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Historically, the Fairfax District has been a center of the city's Jewish community. In the early 20th Century , looking for new housing and fleeing an increasing influx of Immigrants from Mexico , Middle Class Jewish families moved west from Boyle Heights , City Terrace , East Los Angeles and Montebello to the area around Fairfax Avenue , a street they lined with Kosher Delis , Restaurants , Butcher's and Baker's shops and fish markets, creating a unique village in the heart of the city. In 1935 , there were four Synagogues in the Fairfax District ; by 1945 , there were twelve. After World War II , many more Jews, a lot of them Holocaust survivors, began to populate the area. As more families moved in, religious schools and a Jewish Community Center sprang up. From the 1950s to the 1970s , the Fairfax District was the center of Jewish life in Los Angeles . Recently arrived Jewish immigrants from Israel and Russia gave the area more of a Cosmopolitan air. As the next generation of Jews grew up and went off to college they favored routine, which retains an attraction for many seniors and immigrants; but the addition of The Grove , an outdoor mall built on the former parking lot for the market, has brought new life and new visitors to the Farmers Market daily. Fairfax Avenue , once lined with kosher delis and shops, now holds only a few storefronts reminiscent of the old days, including the famous deli/restaurant Canter's . CBS Television City was built in 1952 on the former site of Gilmore Stadium at Fairfax Avenue and Beverly Boulevard . This is where CBS tapes "The Young & the Restless", the "Late Late Show" as well as the classic "The Price is Right." Other shows over the years filmed at Television City included All In The Family , Twilight Zone (with Rod Serling), The Smothers Brothers , The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour , The Carol Burnett Show , The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour , Tony Orlando & Dawn and The Jacksons , House Party , The Dinah Shore Show , The Mike Douglas Show , The Merv Griffin Show and many television specials. In the late 1970s , after then-governor Jerry Brown cancelled the Beverly Hills Freeway that would have razed the entire length of Melrose Avenue , Avenue ] became known as a street of funky shops, restaurants and galleries. The early 1980s brought media attention and a new revitalized look to the area. Today, Melrose Avenue is a high fashion district similar to parts of SoHo and Greenwich Village in New York City , as well as The Haight and Upper Fillmore districts of San Francisco. LANDMARKS AND INTERESTING SPOTS
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