Playa Vista, Los Angeles

Playa Vista
Playa Vista
Neighborhood of Los Angeles
	Playa Vista from the south, with Bluff Creek in foreground
	Playa Vista neighborhood as mapped by the Los Angeles Times
	Playa Vista Location within Western Los Angeles
	Coordinates: 33°58′44″N 118°24′53″W / 33.97889°N 118.41472°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Los Angeles
City	Los Angeles
ZIP Code	90094

Playa Vista is a neighborhood in the Westside area of Los Angeles, California, United States. 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.^[1] The area began development in 2002 as a planned community with residential, commercial, and retail components.^[2]^[3]^[4] The community attracted businesses in technology, media and entertainment and is part of Silicon Beach.^[5]

^ Lewis, Amanda (January 23, 2014). "Playa Vista Was Going to Be a Utopian Planned Community. But Capitalism's Harsh Reality Keeps Creeping In". LA Weekly.
^ Vincent, Roger (December 18, 2014) "Playa Vista office complex gets makeover, draws creative tenants" Los Angeles Times
^ Chang, Andrea (January 16, 2015) "Yahoo to move Santa Monica operations to booming tech hub Playa Vista" Los Angeles Times
^ Logan, Tim (January 2, 2015) "Buoyed by Silicon Beach, Westchester enjoys a housing surge" Los Angeles Times
^ Machalinski, Anne (May 22, 2019). "Los Angeles Tech Scene Expands Beyond Silicon Beach". Barrons. Retrieved July 23, 2019.