page_title: Playa Vista, Los Angeles
hierarchical_section_title: Playa Vista, Los Angeles
caption_attribution_description: Bluff Creek and the new Playa Vista residential development on the Ballona wetlands, in Los Angeles, California. The Hollywood Hills, and behind them, the Verdugo Mountains, are seen in the distance. Camera location33°&#160;58′&#160;06.34″&#160;N, 118°&#160;25′&#160;21.46″&#160;W&#160;&#160;&#160;View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth
context_page_description: Playa Vista is a neighborhood in the Westside area of Los Angeles, California. The area was the headquarters of Hughes Aircraft Company from 1941 to 1985 and the site of the construction of the Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goose" aircraft. The area began development in 2002 as a planned community with residential, commercial, and retail components. The community attracted businesses in technology, media and entertainment and, along with Santa Monica and Venice, Marina del Rey, Playa del Rey, Culver City, El Segundo and Mar Vista, has become known as Silicon Beach.
context_section_description: Playa Vista is a neighborhood in the Westside area of Los Angeles, California. The area was the headquarters of Hughes Aircraft Company from 1941 to 1985 and the site of the construction of the Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goose" aircraft. The area began development in 2002 as a planned community with residential, commercial, and retail components. The community attracted businesses in technology, media and entertainment and, along with Santa Monica and Venice, Marina del Rey, Playa del Rey, Culver City, El Segundo and Mar Vista, has become known as Silicon Beach.
caption: Playa Vista from the south, with Bluff Creek in foreground
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