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DESCRIPTION Pico runs parallel south of Olympic Boulevard and is one of the major southernmost streets leading into Downtown Los Angeles , running north of Venice Boulevard . Major landmarks include Santa Monica College , Santa Monica High School , the Westside Pavilion mall in West Los Angeles , Fox Studios, and the Hillcrest Country Club. The heavily Jewish South Robertson is centered around Pico and Robertson Boulevard . Further east, Pico is the main thoroughfare for Westlake and Koreatown . The Staples Center and the Los Angeles Convention Center are located on the corner of Pico and Figueroa Street . PICO BOULEVARD IN THE MEDIA The music video for the 1991 single " Unfinished Sympathy " by band Massive Attack features singer Shara Nelson walking along West Pico Boulevard in an unbroken camera shot. The artist " Fatlip " Walks along Pico Boulevard in the music video "What's Up Fatlip?" :"On Pico Boulevard :I was Regarded as a Retard" The 1947 song " Pico And Sepulveda " by Felix Figueroa & His Orchestra (actually Freddy Martin & His Orchestra) was frequently featured on Dr. Demento 's syndicated radio show. http://themadmusicarchive.com/song_details.aspx?SongID=283 REFERENCES |
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