Silverlake, California

Silver Lake is a Los Angeles neighborhood east of Hollywood. Inhabited by a wide variety of ethnicities and socioeconomic groups, it is best known as a major center of the gay community in Los Angeles. Since the 1990s it has become the center of the alternative rock scene in Los Angeles. The Sunset Junction Street Fair, a major event in August, is held there.

It is quite large, and has a fair share of businesses but is better known for its peaceful residential areas. It is very varied in ethnicities and subcultures.