Sunset Strip

Famous L.A. drag

Sunset Strip is a stretch of Sunset Boulevard running through West Hollywood, California, roughly a mile and a half long.

Since the mid-20th century, it has been associated with nightlife, entertainment, and counterculture—home to famous nightclubs, music venues, and billboards.

The Strip was central to the 1960s rock scene and 1980s hair metal era: We're playing the Whisky on the Sunset Strip tonight.

Opposites
cultural character

Sunset StripBible Belt

Protestant-heavy U.S. territory

Salt Lake City · small-town America · Amish country · Middle America · megachurch

geographic/urban type

Sunset Stripfarmland

Agricultural terrain

rural America · wilderness · Bible Belt · Mayberry · prairie

time of day association

Sunset Stripdawn patrol

Early-morning military or surf outing

morning commute · early bird special · farmer's market

Family

sunset, strip, sunsets, strips, suns, sets, setting, setter, sunlight

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