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Northeast Los Angeles. Coordinates: 34.1178°N 118.2160°W. Northeast Los Angeles as mapped by the Los Angeles Times. Northeast Los Angeles (abbreviated NELA) is a 17.18 sq mi (44.5 km 2) region of Los Angeles County, comprising seven neighborhoods within Los Angeles. [1] The area is home to Occidental College located in Eagle Rock .
History and construction. Estrada Courts was constructed in 1942–1943, during the World War II housing shortage in Southern California, which resulted from the war-time boom in war-industry work, followed by the return of servicemen to the region and the Bracero program. Of the original 30 buildings, 214 units were reserved for defense housing.
The Jungles faction of the Black P. Stones street gang is a "set" of the Bloods gang alliance in Los Angeles. Originating in Los Angeles' Baldwin Village neighborhood in the 1960s, the Black P. Stones became one of the largest gangs in the city. [1] The gang has been linked to various crimes, including murders, assaults, robberies, narcotics ...
Rollin' 60s Neighborhood Crips. The Rollin 60s Neighborhood Crips is a "set" of the Crips street gang alliance based in Los Angeles, California, originally formed around Hyde Park, Los Angeles in 1976 from the Westside Crips and having since spread to other cities in the United States. [ 1][ 3] Membership is estimated to be around 1,600 people ...
GNIS feature ID. 1660583 [ 2] East Los Angeles ( Spanish: Este de Los Ángeles ), or East L.A., is an unincorporated area situated within Los Angeles County, California, United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, East Los Angeles is designated as a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes.
Nickerson Gardens is a 1,066-unit public housing apartment complex at 1590 East 114th Street [2] in Watts, Los Angeles, California.Nickerson Gardens is the largest public housing development in Los Angeles and was the first home of many notable people, including Jazz Joy and Roy Global Radio host, Roy O’Dell Gray who, according to Hollywood insiders, is the first cousin of Mary Mary Super ...
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.
Strong winds pushed flames through dry brush in mountains along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Sunday, and officials warned residents in the wildfire's path to be prepared to leave if it ...