Once a dirt road, the 1.5-mile stretch of Wilshire Boulevard we call “Miracle Mile” is now home to iconic institutions like the LA County Museum of Art (LACMA), the La Brea Tar Pits and the Screen Actors Guild / AFTRA. Though it was originally designed as a commercial district catering to customers in cars, today a 15-minute walk takes you by Museum Row, bustling restaurants and Art Deco treasures. The development continues with major construction on museums, additional renovations and the Metro Purple Line Extension.
Contemporary art without attitude.
Ten pieces of the Berlin Wall line Wilshire as part of a public art initiative by Wende Museum. Erected in 2009, the project was a collaboration of LA-based artists Kent Twitchell, Farrah Karapetian and Marie Astrid and French artist Thierry Noir, who is based in Berlin and painted on the wall when it still divided Germany. Grab lunch at the Miracle Mile food trucks and check out this giant piece of history.
