Miracle Mile Resources


Following are a list of organizations, websites and telephone numbers useful for members of the MMRA, as well as visitors interested in living in or doing business in the Miracle Mile community.

Useful Numbers

POLICE/FIRE/EMERGENCY 911
Non-emergency 1-877-ASK-LAPD (1-877-275-5273)
Wilshire Community Police Station Desk 213-485-4022
www.lapdonline.org
Wilshire Division Problem Solving/Sr. Lead Office 213-473-0200
Los Angeles Fire Station 61 Non-emergency 311 (from land lines in L.A.)
www.lafdonline.org
Councilman Tom LaBonge (Council District 4) 213-485-3337
www.lacity.org/council/cd4
Councilman Herb Wesson (Council District 10) 213-485-3323
www.lacity.org/council/cd10
Office of the Mayor 213-978-0600
www.lacity.org/mayor
One Call to City Hall / Citywide Services 311 (from land lines in L.A.)
Graffiti Removal 800-611-2489
Bulky Item Pickup 800-773-2489
Street Light Repair 800-303-5267
Speed Hump Request

213-928-9703
http://ladot.lacity.org/tf_Speed_Humps.htm
Pothole Repair/Tree Trimming 800-996-2489
Parking Ticket Info 213-623-6533
Preferential Parking Office 310-843-1881
Transportation Info 213-808-2273
www.ladottransit.com (maps)
Cityride (Seniors) 213-808-RIDE
Post Office – Bicentennial Station/Detroit Office 323-933-4229

Organizations

Miracle Mile Chamber of Commerce: The MMRC works to promote the Miracle Mile district as a burgeonning cultural and business center.

Park La Brea Residents Association: The PLBRA is an organization of volunteers who have joined together since 1988 to work actively for the benefit of the community and all its residents.

Wilshire Vista Neighborhood Association: This neighborhood association is just south of MMRA, between Fairfax and Hauser, San Vicente and Pico.

Directory of Neighborhood Homeowner Associations: Provided by the Larchmont Chronicle, the local newspaper which covers the Miracle Mile, Hancock Park, and neaby areas.

Wilshire Center:The Wilshire Center is located 10 minutes east of the Miracle Mile, along the Wilshire corridor toward downtown Los Angeles.

Westside Economic Collaborative: The WEC's mission is to bring business, government and residents together to strengthen Westside communities.

Museums

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Peterson Automtive Museum

Neighborhood Social Groups

Miracle Mile Moms: If you ever hang out at the park on 8th & Curson, this is your group

Articles and Reports

Miracle Mile on Wikipedia: The online encyclopedia offers a variety of interesting statistics, demographics and a history of the area.

Cruising Down Miracle Mile, BrooWaha (September, 2006): "...In the early 1920s [developer A.W.] Ross turned 18 acres of empty land west of downtown into a bustling commercial district..."

The Palm at the End of The Mind, Jacket Magazine (July, 2006): Marjorie Perloff writes about Thomas Hines’s Wilshire, Ed Ruscha’s Sunset and Robbert Flick’s Pico.

Wilshire Vista Resource Guide, 2006 (1.8MB, PDF): This PDF guide is packed full of useful neighborhood businesses and insider information.

Multimedia Presentations

Curating the City: Wilshire Blvd.: Presented by the Los Angeles Conservancy, this multimedia application offers a fascinating tour of the Wilshire Corridor from downtown to Santa Monica, including a section focused on the Miracle Mile and Carthay Circle.

Real Estate Resources

Trulia - Homes for Sale: Trulia shows homes available for sale from around the Miracle Mile area, on a map. A demographic and home pricing guide for the Miracle Mile is also available.

Miracle Mile Topographical Map:View a topographic map of the Miracle Mile, provided by Topozone.