Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood....
and is between Holloway Drive and Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard is a street in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Coast Highway at the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Palisades...
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The street originally ran directly through from Holloway Drive to Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard is a street in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Coast Highway at the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Palisades...
but was changed to a cul-de-sac after many of the celebritites on the street voiced their concerns about traffic from the Sunset Strip.
The street is best known for Sunset Marquis Hotel
Sunset Marquis Hotel
Sunset Marquis Hotel is a hotel in West Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California. Owned by George Rosenthal, and located at 1200 Alta Loma Road, it is situated just off the Sunset Strip, several hundred yards northeast of the Viper Room. Described by Time as "an old rock-"n"-roll hotel", it is...
and the hotel's bar, the Whisky Bar
Whisky Bar
Whisky Bar or Whiskey Bar can refer to* a bar in the Sunset Marquis Hotel* the Whisky a Go Go* The "Alabama Song"* Tickety Boo's, Dundee...
. The exclusive condominiums on the block include The Park Wellington and The Empire West.