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Willowbrook. South Los Angeles, also known as South Central Los Angeles or simply South Central, is a region in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, lying mostly within the city limits of Los Angeles, south of downtown . It is "defined on Los Angeles city maps as a 16-square-mile (41 km 2) rectangle with two prongs at the south end.”.
Downey, California – most affluent Mexican-American community. [ 290] East Los Angeles, California – historic urban Mexican-American enclave (see Chicano ). [ 291] Guymon, Oklahoma – in the Oklahoma Panhandle. [ 288] Cicero, Illinois and Little Village, Chicago; Chicagoland has one of largest Mexican populations.
Crenshaw. / 34.01810°N 118.34064°W / 34.01810; -118.34064. Crenshaw, or the Crenshaw District, is a neighborhood in South Los Angeles, California. [ 2][ 3] In the post– World War II era, a Japanese American community was established in Crenshaw. African Americans started migrating to the district in the mid 1960s, and by the early ...
Area code. 213/323 [1] [2] West Adams is a neighborhood in the South Los Angeles region of Los Angeles, California. The area is known for its large number of historic buildings, structures and notable houses and mansions. It contains several Historic Preservation Overlay Zones as well as designated historic districts.
Watts is a neighborhood in southern Los Angeles, California. It is located within the South Los Angeles region, bordering the cities of Lynwood, Huntington Park and South Gate to the east and southeast, respectively, and the unincorporated community of Willowbrook to the south. Founded in the late nineteenth century as a ranching community, the ...
Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles. / 34.013°N 118.357°W / 34.013; -118.357. Baldwin Hills is a neighborhood within the South Los Angeles region of Los Angeles, California. Often referred to as the "Black Beverly Hills", Baldwin Hills is home to Kenneth Hahn State Regional Park and to Village Green, a National Historic Landmark .
This is a list of notable districts and neighborhoods within the city of Los Angeles in the U.S. state of California, present and past.It includes residential and commercial industrial areas, historic preservation zones, and business-improvement districts, but does not include sales subdivisions, tract names, homeowners associations, and informal names for areas.
This top 10 list is as scientific as it can be with one person compiling the facts from a sampling of some Los Angeles residents. (R ead: those I come into contact with -- a diverse, albeit narrow ...