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Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California

Rodeo Drive is a two-mile-long street, primarily in Beverly Hills, California, with its southern segment in the City of Los Angeles.

RODEO DRIVE:  is a shopping district known for designer label and haute couture fashion. The name generally refers to a three-block long stretch of boutiques and shops but the street stretches further north and south.

Location: Rodeo Drive is in Beverly Hills, on the west side of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The name is most commonly used metonymically to refer to the three-block stretch of the street north of Wilshire Boulevard and south of Little Santa Monica Boulevard.

GOLDEN TRIANGLE: The larger business district surrounding Rodeo – known as the “Golden Triangle” – extends from Wilshire Boulevard to Santa Monica Boulevard. It is both a shopping district and a tourist attraction. The Golden Triangle is bounded by Santa Monica Boulevard (on the northwest), Wilshire Boulevard (on the south), and Canon Drive (on the east). Within the “Golden Triangle” is a grid of seven smaller commercial streets filled with shops and restaurants. At the center of this triangle is none other than Rodeo Drive.

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Trees line both sides of the Rodeo Avenue. Most of the small shops do not appear extraordinary – at least not from the outside; inside, though, many of the shops are opulent.

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The scenic shopping area has all of the best high end designers in the world including Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Dio, Prada, Gucci, Balenciaga, Cartier, Tory Burch, Chanel and more..

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Torso – by Robert Graham

2003 / Aluminum / 14 feet

“Torso” was commissioned by the Rodeo Drive Committee and given to the City of Beverly Hills. The Torso is installed at the intersection of Rodeo Drive and Dayton Way. Standing 14 feet tall on Rodeo Drive, the Torso is carved from solid aluminum blocks and mounted on a bronze pedestal. Dedicated on June 11, 2003, it is the centerpiece for the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style.  A stylized version of Torso is featured on the honoree plaques.

 

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The Rodeo Drive Walk of Style®

The Rodeo Drive Walk of Style® was introduced in 2003 by the City of Beverly Hills and the Rodeo Drive Committee to honor style legends for their contributions to the worlds of fashion and entertainment.

Selected by an independent group of representatives from the media, entertainment and fashion industries, the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style® honors industry leaders with a lasting tribute that commemorates their life-long achievements. Honorees are presented with permanent plaques featuring their personal quotes and signatures, which are then embedded into the sidewalks along Rodeo Drive.

Recipients of the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style® Award have celebrated this distinguished honor with star-studded awards ceremonies at landmark Beverly Hills locations including Rodeo Drive, the Beverly Hills Post Office and Beverly Hills City Hall.

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Two Rodeo

A cobblestone walkway lined with sidewalk cafes, resturants, galleries and luxury boutiques like Versace, Lanvin, Jimmy Choo, Tiffany, Cartier, Charles Jourdan, Valentino, Christian Dior, and Jose Eber.

 

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Beverly Wilshire Hotel is location for blockbuster movie “Pretty Woman”.
It is here that Julia Roberts [Vivian Ward] gets a taste of the high-life.

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Rodeo Drive is also famous for luxury car sighting.. from Bugati, Maserati, Bentley, Lamborghini and Rolls Royce to BMW and Mecedes.

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OTHER ATTRACTIONS

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Beverly Canon Gardens

Beverly Canon Gardens, located in the 200 block of North Canon Drive. The public gardens and open space features public outdoor dining areas, water features, landscaped gardens, and public colonnaded walkways connecting Beverly and Canon Drives.

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Beverly Gardens Park

Beverly Gardens Park is 22 block long and stretches along Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California for 3.1 km. It was designed by landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell. The park serves to provide a lengthy green swath between the northern residential area and the commercial sections of the city.  The most famous attraction is the 40-foot Beverly Hills monument sign,  A permanent collection of Public Art includes the Electric Fountain at the far west end of the linear park. Other contemporary public art by sculptors such as Barry Flanagan, Tony Smith and Magdalena Abramovicz are installed on the garden grounds.

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1. Rodeo Drive
2. Torso – by Robert Graham
3. Rodeo Drive Walk of Style
4. Two Rodeo Drive
5. Beverly Wilshire Hotel
6. Beverly Canon Drive
7. Beverly Gardens Park
8. Beverly Hills City Hall

 

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