Lined by the likes of Tiffany's, Tod's, Valentino and Versace, it is one of the most expensive three blocks in the entire world. Walk down at anytime and you are bound to see the famous images belonging to Katie Holmes, Jennifer Love Hewitt and even Ms. Spears herself. And if this famous street name didn't already ring a bell, think of it as the venue that made audiences everywhere tear up as Julia Roberts famously got rejected from shopping. It is the one. The only. Rodeo Drive.
Synonymous with wealth and fame, this street got its name through a much less flashy means. Back in the fifties before L.A. was a hotspot full of thin blondes in jeans and stiletto sandals, Rodeo drive was trekked over more by hooves than heels! Hence the name, this road started off initially as a path for horses to travel through. As the decades wore on, commercial building commenced and beginning in the seventies, the street started to welcome their new designer tenants.
Interestingly enough, famous beyond famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright contributed to the construction of this drive. He built the Anderton Court Shops located at 333 N. Rodeo Drive with his affinity for unique structural elements including "triangular-shaped tower and spiral ramp."
Synonymous with wealth and fame, this street got its name through a much less flashy means. Back in the fifties before L.A. was a hotspot full of thin blondes in jeans and stiletto sandals, Rodeo drive was trekked over more by hooves than heels! Hence the name, this road started off initially as a path for horses to travel through. As the decades wore on, commercial building commenced and beginning in the seventies, the street started to welcome their new designer tenants.
Interestingly enough, famous beyond famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright contributed to the construction of this drive. He built the Anderton Court Shops located at 333 N. Rodeo Drive with his affinity for unique structural elements including "triangular-shaped tower and spiral ramp."
