Talk:Miracle Mile, Los Angeles

"often" confused?
It seems a bit weird to say that Miracle Mile is "often confused with the Magnificent Mile in Chicago". The phrasing calls to mind some tourist confused about whether he is in Los Angeles or Chicago. --Mathew5000 17:47, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

western boundary at Fairfax?
If one accepts that Fairfax is the western boundary of the Miracle Mile (as stated in the article), the photo captioned "The Miracle Mile is lined by many high-rise buildings" isn't of the Miracle Mile at all. Steve Bob (talk) 02:37, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

It's hard to define the western boundary. But I believe Fairfax is technically the boundary of "The Mile". However, I live just west of Fairfax, but still consider myself in the Miracle Mile District. ASoh (talk) 23:45, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

It sounded cooler in 1980
Is this the Miracle Mile to which Billy Joel refers in the song "It's Still Rock & Roll To Me"? Asat (talk) 07:11, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Good question. During travels across the US of A I have heard the term "Miracle Mile" often used in local TV and radio advertising, often for areas where there are several car/truck dealerships located on one major thoroughfare.

I doubt if there is any need for the total distance among those dealerships to be even close to a mile in total distance from the first to the last firm.

I would tend to believe the term "Miracle Mile" is more of a buzz word to remind consumers that such an area exists. The Mighty Obbop mumbled this while in his shanty70.243.109.194 (talk) 07:05, 19 September 2009 (UTC)


 * No offense, but your opinion - just like mine - is not relevant to the historical question. It is true that by the mid 1950's to 60's there were a large number of "Miracle Miles". I clearly recall a MM (open) mall opening around 1960 in Pontiac, MI (my hometown). It's now long gone. The Miracle Mile in Manhasset, NY claims to be "the" one Billy Joel is referring to. This claim is repeated in the stub on the village of Manhasset. Given that BJ is and was a New Yorker, this may be true. The L.A. Miracle Mile long predates the NY one. I don't know whether the term has earlier origins, and THIS article certainly avoids stating a date, but another on-line source claims that the term was first applied to this project in 1928 (https://www.kcet.org/shows/lost-la/how-the-miracle-mile-got-its-name-a-brief-history-of-las-unlikely-retail-district). I believe that one (in NY) was named about 1955. fwiw40.142.185.108 (talk) 18:29, 9 October 2019 (UTC)

Requested move

 * Note to closing admin: please delay the closing of this RFM until Talk:Los Angeles has closed, on May 4, 2010.   Will Beback    talk    20:05, 30 April 2010 (UTC)


 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the move request was: Pages moved - see also Talk:Los_Angeles  Ron h jones (Talk) 23:42, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, California → Miracle Mile, Los Angeles — Per naming conventions of neighborhoods in Chicago, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Cleveland, Detroit, &c (American cities who are notorious enough to not need the states in their names), and to make names shorter and more navigable (WP:COMMONNAME). There are four of these as it only allows me to request twenty pages at a time Purplebackpack89  (Notes Taken)  (Locker) 19:28, 24 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Melrose District, Los Angeles, California → Melrose District, Los Angeles
 * Melrose Hill, Los Angeles, California → Melrose Hill, Los Angeles
 * Nichols Canyon, Los Angeles, California → Nichols Canyon, Los Angeles
 * North Hills, Los Angeles, California → North Hills, Los Angeles
 * North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California → North Hollywood, Los Angeles
 * Northridge, Los Angeles, California → Northridge, Los Angeles
 * Pacoima, Los Angeles, California → Pacoima, Los Angeles
 * Park La Brea, Los Angeles, California → Park La Brea, Los Angeles
 * Playa del Rey, Los Angeles, California → Playa del Rey, Los Angeles
 * San Pedro, Los Angeles, California → San Pedro, Los Angeles
 * Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California → Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles
 * Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California → Silver Lake, Los Angeles
 * Skid Row, Los Angeles, California → Skid Row, Los Angeles
 * South Park, Los Angeles, California → South Park, Los Angeles
 * Studio City, Los Angeles, California → Studio City, Los Angeles
 * Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California → Sun Valley, Los Angeles
 * Sunset Hills, Los Angeles, California → Sunset Hills, Los Angeles
 * Sylmar, Los Angeles, California → Sylmar, Los Angeles
 * Tarzana, Los Angeles, California → Tarzana, Los Angeles


 * Support per this move.  Butros  (talk)  23:50, 24 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Support Straight forward, and in line with what was recently agreed.  Someone's working hard!  Skinsmoke (talk) 13:56, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Non-support per Naming conventions (geographic names) the correct format for U. S. place names is city, state, with the county included if further disambiguation is needed. None of the above are notable enough to rate the single name designation. Vgranucci (talk) 15:57, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Neighborhoods don't apply to that. It says so right in your link.  You seem to be confused about these being cities, not neighborhoods, both here and at Talk:Reseda, Los Angeles  Purplebackpack89  (Notes Taken)  (Locker) 21:46, 26 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Support See this move. --Jkfp2004 (talk) 20:06, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

western extension of the metro
the article talks at length about a possible western extension of the metro (subway). this is the expo line that has been operational since May 2016. it does not serve the miracle mile so I think it is best to completely remove that section. (sorry couldn't find my login info - user dirkjot ) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.151.131.191 (talk) 06:27, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

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