The Los Angeles West Side
The Los Angeles West Side is actually a compilation of many neighborhoods, each having their own characteristic personality or distinction, yet melding well into each other. Five actual cities make up the "WEST SIDE: Beverly Hills, Culver City, Santa Monica, West Hollywood, and the Western portion of the city of Los Angeles. Within the Los Angeles City portion of the " West Side" are areas (much like the bourroughs in New York City) consisting of Malibu, Venice, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Marina Del-Rey, Bel-Air, Westwood (which includes Century City), Hancock Park, Los Feliz, The Hollywood Hills, Hollywood, The Beverly Hills Post Office area, and The Beverly Center-Grove Area.