Along the iconic Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, palm trees line both sides of the roadway. They tower above the tourists and traffic, synonymous with Los Angeles in the minds of visitors.

"We haven't had any palm trees designated as protected trees in the city under this program — which I think has been going on for about 20 years — and we have about over 400 protected trees ...

The trees are mostly in the 60-70 foot range currently, and are reaching the upper limits of what a tree trimmer in a bucket ...

In the 1800s and 1900s, new Angelenos imported palms from elsewhere in the world. In the 1930s, the city underwent its biggest palm planting boom, with more than 25,000 palms planted in 1931 alone ...

Efforts to protect the trees. Janet O’Dea, a founder of Mission Hills Heritage, told NBC 7 last month that she secured the designation for the towering palms back in 2009 but the paperwork was lost.

65,000 photos of Sunset Boulevard: Take the ultimate road trip with Ed Ruscha. By Deborah Vankin Staff Writer . Oct. 7, 2020 4 PM PT . ... such as “Chateau Marmont” or “palm trees.” ...

Panicked drivers stuck in traffic trying to evacuate the Palisades Fire zone ditched their cars along Sunset Boulevard to flee from the approaching flames. Palm trees lining the iconic boulevard ...

Outside most In-N-Out restaurants stand two palm trees crossed together, ... General view of the In-N-Out Burger on Sunset Boulevard on Oct. 21, 2021, in Hollywood, Calif.