Useful Resources While In LA
Telephone Area Codes
- 213 and 323: Downtown and Hollywood, East Los Angeles
- 310 and 424: Culver City, Santa Monica, Bel Air, Brentwood, Venice, West LA, Compton, Beverly Hills, Malibu, West Hollywood
- 562: Long Beach
- 626: Pasadena and San Marino, Alhambra, Altadena, and San Gabriel
- 714: Mostly Orange County (Anaheim, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Irvine)
- 818: San Fernando Valley (Burbank, Topanga, Encino, North Hollywood, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Tarzana, Universal City, Van Nuys, Woodland Hills)
Freeways
| 1: Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) | 2: Glendale Freeway |
| 5: Santa Ana/Golden State | 10: Santa Monica/San Bernardino |
| 14: Palmdale/Lancaster | 15: Escondido |
| 22: Garden Grove | 23: Veterans Memorial |
| 47: Terminal Island | 55: Newport/Costa Mesa |
| 57: Orange | 60: Pomona |
| 71: Corona Freeway | 73: San Joaquin Hills Trans. Corridor |
| 90: Marina Freeway | 91: Riverside |
| 101: Hollywood/Ventura | 105: Century |
| 110: Harbor/Pasadena Freeway | 118: Ronald Reagan |
| 126: Santa Paula | 133: Laguna Canyon |
| 170: Hollywood | 261: Eastern Transportation Corridor |
| 134: Ventura | 241: Foothill Transportation Corridor |
| 210: Foothill Freeway | 405: San Diego |
| 605: San Gabriel River | 710: Long Beach |
Banks
- Bank of America, 4123 W. Olive Ave., Burbank, CA 91505 - 818-972-1145
- Citibank, 4000 W. Alameda Ave., Burbank, Ca 91505 - 800-627-3999
Local Hotels and Motels
- Annabelle Hotel, 2011 W. Olive Avenue Burbank, CA 91506; 818-845-7800
- Best Western, 3410 West Riverside Dr. Burbank, CA 91505; 818-239-3433
- The Graciela, 322 N. Pass Burbank, CA 91505; 818-842-8887
- Holiday Inn Express, 3241 Cahuenga Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90068; 323-845-1600
- Quality Inn Burbank, 2255 North Buena Vista St. Burbank, CA 91504; 818-848-1680
- Ramada Inn, 2900 N. San Fernando Blvd. Burbank, CA 91504; 818-843-5955
- Residence Inn by Marriott Burbank Downtown, 321 South First Street Burbank, CA 91502; 818-260-8787
- Safari Inn, 1911 W. Olive Avenue Burbank, CA 91506; 818-845-8586
- Universal Hilton, 555 Universal Terrace Pkwy Universal City, CA 91608; 818-506-2500
- Universal Sheraton, 333 Universal Terrace Parkway Universal City, CA 91608; 818-980-1212
Los Angeles Research Libraries
- AFI (American Film Institute) - Louis B. Meyer Library, 2021 North Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027. Open to serious film scholars and has the most extensive collection of movie scripts in the country. Telephone: 323-856-7654
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences - Margaret Herrick Library, 333 South La Cienega Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Telephone: 310-247-3020
- Burbank Public Library Branches, 110 North Glenoaks (at Olive) Telephone: 818-238-5600; 300 North Buena Vista (at Verdugo) Telephone: 818-238-5620; 3323 West Victory (at Hollywood Way) Telephone: 818-238-5640
- Museum of Television and Radio, 465 North Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Telephone: 310-786-1000
- UCLA Research Library - On the UCLA campus in Westwood, Telephone: 310-825-7143
- UCLA Film Archives - On the UCLA campus in Westwood, Telephone: 310-206-5388
- University of Southern California - Doheny Memorial Library, 350 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA. Telephone 213-740-2924
- Writer's Guild Foundation - James R. Webb Memorial Library, 7000 West Third Street (at Fairfax), Los Angeles, CA 90048. Telephone: 323-951-4000
