Example sentences for: wilshire

How can you use “wilshire” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • If your visit to Hollywood has filled you with nostalgia for the great days of cinema, then you might like to pay homage to Marilyn Monroe in Westwood Memorial Park (1212 Glendon Avenue, south of Wilshire Boulevard), where a modest plaque bears silent testimony to the actress.

  • Notable buildings include the former Bullocks Wilshire department store standing at the corner of Kingsley, and the Franklin Life Insurance building situated at Van Ness and Wilshire.

  • The primary reason to cruise along Wilshire is to arrive at Hancock Park, home of the famous La Brea Tar Pits.

  • A living museum of the Art Deco architecture that characterized Los Angeles’s rise to greatness during the 1920s and 1930s, the section of Wilshire between La Brea and Fairfax avenues, known as the “miracle mile,” is slowly being renovated after years of neglect.

  • But L.A. has other stylish shopping districts, too: Wilshire Boulevard (ironically named after the eccentric socialist Gaylord Wilshire); Century City, near Westwood Village; Montana Avenue in Santa Monica; and Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood are among the most well-known.


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