9 March 2016 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General, Greater Los Angeles Area
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Bel Air or
Bel Air Estates is an affluent neighborhood in
Los Angeles. Bel Air is situated about 12 miles (19 km) west of
Downtown Los Angeles and includes some of the foothills of the
Santa Monica Mountains. It lies across
Sunset Boulevard from the northern edge of the main campus of the
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). At the heart of the community sits the
Bel-Air Country Club and the
Hotel Bel-Air. Along with
Beverly Hills and the Los Angeles community of
Brentwood, it is one of the “Three Bs”, a wealthy area in the
Los Angeles Westside. Together with
Beverly Hills and
Holmby Hills, Bel Air forms the
Platinum Triangle of Los Angeles neighborhoods.
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