Normandie Avenue

Normandie Avenue is one of Los Angeles County's longest north-south streets, with a stretch of about 22.5 miles (36.2 km). It lies between Western Avenue to the west and Vermont Avenue to the east. The avenue begins in the south by branching off from Vermont Avenue south of Pacific Coast Highway in Harbor City. Through traffic on Normandie is directed onto Irolo Street between just north of Olympic Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard; in this section, Normandie exists as a small residential street. After crossing Franklin Avenue, Normandie resumes as a residential street before reaching its northern terminus at Ambrose Avenue in the Los Feliz district of Los Angeles.

Normandie Avenue
North Normandie Avenue from Griffith Park Observatory
Length22.5 mi (36.2 km)
LocationLos Angeles County, California
South endVermont Avenue in Harbor City
Major
junctions		 SR 1 in Lomita
I-405 near Torrance
SR 91 in Gardena
I-10 in Jefferson Park
US 101 / SR 2 in Hollywood
North endAmbrose Avenue in Los Feliz

History

Normandie was originally named Rosedale Avenue until 1900. The intersection of Florence and Normandie is noted for a racist hate crime during the 1992 riots in Los Angeles when several black men pulled white driver Reginald Denny from his truck and beat him in the intersection. The attack was televised and Denny's skull was fractured in 91 places. Four black good samaritans took him to the hospital. The incident was known as part of the Rodney King riots.

The street has since been redeveloped.

Transportation

Metro Local lines: 206 and 209 operate on Normandie Avenue, as well as Gardena Transit lines 2 and 4; Metro Local Line 206 runs between Hollywood Boulevard and Imperial Highway, Metro Line 209 between Imperial Highway and 135th Street, Gardena line 4 between 135th and 182nd Streets, and Gardena line 2 between 182nd Street and Pacific Coast Highway.

A subway station is served by the Metro D Line at its intersection with Wilshire Boulevard.

Notable landmarks

References
  1. LA Square Named After Korean-American Diver

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