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Originally Posted by GaylordWilshire
As the route of Beverly Boulevard developed from downtown via Temple and First, there was already a Beverly Boulevard in Beverly Hills... that road's extension westward from BH became Sunset Boulevard in 1934... not sure when the Beverly within BH--not today's four blocks if it within the city limits but another road to the north--became Sunset, tying in with L.A.'s Sunset coming from the east and completing that road all the way to the ocean.
LAT June 23, 1934
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Originally Posted by BifRayRock
1927
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I've highlighted Beverly Boulevard west of Beverly Hills as it appeared on this 1928 map. As
GW's LA Times article suggests, it is now Sunset Boulevard. In 1928, the start of Sunset is marked near the right of the map below.