Brentwood, Los Angeles, California

:This article is about the neighborhood in Los Angeles. For the Contra Costa County town, see Brentwood, California.

Recreation

Popular recreational spots include the Brentwood Country Mart, an early farmer's market complex built in 1947; the Brentwood Village, a small shopping district near the intersection of Sunset and Barrington; and more recently, Brentwood Green, a "village commons" created from the playground at Brentwood Science Magnet Elementary School.There is also a tented farmer's market held each Sunday on a strip of Gretna Green Way between Brentwood Elementary and the Brentwood Country Club. The 2.7-mile-long (4.3 km) boundary of the private Brentwood Country Club is a popular local jogging route. The internationally renowned Getty Museum is located in the hills high above Brentwood, near the 405 freeway and the Sepulveda Pass. Dutton's Brentwood Books is a longtime local landmark, and an institution Sunset magazine calls the "last of the truly independent bookstores." The grocery store Vicente Foods is another longtime local hangout where stars of movies and TV can be seen going about their mundane shopping errands, just like anyone else (although the unwritten rule of the neighborhood is to never approach someone famous directly). In addition, Brent-Air Pharmacy has been a Brentwood landmark for more than 50 years, still run by the founding Lassoff family. The drug store has been the scene of many famous scandals and, like its downtown LA cousin Schwab's (now deceased), is known as the pharmacy to the stars, where many now-notable actors and actresses worked as delivery boys or 'candy counter' girls.

Related Topics:
Farmer's market - Village commons - Gretna Green - Brentwood Country Club - Getty Museum - 405 freeway - Sepulveda Pass - Dutton's Brentwood Books - ''Sunset'' magazine - Movies - TV

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Public open space is limited in the area, but green space with occasional or partial free public use can be found at the VA and on Brentwood Common. Local public parks are Crestwood Hills Park and Barrington Recreation Center, the latter of which features a community center, tennis courts, soccer fields, baseball diamonds and a dog park. Fire roads in the Santa Monica Mountains, good for mountain biking and hiking, can be accessed at the top of Sullivan Canyon and Westridge.

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