I saw an interesting article from a month ago titled:
Why Isn't There a Freeway to Beverly Hills?
In various stages it was called the Santa Monica Parkway, West Hollywood Freeway and ultimately the Beverly Hills Freeway.
The proposed route:
Metro Transportation Library and Archive.
An oddity:
In West Hollywood, the freeway turned to the southwest and followed the path of Santa Monica Boulevard, plunging below grade into a submerged trench. In Beverly Hills, the city considered capping the freeway with parking and surface street lanes.
Metro Transportation Library and Archive.
West of Beverly Hills, it emerged from its trench and passed by Century City before finally ending south of Westwood at the San Diego (I-405) freeway.
The 101 (Hollywood) Freeway’s wide median at Vermont is a remnant of the Beverly Hills Freeway interchange that never materialized.
LAPL c. 1951
(If that’s smog in the above photo, consider there aren’t even any cars on the road yet!)
The article has other maps, links and information:
http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_fo...rly-hills.html