Episode 2809
Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles
Fri, 2025-Jan-10 01:35 UTC
Length - 3:00
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With 209,909 views on Thursday, 9 January 2025 our article of the day is Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles.
Pacific Palisades is a neighborhood in the Westside region of Los Angeles, California, situated about 20 miles (32 km) west of Downtown Los Angeles.
Pacific Palisades was formally founded in 1921 by a Methodist organization. The Palisades would later be sought after by celebrities and other high-profile individuals seeking privacy. It is known for its seclusion, being a close-knit community with a small-town feel, Mediterranean climate, hilly topography, natural environment, abundance of parkland and hiking trails, a 3-mile (4.8 km) strip of coastline, and for being home to several architecturally significant homes. As of 2022, the community's population was 23,121.
In January 2025, the majority of the neighborhood was destroyed by an extremely large wildfire. It is currently unknown when reconstruction will begin; the fire is still at 0% containment as of January 9 at 4:24 PM PST.
Pacific Palisades is a largely residential community and does not attract many tourists other than day visitors to Gladstones Malibu, the local beaches, the Getty Villa or the Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine.
Nicknamed The Palisades and Pali by surfers and locals, the Palisades coast spans from after Sorrento Beach in Santa Monica to the south, and ends at Sunset Point Beach and Malibu to the north. Beaches along the Pacific Palisades coast include: Will Rogers State Beach, Sunset Point Beach, and one of the few unofficially gay beaches in Los Angeles, Ginger Rogers Beach. The many parks within the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area lie along the ridges above the community, along with local parks that include Will Rogers State Historic Park.
The Palisades is bounded by Brentwood to the east, Malibu to the west, Santa Monica to the southeast, the Santa Monica Bay to the southwest, Topanga and the Santa Monica Mountains to the north.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:35 UTC on Friday, 10 January 2025.
For the full current version of the article, see Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles on Wikipedia.
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