Beverly Hills Freeway (unbuilt SR-2)

[sdmichael]

I have been working on an addition to my Los Angeles highways page and it is mostly complete. A long while back, I obtained Caltrans right-of-way maps that showed in fairly good detail the routing of the Beverly Hills Freeway from the Glendale Blvd terminus through to West Hollywood just past La Cienega Blvd. Maps are coming soon - but what I have posted is fairly detailed.

http://www.scvresources.com/highways/la_highways/beverly-hills-freeway/

[andy3175]

Great find, thanks for sharing SDMichael!

Regards,
Andy

[sdmichael]

A small update to the page - I added maps of the proposed 101 / 2 Interchange. There are more to post, once I get a scan of the maps.

[kurumi]

This is great; thanks for digging this up!

[sdmichael]

I also have the right of way maps for the 710 between the 210/134 and the 10. I may post something similar for that freeway as well.

[sdmichael]

More photos have been added to the Beverly Hills Freeway page including a 1960 aerial view and photos of the eastbound through lanes for the original Santa Monica Freeway.

[sdmichael]

I just posted a big update to the page - Right of Way maps showing the proposed route, bridges, ramps, and local roadway modifications from Glendale Blvd west to Santa Monica Blvd.

[hm insulators]

Thank you!

[Desert Man]

I could imagine Hollywood and the city of West Hollywood, back then was unincorporated was served by a freeway crossing some of their neighborhoods. How come the "Beverly Hills" Freeway project was halted...had local residents protested against the idea to put a stop to it? Today, West Hollywood is a trendy urban community known for walkable streets connecting pedestrians to Santa Monica Boulevard and preferably for a less hustle environment.

[mrsman]

This was an amazing set of maps.  I grew up on one of the blocks that would have been taken down by this freeway, near La Brea and Melrose.  Caltrans had bought many of the homes along the right of way, but did not demolish any of them.  I believe they rented the homes to people to live in, while they were finalizing their plans.  When the freeway was cancelled, due primarily to the opposition of the rich and politically powerful in Beverly Hills, Caltrans sold the homes back to the former owners, for the most part.  In some cases, the former owner did not want or could not buy back the homes, so Caltrans put the homes on auction.  My parents, who were living in an apartment in Pico/Robertson at the time, and having two kids were interested in buying a home, and purchased one of the homes in the auction.

[emory]

At this point I'll be satisfied if they simply connect the Glendale Freeway to US 101, for my commute's sake!

[Henry]

Always nice to find maps of old proposed freeways. It's a shame this (like most others) did not get built.

[pctech]

Very nice, enjoyed your website! I suspect the freeway building era is done in the U.S.

Mark