This guide to the restaurants, history, and sights of L.A.'s Fairfax District is sponsored by Cofax.
FIRST, A SHORT HISTORY OF FAIRFAX, BY ARTIST ADAM VILLACIN
Fairfax Avenue was originally named Crescent Avenue when first established in 1888.
Neighborhoods
L.A. TACO Neighborhood Guides: The Fairfax District
Fairfax has Tyler the Creator's preppy emporium, breakfast burritos with smoked potatoes, a Guns N' Roses museum, legendary 3 a.m. pastrami, and one of L.A.'s last remaining newsstands. Plus a neighborhood history by artist Adam Villacin.
Canter’s Delicatessen. Illustration by Adam Villacin.