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{{infobox street 
|name= Normandie Avenue
|image=N-Normandie-Avenue.jpg
|caption=North Normandie Avenue from Griffith Park Observatory
|native_name=
|marker_image=
|length_mi=22.5
|location=[[Los Angeles County, California]]
|addresses=
|metro= {{LACMTA link logo}} {{LACMTA icon|D}}[[Wilshire/Normandie station|Wilshire/Normandie]]
|direction_a= South
|terminus_a= [[Vermont Avenue]] in [[Harbor City]]<br />{{coord|33.7861|-118.2970|display=inline}}
|junction={{jct|state=CA|SR|1}} in [[Harbor City, Los Angeles|Harbor City]]<br>{{jct|state=CA|I|405}} in  [[Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles|Harbor Gateway]]<br>{{jct|state=CA|I|10}} in [[Jefferson Park, Los Angeles|Jefferson Park]]<br>{{jct|state=CA|US|101|SR|2}} in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]
|direction_b= North
|terminus_b= Ambrose Avenue in [[Los Feliz, Los Angeles|Los Feliz]]<br />{{coord|34.1084|-118.3003|display=inline}}
}}

'''Normandie Avenue''' is one of [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]]'s longest north–south streets, with a stretch of about {{convert|22.5|mi|km}}. It lies between [[Western Avenue (Los Angeles)|Western Avenue]] to the west and [[Vermont Avenue]] to the east. The avenue begins in the south by branching off from Vermont Avenue south of [[California State Route 1|Pacific Coast Highway]] in [[Harbor City]]. Through traffic on Normandie is directed onto Irolo Street between just north of [[Olympic Boulevard (Los Angeles)|Olympic Boulevard]] and [[Wilshire Boulevard]]; in this section, Normandie exists as a small residential street. After crossing [[Franklin Avenue (Los Angeles)|Franklin Avenue]], Normandie resumes as a residential street before reaching its northern terminus at Ambrose Avenue in the [[Los Feliz, Los Angeles|Los Feliz]] district of Los Angeles.

==History==
Normandie was originally named Rosedale Avenue until 1900. The intersection of [[Florence Avenue|Florence]] and Normandie is noted for its involvement in the [[1992 Los Angeles riots]].  

The street has since been redeveloped.

==Transportation==
[[Metro Local]] line: 206 and [[Gardena Transit]] line 2 operate on Normandie Avenue: Metro Local Line 206 runs between [[Hollywood Boulevard]] and Imperial Highway and Gardena line 2 between 182nd Street and Pacific Coast Highway.

[[Wilshire/Normandie (LACMTA station)|A subway station]] is served by the [[D Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro D Line]] at its intersection with [[Wilshire Boulevard]].

==Notable landmarks==
* [[Harbor-UCLA Medical Center]]
* [[Gardena High School]]
* [[Hotel Normandie (Los Angeles)|Hotel Normandie]]
* [[Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles|Rosedale Cemetery]]
* [[Sammy Lee (diver)|Sammy Lee]] Square, at the corner of [[Olympic Boulevard (Los Angeles)|Olympic Boulevard]]<ref>[http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/news_In_detail.htm?No=74686&font_size=14&id=In LA Square Named After Korean-American Diver]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Streets in Los Angeles}}

[[Category:Streets in Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Streets in Los Angeles County, California]]
[[Category:Central Los Angeles]]
[[Category:South Los Angeles]]

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