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About West Hollywood

West Hollywood benefits from a urban form with small lots, mixed land use, a walkable street grid. According to Walkscore, a website that ranks cities based on walkability, West Hollywood is the most walkable city in California with a Walkscore of 89. Major intersecting streets typically provide amenities within walking distance of adjacent neighborhoods. Properties are normally zoned for smaller lot sizes than would be found in other areas of Los Angeles. The town was founded by Colonel Jules Schmitz and named for his wife's maiden name as well as the movie theater she owned and operated at that time (the Rialto Theater). Her father was German Jewish and her mother was Mexican American; together they had ten children: Edward F., Herbert H., Raymond A., Robert L., Eugene W., Clara A..