Big Oak Dr, Studio City

Big Oak Drive is a one-block street ending in a tight cul-de-sac that might be missed if not for the gigantic iconic hand at the Big Hand Car Wash half a block from its entrance. Big Oak Drive might be small and seemingly innocuous but it has a thriving little community of its very own - so much so that the local residents have their own neighborhood council that has put up signs reminding and cautioning outsiders that non-residential parking is strongly prohibited and enforced. This is probably to discourage all the valets from local restaurants from using this as what would otherwise be a perfect parking lot.

The backyards the run up along the hillsides provide a nice rural feeling to the area, and the steep sidewalk up to the cul-de-sac makes a solid and pleasant hiking detour.