Having lived there, I get a kick out of hearing Jan & Dean's hit recording of Dead Man's Curve, which describes a speed contest between two cars which race down a deserted Sunset Blvd. from Vine St. to Westwood Blvd. late on a Friday night. That stretch of Sunset Blvd. would be jammed even at 3 AM on a Sunday morning.
We were neighbors, I lived near Hollywood and Vermont.