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Broadway-Manchester is a 1.5-square-mile neighborhood in
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. The neighborhood, part of the
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area, is home to over 23,000 residents.
"Broadway-Manchester," Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times''


Geography

The Broadway-Manchester neighborhood touches Florence, Los Angeles, Florence on the north, Green Meadows on the east,
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and Willowbrook on the south and Vermont Vista on the west.
"South Los Angeles," Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times''
It is bounded by
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on the north, San Pedro Street on the east, the Los Angeles City boundary on the south and Interstate 110 on the west.


History

The neighborhood was the site of the Broadway & 87th Street shopping center, designed by Wisstein Bros. & Surval, constructed in stages between 1936 and 1939 on South Broadway between 87th and 88th streets. It was notable at the time for the number of anchor stores: a Mayfair's Foodtown supermarket (a new type of store at that time), two
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and Owl Rexall Drugs, and two
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Woolworth's Woolworth, Woolworth's, or Woolworths may refer to: Businesses * F. W. Woolworth Company, the original US-based chain of "five and dime" (5¢ and 10¢) stores * Woolworths Group (United Kingdom), former operator of the Woolworths chain of shops ...
and Newberry's. There was a shared parking lot for 280 cars at the back of the stores, about equal to the size of the stores, a novelty at that time.


Population

A total of 23,471 residents lived in Broadway-Manchester's 1.5 square miles, according to the 2000 U.S. census — averaging 15,060 people per square mile, among the highest
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in both the city and the county. The median age was 23, young for the city and the county, and the percentages of residents younger than age 18 were among the county's highest. There were 1,335 families headed by single parents; the rate of 27.9% was considered high for both the city and the county. Broadway-Manchester was considered "moderately diverse" in 2000, the proportions of
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and African Americans being 58.6% and 39.3%, respectively. Other ethnicities were white, 1%;
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, 0.4%; and other, 0.7%. Mexico and El Salvador were the most common places of birth for the 35% of the residents who were born abroad, about an average percentage for the city as a whole. The median household income in 2008 dollars was $29,897, considered low for both the city and county. The percentage of households earning $20,000 or less was high, compared to the county at large. The average household size of 3.7 people was also considered high. Renters occupied 63.1% of the housing units, and homeowners occupied the rest.


Education

Only 3.9% of Broadway-Manchester residents held a four-year degree, a low percentage for both the city and the county. The percentage of residents age 25 and older with less than a high school diploma was high for the county. Within the Broadway-Manchester neighborhood are found:
"Broadway-Manchester Schools," Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times''
* Alliance College-Ready Public Schools, Alliance Heritage College-Ready Academy High School (LAUSD) * Watts Learning Center Charter Middle School (LAUSD) *
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Middle School (LAUSD) * One Hundred Seventh Street Elementary School (LAUSD) *
Mother of Sorrows Our Lady of Sorrows ( la, Beata Maria Virgo Perdolens), Our Lady of Dolours, the Sorrowful Mother or Mother of Sorrows ( la, Mater Dolorosa, link=no), and Our Lady of Piety, Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows or Our Lady of the Seven Dolours are names ...
Elementary School (private) * Sheenway School and Culture Center (private) Dr. Owen L. Knox Elementary (LAUSD)


Hospitals

*
Broadway Community Hospital Broadway Community Hospital was a 56-bed hospital located at 9500 South Broadway, in the Broadway-Manchester district of Los Angeles, California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With ne ...
(former, closed 1982)


See also

* List of districts and neighborhoods of Los Angeles


References


External links



The Broadway/Manchester Recovery Redevelopment Project]

Broadway-Manchester crime map and statistics {{Los Angeles Neighborhoods in Los Angeles South Los Angeles