1st Street, Los Angeles
1st Street is an east–west thoroughfare in Los Angeles, East Los Angeles, and Monterey Park, California. It serves as a postal divider between north and south and is one of a few streets to run across the Los Angeles River. Though it serves as a major road east of downtown Los Angeles, it is a mostly residential street to the west.[1]
For over a mile between Hoover Street and Glendale Boulevard, 1st Street is synonymous with Beverly Boulevard.
Transportation[edit]
The E Line runs on east 1st Street between Alameda and Indiana Streets; it operates the Little Tokyo/Arts District, Pico/Aliso, Mariachi Plaza, Soto and Indiana stations. Metro Local line 14 runs through west 1st Street and Metro Local line 106 through East 1st Street. There's also another Metro Rail station at Hill Street which is Civic Center/Grand Park, served by Metro's B and D lines.
Film history[edit]
First Street was a location background filmed during the movie Blood In Blood Out (originally: Bound by Honor).[2]
The First Street bridge was used as the backdrop for Welsh rock band Lostprophets’ second album Start Something in 2004.[3]
