Larchmont (alternately Larchmont Village) is a district in west-central Los Angeles. It is bordered by the districts of Hancock Park on the west, Hollywood on the north, Koreatown on the east, and Country Club Park on the south. Its boundaries are Melrose Avenue on the north, Rossmore Avenue on the west, Wilshire Boulevard on the south, and Wilton Place on the east. Principal thoroughfares include the aforementioned streets, Beverly and Larchmont Boulevards, and 3rd Street. Much of the district lies within a neighborhood known as Windsor Square.
Larchmont is an upper-middle-class residential district, developed from the 1920's onward as a subsidiary district to the commercial districts of Hollywood, Wilshire Center (now Koreatown), and the Miracle Mile. It is known for its quiet, tree-lined streets and abundance of classic Los Angeles architecture. Not as wealthy as neighboring Hancock Park, it offers much the same atmosphere as its more famous neighbor.
Larchmont's best-known feature is the commercial strip along Larchmont Boulevard, which resembles a well-preserved downtown in a small Northeastern or Midwestern town. The trendy street is home to Dawson's Bookshop, an important Los Angeles bookstore and publishing house. Larchmont is also home to the official residence of the mayor of Los Angeles, the Getty House in Windsor Square.