Neighborhoods, City of Los Angeles
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Zip Codes: 90024, 90064, 90067
Neighborhoods
east and west and south of UCLA, on the west side of the City of L.A. Mix of
apartments, single homes. Upscale in old-fashioned way but with a modern edge. Collegiate.
Lively. Lots to do. www.mccormacks.com
Academic
rankings middling to high. Security sensitive but crime probably middle-class
average. Census population 49,298.
Cheviot
Park spins out over gentle hills to the south of the Rancho Park and Hillcrest
golf courses. Homes were built just before and just after World War II and
aimed at a market that can be described as middle to upper management. The
landscaping shows extra care, many of the homes run to two stories, the look is
modified East Coast, not Western, although here and there the Spanish Revival
pops up.
Moving
northwest around the golf course, Rancho Park flows in, perhaps a shade less
prestigious but as you move north the housing quality improves.
Near
Wilshire Boulevard, high rises present themselves. In these neighborhoods,
skyscrapers stand side by side with single homes and three-story apartments.
Above
Wilshire Boulevard, more of the same but the quality will vary by block. All,
however, fall into the category of upscale professional. Apartments near
university for the students. Moving north, Bel Air enters, really upscale. www.mccormacks.com
Century City is not a “city.” It’s a
neighborhood with high-rise office buildings but plans are being made to
demolish at least one of the buildings, 14 stories, and replace it with a
45-story tower — 3 stories of shops and 42 stories for 260 condos.
Served
by L.A. Unified School District. Sample rankings: Warner Avenue Elementary,
generally above the 95th percentile (very high); Emerson Middle, 30th and 40th
percentile; Westwood Elementary, 90th percentile; Hamilton High, 50th to 70th
percentile. Several private high schools. See Schools.
Protected
by L.A. police. Many homes use private security. Security doors and window bars
rare. See Crime.
Restaurants,
bookstores, museums, college sports. First-run movies (often attended by
stars). Two golf courses. Large park-rec center. About seven miles to Pacific.
Striking Mormon temple.
Small,
hidden cemetery off Wilshire Boulevard: Marilyn Monroe, Truman Capote, Natalie
Wood. www.mccormacks.com
Santa Monica freeway (I-10) to the
south, San Diego freeway (I-405) to the west. Buses. Close to
movie-entertainment studios. Many people employed by university and the
entertainment firms.
For
orientation on cities, towns and neighborhoods of Los Angeles County, see County Overview.
Los
Angeles Chamber of commerce (213)
580-7500.
