Melrose Avenue

LA shopping street

Melrose Avenue is a street in Los Angeles running through Hollywood and West Hollywood, known for its fashion boutiques, vintage shops, and youth culture.

The name evokes trendy urban retail and the particular style associated with LA's creative class: We spent the afternoon shopping on Melrose.

It appears in film and music as shorthand for hip, slightly edgy Los Angeles culture.

Related

vintage · streetwear · palm trees · sunglasses · paparazzi · street style · celebrities · trendy · sidewalk · cafes · coffee shop · murals · hipster · Fairfax · storefronts · window shopping · designer · thrift

Opposites
urban street type

Melrose Avenuefreeway

Highway without tolls

Interstate 405 · interstate highway · the 405 · highway · expressway

retail/commercial character

Melrose Avenueoutlet mall

Discount retail complex

industrial park

cultural cachet

Melrose AvenueSkid Row

Impoverished urban district

industrial district · warehouse district · Vernon · Compton · Bakersfield

Family

Melrose, rose, avenues

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G