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Melrose Avenue on Los Angeles's Westside, is a mecca for whats happening at any given time. With fine restaurants, hip and trendy shopping, hotels and arts and entertainment of all stripes, Angeleno and tourist alike can always find something fun to do.<p>
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Long before TV's "Melrose Place" hit the TV airwaves, there was Melrose
Avenue, the real Melrose Avenue -<BR>one of the unique sections of the
city which help define the L.A. experience. It's a funky, New Wave,
walking/shopping/dining/ people-watching area which is, in turn, both
bizarre and delightful.</P>
<P>Melrose is to the young, cutting-edge trendies of the West Side what
Rodeo Drive is to their affluent elders, and what the Venice boardwalk is
to LA's residual 60's counterculture: a place to shop, a place to stroll
outdoors, but most of all, it's a place to see and be seen.</P>
<P>Melrose is one of the few genuine pedestrian neighborhoods in our City
of Angels, and it is unique, with a quirky, slightly-demented personality
all its own. It's a neighborhood trying desperately to be hip and
outlandish, and succeeding wonderfully; a garish blur of day-glo and neon,
of pierced noses and red Ferraris; row after row of eccentric, trendy
little boutiques with gaudy storefronts done up in florescent colors,
sporting curious names such as "A Star is Worn," "Humphrey Yogurt Cafe,"
"Warbabies," "Some Crust: the Bakery," "Retail Slut," and "Wacko". </P>
<P>Melrose also offers comedy clubs, night spots, one-of-a-kind nostalgia
shops, and unusual stores selling records, books, Disney memorabilia, fine
art, jewelry, and antiques.Melrose is home to some of L.A.'s hottest
restaurants such as Citrus, Chianti, and Ago, as well as older
establishments such as Emilio's.</P>
<P>People-watching is half the fun here, as curious tourists mingle with
the black-leather-&-mohawk crowd. Unlike Rodeo Drive, Melrose isn't
afraid to poke fun at itself, yet it remains on the cutting edge of
fashion, dining and even<BR>home furnishings. Saturday afternoon is the
best time to people-watch, when the trendy crowds are the thickest.</P><font><p>
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