Yes, LA, It’s Oscar Time Again. Here Are All The Places You Won’t Be Able To Walk Or Drive In Hollywood

The Academy Awards are coming up this Sunday, March 12, and for Angelenos, that means traffic will be a s*%#show in and around the Dolby Theatre. Sure, sure, celebrities will be out! Glitter and glamour! But try driving from East Hollywood to West Hollywood within days of the event and the sheen will rapidly wear off.

Anyway, *takes long drag of cigarette, jadedly* street closures started on Feb. 19 and will continue until several days after the show. The following locations are already shut down:

Closed now

Roads:

• All lanes of Hollywood Boulevard from the southeast corner of Orange Drive to Highland Avenue.
• East and west curb lanes on Orange Drive from Hollywood Boulevard to Orchid Alley.
• Orchid Alley from Orange Drive to Orchid Street.
• North curb lane of Hawthorn Avenue from Highland Avenue to Orange Drive.
• South curb lane of Hawthorn Avenue from Highland Avenue to Orange Drive.

Sidewalks/Pedestrian crossings:

• North sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard from Highland Avenue to Orange Drive, allowing 8-foot pedestrian access.
• South sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard from Orange Drive to Highland Avenue, allowing 8-foot pedestrian access.
• Pedestrian crosswalk located mid-block on Hollywood Boulevard between Orange Drive and Highland Avenue.
• Hawthorn Alley behind El Capitan Theatre, from 300 feet east of Orange Drive east to the “T” alley. 
• Hawthorn…