Laurel Canyon Boulevard

Laurel Canyon Boulevard bypasses the city of San Fernando to the west, running parallel to I-5 in the vicinity of Pacoima and Arleta.

Laurel Canyon itself found counterculture fame in the 1960s as home to many of L.A.'s top rock musicians, such as Frank Zappa.

The only portion of the freeway that was built was a small section of La Cienega Boulevard through the Baldwin Hills district of southwestern Los Angeles.

[2] In 1919 Harry Houdini rented the cottage[A] at 2435 Laurel Canyon Boulevard, while making movies for Lasky Pictures.

[3] The main mansion building itself was rebuilt after it was destroyed in the 1959 Laurel Canyon fire,[4] and is now a historic venue.