Central-Alameda, Los Angeles

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Neighborhood of Los Angeles in California, United States

Central-Alameda

Neighborhood of Los Angeles

Central-Alameda

Location within Los Angeles

Coordinates: 33°59′51″N 118°14′52″W﻿ / ﻿33.9975°N 118.2479°W﻿ / 33.9975; -118.2479
Country|  United States
State|  California
County|  Los Angeles
City|  Los Angeles
Time zone| Pacific
Area code| 323

Central-Alameda is a 2.18 square miles (5.65 km2) square mile neighborhood within the South Los Angeles region of Los Angeles, California.[1]

Central-Alameda neighborhood map as drawn by the Los Angeles Times.

## Geography

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According to the Mapping L.A. project of the Los Angeles Times, Central-Alameda, which measure 2.18 square miles, is bounded on the north and northeast by Downtown L.A., on the east by the city of Vernon, on the south by Huntington Park and Florence-Firestone, and on the west by Historic South Central and South Park. The street boundaries are north, Washington Boulevard; south, Slauson Avenue; west, Central Avenue, and east, Alameda Street.[1][2][3] Central-Alameda encompasses the area of the neighborhood traditionally known as Nevin.

## Population

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According to the U.S. census, the neighborhood's population in 2000 was 40,947, which amounted to 18,760 people per square mile, among the highest densities for the city of Los Angeles and among the highest densities for the county. In 2008 the L.A. Department of City Planning estimated the population at 43,638. The average household size was 4.3 people, considered high for both the city and the county. Renters occupied 70.2% of the housing units and owners inhabited the rest, 29.8%.[2]

There were 1,980 families headed by single parents, 26.3% of the total, considered high for both the city and the county. The median age was 22, "young for the city and young for the county." The percentages of residents aged 10 through 34 were among the county's highest. The percentages of never married men and women were among the county's highest. Just 444 people, 1.8% of the neighborhood population, were veterans, low for both the city and the county.[2]

The Los Angeles Times classified the neighborhood as "not especially diverse." A succession of ethnicities has had dominance in the population. In the early 20th century, new residential developments housed primarily white residents, many of them migrants from the Midwest. By 1930 much of the neighborhood was primarily African American, made up especially of migrants from Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.

Today Latinos make up 84.6% of the population (high for the county), blacks 13.3% (also high for the county), whites 1% and Asians 0.7%.[2][4]

The median household income of $31,559 (in 2008 dollars) was low for both the city and the county.[2]

## Government

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As part of the city government, the neighborhood is represented by the Central-Alameda Neighborhood Council.[5]

## Education and recreation

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In education, just 2.8% of the residents 25 and older had a four-year degree, considered low when compared to the city and the county as a whole. Seventy-five percent of residents in that age range had failed to complete high school, the highest percentage of any Los Angeles City neighborhood.[2][6]

Jefferson High School, 1920

### Public school

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Jefferson High School is situated within Central-Alameda at 41st and Hooper streets.

### Recreation

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City recreation facilities include:

* Central Recreation Center, Naomi Avenue at East 22nd Street[7]
* Ross Snyder Recreation Center, 41st Street[8]
* Central Avenue Jazz Park, Central Avenue at 42nd Place[9]
* Fred Roberts Park and Recreation Center, Long Beach Avenue between East 46th Street and East 48th Place[10]
* Latham Park, Latham Street at East 53rd Street[11]
* Slauson Recreation Center, 53rd Street at Compton Avenue[12]
* Augustus F. Hawkins Natural Park, Slauson and Compton avenues[13]

## References

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1. ^ a b "South L.A.," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
2. ^ a b c d e f "Central-Alameda," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
3. ^ "Central L.A.," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
4. ^ [1] Diversity "measures the probability that any two residents, chosen at random, would be of different ethnicities. If all residents are of the same ethnic group it's zero. If half are from one group and half from another it's .50." —Los Angeles Times
5. ^ [2] Neighborhood Council website
6. ^ [3] "Less Than High School," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
7. ^ [4] Department of Recreation and Parks
8. ^ [5] Department of Recreation and Parks
9. ^ [6] Central Avenue Jazz Park
10. ^ [7] Department of Recreation and Parks
11. ^ [8] Department of Recreation and Parks
12. ^ [9] Department of Recreation and Parks
13. ^ "Parks | LAMountains.com". Archived from the original on 2013-05-10. Retrieved 2013-05-01. Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy

## External links

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* Central-Alameda real-estate overview
* [10] Central-Alameda crime map and statistics

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South Los Angeles region, Los Angeles

Neighborhoods|

* Baldwin Hills
* Baldwin Village
* Broadway-Manchester
* Canterbury Knolls
* Central-Alameda
* Chester Place
* Chesterfield Square
* Crenshaw
* Crenshaw Manor
* Exposition Park
* Green Meadows
* Harvard Park
* Historic South Central
* Hyde Park
* Jefferson Park
* King Estates
* Leimert Park
* Manchester Square
* Magnolia Square
* Marlton Square
* Nevin
* North University Park
* Park Mesa Heights
* South Park
* University Expo Park West
* Vermont Knolls
* Vermont Square
* Vermont Vista
* Vermont-Slauson
* Vermont Harbor
* View Heights
* Watts
* West Adams
* West Adams Terrace
* West Park Terrace

Points of interest|

| Libraries|

* Angeles Mesa
* Helen Hunt Jackson
* Jefferson
* John Muir
* Moneta
* Vermont Square
* William Andrews Clark

|

Museums|

* African American Firefighter
* California African American
* California Science Center
* Destination Crenshaw (under construction)
* Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (under construction)
* Natural History

Parks|

* Exposition Park
* Rose Garden
* Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area
* Rancho Cienega Recreation Center

Religious|

* Bethlehem Baptist Church
* Crenshaw Christian Center
* First African Methodist Episcopal Church
* McCarty Memorial Christian Church
* Second Baptist Church
* Second Church of Christ, Scientist
* Senshin Buddhist Temple
* St. Cecilia Catholic Church
* St. John's Cathedral
* St. Vincent de Paul Church
* West Angeles Church of God in Christ
* Westminster Presbyterian Church

Residences|

| Historic
districts|

* 20th Street
* 27th Street
* 52nd Place
* Menlo Avenue–West 29th Street
* North University Park
* Adlai Stevenson II Birthplace
* Miller and Herriott House
* St. James Park
* Van Buren Place

|

Public
housing|

* Avalon Gardens
* Gonzaque Village
* Imperial Courts
* Jordan Downs
* Nickerson Gardens
* Pueblo Del Rio

Other|

* Eugene W. Britt
* Forthmann
* Frederick Hastings Rindge
* Holmes-Shannon
* John B. Kane
* Machell-Seaman
* Ralph J. Bunche
* Ramsay-Durfee
* Stimson

Restaurants|

* Holbox

Schools|

| High
schools|

* Animo Jackie Robinson and Animo Ralph Bunche
* Augustus F. Hawkins
* Crenshaw
* James A. Foshay Learning Center
* Jefferson
* John C. Fremont
* Jordan
* J. P. Widney
* Locke
* Manual Arts
* Orthopaedic Hospital Medical Magnet
* Susan Miller Dorsey
* Verbum Dei Jesuit
* View Park Preparatory
* Washington Preparatory

|

Colleges and
universities|

* East LA College South Gate Campus
* Hebrew Union
* Los Angeles Southwest
* Los Angeles Trade–Tech
* Mount Saint Mary's
* USC
* Doheny Library
* Leavey Library
* Tommy Trojan
* Widney Alumni House

Other|

* Marlton

Sports
arenas|

* BMO Stadium
* Galen Center
* John C. Argue Swim Stadium
* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Theaters|

* Lincoln
* Shrine Auditorium
* Vision

Other
buildings|

* 28th Street YMCA
* Angelus Funeral Home
* Annenberg (Armory)
* Bob Hope Patriotic Hall
* Casa de Rosas
* Dunbar Hotel
* Fire Stations No. 14 and 18
* Golden State Mutual Life Insurance (1928) and (1949)
* Holiday Bowl
* Prince Hall Masonic Temple

Other sites|

* Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
* Public Art
* Watts Station
* Watts Towers

Transportation|

| Bikeways|

* Expo Bike Path
* Park to Playa Trail
* Rail to Rail

|

Freeways|

* I-10
* I-105
* I-110
* Harbor Transitway
* Imperial Highway
* Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Memorial Interchange
* Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange
* Metro ExpressLanes

Metro|

* A Line
* C Line
* E Line
* J Line
* K Line
* Harbor Subdivision

Streets|

| East-west|

* 11 - 40th
* 41st - 250th
* Century
* Florence
* Jefferson
* Manchester
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* Obama
* Slauson

|

North-south|

* Alameda
* Avalon
* Central
* Crenshaw
* Malcolm X Route
* La Brea
* La Cienega
* Main
* San Pedro
* South Broadway
* Vermont
* Western

Intersections|

* Florence and Normandie
* Malcolm X Way
* Squares
* Barbara Morrison
* Dolphins of Hollywood
* Dosan Ahn Chang Ho
* Nipsey Hussle
* Roger Terry

Other|

* Alameda Corridor

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