Car Rental California and Brentwood
Brentwood is an affluent neighborhood in western Los Angeles that you can visit with your car rental California. There is another Brentwood in the San Francisco Bay Area as well. Brentwood is located at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains and bounded by the San Diego Freeway, Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, Topanga State Park, and Mulholland Drive.
See it all
Today's Brentwood was once part of the Rancho San Vincente y Santa Monica, a Spanish land-grant that was sold off in pieces after the Mexican-American War. In the 1880s, the Pacific Branch of the National Home for Disabled Soldiers and Sailors was established here. Economic growth stimulated property development outside the west gates of the facility. In 1916, Westgate was annexed by the city. When you visit with your car rental California, it is hard to recognize that this was once an agricultural district that produced soybeans and avocados to become one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Los Angeles.
Explore the area
Dutton's Brentwood Books is a long time local landmark that was not to be missed when you visit with your car rental California. It closed in April 2008. There are many independent stores in the area. A popular area to visit with your car rental California is at the intersection of Barrington and San Vincente, with more than a dozen restaurants and coffee shops that range in culinary tastes. While you are here with your car rental California, you might think it looks familiar. Films such as Clueless, American Beauty, Crash, and Knocked Up were filmed here. There are also many famous faces that live in the area, including Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel, Alanis Morissette, Steven Spielberg, Josh Duhamel, Helen Hun, Reese Witherspoon, Britney Spears, and many others.
Travel a bit
Near Brentwood is Century City. Century City was once a backlot for 20th Century Fox, which still has its headquarters just to the southwest. Just one block south of Rodeo Drive with your car rental California, the Century City Shopping Center is an upscale place to spend the afternoon with your car rental California and spend a little money. Many residents of Beverly Hills and Westwood come here to shop and you might catch a glimpse of a star or two while you are here. While you are here, be sure to stop by The Marketplace, an indoor/outdoor dining area which is part food court, part restaurant. You will find places like The Stage Deli, Johnny Rockets, and Houston's.
Brentwood is a nice place to explore with your car rental California to see some of the homes of the stars and to get a taste of Los Angeles.
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