What is Street Scenes?

(Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

Southern California is a vast land of neighborhoods. Drive Olympic Boulevard in Los Angeles, for example, and you'll encounter industrial blocks, the garment district, Koreatown, West L.A. bungalows and the burgeoning entertainment district at the eastern end of Santa Monica. But most of us don't spend time driving from neighborhood to neighborhood--so L.A. Times photographers have done it for us, highlighting a variety of neighborhoods, ranging from the Fairfax District to Newport Harbor.

STREET SCENES

South Los Angeles, Figueroa Street

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STREET SCENES

Newport Harbor, The Canal

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STREET SCENES

Temple City, Las Tunas Drive

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STREET SCENES

Hermosa Beach, The Strand

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STREET SCENES

North Hollywood, Lankershim Blvd.

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STREET SCENES

Little India, Pioneer Blvd.

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STREET SCENES

Fairfax Village, Fairfax Avenue

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STREET SCENES

Venice Beach, The Boardwalk

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STREET SCENES

Koreatown, Western Ave

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STREET SCENES

East Los Angeles, Cesar E. Chavez Ave.

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STREET SCENES

Riverside, Mission Inn Ave.

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STREET SCENES

Downtown Los Angeles, Broadway

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STREET SCENES

Orange, Orange Plaza

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STREET SCENES

Leimert Park is pulsing with culture

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