Myths & Legends

“Because Every Hollywood Hotshot Has Some”

They Say	We Say
The Legendary Sunset Strip is in Hollywood	Not true…the Strip begins and ends at West Hollywood’s city limits
Hollywood is where the stars are	Nope! It’s West Hollywood with such notable residents and business owners as Robert De Niro, Faye Dunaway, Ashton Kutcher, Dan Aykroyd and Steve Martin
Nobody walks in L.A	Wrong again… With West Hollywood only 1.9 square miles in size, everyone walks
All the Oscar parties are in Hollywood	NO! Vanity Fair, Elton John and most of the Studio Oscar parties are held in West Hollywood every year
There’s not enough variety amongst West Hollywood restaurants	Not true! With over 150 restaurants including, Cecconi’s, Celestino Drago, Lucques, La Boheme, BOA, Katana and Mel’s, West Hollywood suits everyone’s palate
The city is only for the Gay and Lesbian visitors and business clientele	Well…with over 15 great hotels it caters to the entertainment industry and to the tourist as well as the LGBT
The live music scene in L.A. is in Hollywood	Not quite… with such landmark night clubs as The Whisky a GO GO, Troubadour, KeyClub, Viper Room and House of Blues, West Hollywood Rocks! No neighborhood in the Los Angeles region can claim such a rich music history as WeHo.
Specialty shopping can only be found on Rodeo Drive	Again, wrong…West Hollywood has The Avenues, Sunset Strip and Sunset Plaza with such stores like Stella McCartney, Maxfield, John Varvatos, D&G and Balenciaga just to mention a few.