The city of Beverly Hills is renowned for its many celebrities, luxurious hotels, and the iconic Rodeo Drive shopping district. Visitors can explore famous sights such as the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, the “Torso” statue, and the House of Bijan. In addition, the city has made improvements to the sidewalks and lighting of North Beverly Drive and North Cañon Drive. Homes located in the hills north of Sunset Boulevard are highly sought after due to their high value.In 1996, the Paley Center for Media opened its West Coast location, a modern building designed by architect Richard Meier on the southwest corner of North Beverly Drive and South Santa Monica Boulevard.
The city is also home to many celebrities and two of the most affluent streets in the United States: Beverly Park Circle and Beverly Park Terrace. Guests can experience elegance at its finest at the Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons hotel. The city has also grown physically with the annexation of a large expanse of land in the hills above the east side of the city, known as Trousdale Estates.The Crescent and Beverly Terrace (by Sonder) offer extraordinary hospitality at an accessible price point. In the early 1930s, Santa Monica Park was renamed Beverly Gardens and expanded to cover two miles (3 kilometers) along Santa Monica Boulevard.
Notable structures built on this land were the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in 1928.The former Santa Monica Park was extended three blocks along North Santa Monica Boulevard from Wilshire Boulevard to North Doheny Drive, and was renamed Beverly Gardens Park.
