THE WESTSIDE LIFESTYLE
Soho Square is located on Sawtelle Boulevard in the heart
of West Los Angeles. Sawtelle Boulevard is a vibrant strip of shops and
restaurants that serve the gamut of Japanese cuisine.
Foodies flock to the area for its authenticity as well as for the culinary
fusion.
Living here means walking or biking to pick-up groceries, stopping at the
internet café or yogurt place during the day and belting out a tune
at a Karaoke bar at night.
Sawtelle Boulevard received a Google Maps “very walkable” rating
of 87 out of 100.
Santa Monica Boulevard, just one block north from Soho Square, boasts various
independent restaurants, bookstores, video stores and theaters.
Other neighborhood services nearby include the Los Angeles Building and
Safety, West Los Angeles Community Police Station, West Los Angeles Municipal
Building, West Los Angeles Regional Branch Library and US Post Office and
schools are also nearby.
Soho Square is located in the West Los
Angeles Neighborhood Council in Council
District 11 represented by
City Councilman, Bill Rosendahl.
The year round neighborhood’s Farmers
Market takes place every Sunday
9 am – 2 pm on Corinth and Purdue Avenues.
National chain stores, restaurants and movie theaters such as Bed, Bath
and Beyond, Staples, Best Buy, Ralphs as well as The Landmark Theaters
located in the Westside Pavilion shopping mall are also nearby.
Trader Joe’s and Walgreens will be opening up soon
on Olympic Boulevard.
Sawtelle Boulevard is nestled between the City of Santa Monica to the
West, Westwood and Brentwood to the North, Beverly Hills to the East
and Venice
and Culver City to the South.
See below for listings about restaurants and things to do
on Sawtelle
Check out what people are saying about Sawtelle on Yelp’s user lists:
The University of California,
Los Angeles (UCLA)
UCLA
is a world-renowned public research university located
in the Westwood neighborhood. UCLA is known worldwide for the breadth and
quality of its academic, research, health care, cultural, continuing education
and athletic programs.
UCLA is the leading arts and cultural center in the western U.S., hosting more
than 1,000 visual and performing arts events each year. Venues include the UCLA
Hammer Museum, Royce Hall, Geffen Playhouse, Freud Playhouse, Billy Wilder Theater
and the Fowler Museum at UCLA.
Accessibility
Sawtelle Boulevard has great accessibility as three major thoroughfares bound
it: Santa Monica Boulevard (east-west), the 405 freeway (north-south) and
the 10 freeway (east-west).
The area is served by both the Santa Monica and Los Angeles International
(LAX) airports, and several bus systems: Santa Monica Big Blue Bus, Culver
City Bus and the local Metro and Rapid bus lines. Buses go regularly to UCLA,
departing one block away from the building.
There is a hydrogen car re-fuelling station only a few blocks away at Santa
Monica Boulevard and Federal Avenue.
