South Los Angeles, also known as South Central Los Angeles or simply South Central, is a region in southwestern

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, lying mostly within the city limits of

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, south of

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. It is "defined on Los Angeles city maps as a 16-square-mile rectangle with two prongs at the south end.” In 2003, the Los Angeles City Council renamed this area "South Los Angeles". The name South Los Angeles can also refer to a larger 51-square mile region that includes areas within the city limits of

as well as five

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s in the southern portion of the

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."South L.A."
Mapping L.A. website of the ''Los Angeles Times''

Geography

City of Los Angeles

The City of Los Angeles delineates the South Los Angeles Community Plan area as an area of 15.5 square miles. Adjacent communities include West Adams, Baldwin Hills, and Leimert Park to the west, and Southeast Los Angeles (the 26-neighborhood area east of the Harbor Freeway) on the east.

Los Angeles Times Mapping Project

According to the '' Los Angeles Times Mapping Project'', the South Los Angeles region comprises 51 square miles, consisting of 25 neighborhoods within the

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as well as three

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neighborhoods in the County of Los Angeles.

Google Maps

Google Maps delineates a similar area to the '' Los Angeles Times Mapping Project'' with notable differences on the western border. On the northwest, it omits a section of Los Angeles west of La Brea Avenue. On the southwest, it includes a section of the City of Inglewood north of Century Boulevard.

Districts and neighborhoods

According to the

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survey of the ''Los Angeles Times'', the South Los Angeles region consists of the following neighborhoods: Map South Los Angeles region of Los Angeles, California

Map South Los Angeles region of Los Angeles, California

City of Los Angeles

* Adams-Normandie * Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw * Broadway-Manchester * Central-Alameda * Chesterfield Square * Exposition Park *

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* Green Meadows * Harvard Park *

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* Hyde Park * Jefferson Park *

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* Manchester Square * Nevin *

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* University Park * Vermont Knolls *

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* Vermont Vista * Vermont-Slauson *

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West Adams West Adams is a historic 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 throughout Los Angeles. It is a youthfu ...

Unincorporated County of Los Angeles Neighborhoods

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* Florence-Firestone * Westmont * Willowbrook * View Park-Windsor Hills

History

Pre-1948

In 1880, the

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, and in 1920, the Doheny Campus of

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, were founded in South Los Angeles. The

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and 1984 Olympic Games took place near the

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campus at neighboring Exposition Park, where the

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is located. Until the 1920s, the South Los Angeles neighborhood of West Adams was one of the most desirable areas of the City. As the wealthy were building stately mansions in

and Jefferson Park, the

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working class was establishing itself in Crenshaw and Hyde Park. Affluent blacks gradually moved into West Adams and Jefferson Park.Darnell Hunt and Ana-Christina Ramon (eds.). ''Black Los Angeles: American Dreams and Racial Realities''. New York: New York University. . As construction along the Wilshire Boulevard corridor gradually increased in the 1920s, the development of the city was drawn west of downtown and away from South Los Angeles. In the eastern side of South Los Angeles (which the city calls the "Southeastern CPA") roughly east of the Harbor Freeway, the area grew southward in the late 1800s along the ever longer streetcar routes. Areas north of Slauson Boulevard were mostly built out by the late 1910s, while south of Slauson land was mostly undeveloped, much used by Chinese and Japanese Americans growing produce. In 1903, the farmers were bought out and Ascot Park racetrack was built, which turned into a "den of gambling and drinking". In the late 1910s the park was razed and freed up land for quick build-up of residential and industrial buildings in the 1920s. "By 1940, approximately 70 percent of the black population of Los Angeles was confined to the Central Avenue corridor"; the area of modest bungalows and low-rise commercial buildings along Central Avenue emerged as the heart of the black community in southern California. Originally, the city's black community was concentrated around what is now Little Tokyo, but began moving south after 1900. It had one of the first

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scenes in the western U.S., with trombonist

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a prominent resident. Under racially restrictive covenants, blacks were allowed to own property only within the "Slauson Box" (the area bounded by Main, Slauson, Alameda, and Washington) and in Watts, as well as in small enclaves elsewhere in the city. The working- and middle-class blacks who poured into Los Angeles during the

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and in search of jobs during

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found themselves penned into what was becoming a severely overcrowded neighborhood. During the war, blacks faced such dire housing shortages that the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles built the virtually all-black and Latino Pueblo Del Rio project, designed by

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. During this time,

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remained a minority alongside whites, Asians, and Hispanics; but by the 1930s those groups moved out of the area, African Americans continued to move in, and eastern South LA became majority black.

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in previously established communities south of Slauson, east of Alameda and west of San Pedro streets persecuted blacks moving beyond established "lines", and thus blacks became effectively restricted to the area in between.

1948–1960s

When the

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banned the legal enforcement of race-oriented

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s in 1948's '' Shelley v. Kraemer'', blacks began to move into areas outside the increasingly overcrowded Slauson-Alameda-Washington-Main settlement area. For a time in the early 1950s, southern Los Angeles became the site of significant racial violence, with whites bombing, firing into, and burning crosses on the lawns of homes purchased by black families south of Slauson. In an escalation of behavior that began in the 1920s, white

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s in nearby cities such as South Gate and Huntington Park routinely accosted blacks who traveled through white areas. The black mutual protection clubs that formed in response to these assaults became the basis of the region's

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s.Dunn, William. 2007 ''The Gangs of Los Angeles''. As in most urban areas, 1950s

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construction radically altered the geography of southern Los Angeles. Freeway routes tended to reinforce traditional segregation lines.John Buntin (2009). ''L.A. Noir''. .

1970s–early 2000s

Beginning in the 1970s, the rapid decline of the area's manufacturing base resulted in a loss of the jobs that had allowed skilled union workers to enjoy a middle-class lifestyle. Downtown Los Angeles' service sector, which had long been dominated by unionized African Americans earning relatively fair wages, replaced most black workers with newly arrived Mexican and

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n immigrants. Widespread unemployment,

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and

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contributed to the rise of street

s in South Central, such as the

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and the Bloods. The gangs became even more powerful with money coming in from drugs, especially the

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trade that was dominated by gangs in the 1980s. Paul Feldman of the ''

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'' wrote in 1989:

Leaders of the black community regret the branding of a large, predominantly black sector of the city as South-Central, saying it amounts to a subtle form of racial stereotyping.

He added that they believed such "distinctive neighborhoods" as

, Lafayette Square and the

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were "well-removed" from South Central.

2000s–2010s

By the early 2010s, the crime rate of South Los Angeles had declined significantly. Redevelopment, improved police patrol, community-based peace programs, gang intervention work, and youth development organizations lowered the murder and crime rates to levels that had not been seen since the 1940s and 1950s. Nevertheless, South Los Angeles was still known for its gangs at the time. After leading the nation in homicides again in 2002, the City Council of Los Angeles voted to change the name ''South Central Los Angeles'' to ''South Los Angeles'' on all city documents in 2003, a move supporters said would "help erase a stigma that has dogged the southern part of the city." On August 11, 2014, just two days after the

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in Ferguson, Missouri, a resident of South L.A., Ezell Ford, described as "a mentally ill 25-year-old man," was fatally shot by two Los Angeles police officers (see Shooting of Ezell Ford). Since then, a number of protests focused on events in Ferguson have taken place in South Los Angeles. After the 2008 economic recession, housing prices in South Los Angeles recovered significantly, and by 2018, many had come to see South Los Angeles as a prime target for gentrification amid rising real estate values. Residents and activists are against market-rate housing as they have concerns that these projects will encourage landlords to sell, redevelop their properties or jack up rents. Under California law, cities can't reject residential projects based on these criticisms if the project complies with applicable planning and zoning rules. The construction of the K Line light rail through the neighborhood has stimulated the building of denser multistory projects, especially around the new stations. The NFL Stadium in

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also encourages gentrification according to activists. Real estate values in South Los Angeles were further bolstered by news that Los Angeles will host the

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, with many of the games to be hosted on or near the USC campus.

Demographics

By the end of the 1980s, South Los Angeles had an increasing number of Hispanics and Latinos, mostly in the northeastern section of the region. According to scholars, "Between 1970 and 1990 the South LA area went from 80% African American and 9% Latino to 50.3% African American and 44% Latino." This massive and rapid residential demographic change occurred as resources in the area were shrinking due to global economic restructuring described above and due to the federal government's decrease in funding of urban anti-poverty and jobs programs, and other vital social services like healthcare. The socio-economic context described here increased the perception and the reality of competition amongst Asians, African Americans, and Latinos in South LA. The results from the 2000 census which show continuing demographic change coupled with recent economic trends indicating a deterioration of conditions in South LA suggest that such competition will not soon ease."Grant, et al. (1996), "African Americans" In the 2014 census, the area of South Los Angeles had a population of 271,040. 50.0% of the residents were Hispanic or Latino, 39.7% were African American. Many African Americans from South Los Angeles have moved to Palmdale and Lancaster in the

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. South Los Angeles has received immigrants from

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and

Education

South Los Angeles is home to the

, a

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in the University Park neighborhood. It is California's oldest private research university.

Public schools

Almost all of the South Los Angeles Area is served by the

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. There are some schools not within the

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that also serve the South Los Angeles Area, such as independent private schools or charter schools.

Los Angeles Unified School District

The following are some of the schools under the

which fall within the boundaries of the South Los Angeles region. LAUSD Elementary Schools * Coliseum Street Elementary * Graham Elementary * Grape Street Elementary * Manchester Avenue Elementary * Russell Elementary * Foshay Learning Center * 20th Street Elementary * 28th Street Elementary * 68th Street Elementary * 75th Street Elementary * 107th Street Elementary * 109th Street Elementary * 112th Street Elementary * 116th Street Elementary *118th Street Elementary *Hooper Ave Elementary LAUSD Middle Schools * Audubon Middle School * Carver Middle School * Charles Drew Middle School * Clinton Middle School * Edwin Markham Middle School * John Adams Middle School * Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School * Samuel Gompers Middle School * Thomas Edison Middle School * Los Angeles Academy Middle School * Foshay Learning Center LAUSD High Schools *

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* Susan Miller Dorsey High School * Locke High School * John C Fremont High School * Thomas Jefferson High School *

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* Diego Rivera Learning Complex * King-Drew Senior High Medicine and Science Magnet * Mervyn M Dymally Senior High * Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High * Santee Education Complex High School * Foshay Learning Center *

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Community Colleges

* Los Angeles Southwest College, opened in 1967 * Los Angeles Trade Tech College

Universities

* Mount St. Mary's University (Los Angeles)

Landmarks

USC vs University of Oregon November 2019

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* California Science Center * Central Avenue *

Clark Library The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library (Clark Library), an affiliated library of the University of California, Los Angeles, holds rare books and manuscripts with particular strengths in English literature and history (1641–1800), Oscar ...

* Coca-Cola Building *

Dunbar Hotel The Dunbar Hotel, originally known as the Hotel Somerville, was the focal point of the Central Avenue African-American community in Los Angeles, California, during the 1930s and 1940s. Built in 1928 by John Alexander Somerville, it was known for ...

* Exposition Park * Fire Station No. 30 *

* Lincoln Theater *

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* Los Angeles Sports Arena (demolished) * Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (under construction) *

King/Drew Medical Center The Martin Luther King Jr. Outpatient Center, formerly known as Martin Luther King Jr. Multi-Service Ambulatory Care Center, Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center (King/Drew), and later Martin Luther King Jr.–Harbor Hospital (MLK–Harbor ...

* Second Baptist Church * 28th Street YMCA *

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Notable people

Music and entertainment

A-K

* Ahmad Jones *

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* Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band *

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* Cozz * Da Lench Mob * Dom Kennedy *

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* Glasses Malone * Hampton Hawes *

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Issa Rae Jo-Issa Rae Diop (born January 12, 1985), credited professionally as Issa Rae, is an American actress, writer, producer, and comedian. Rae first garnered attention for her work on the YouTube web series ''Awkward Black Girl''. Since 2011, Rae h ...

Jay Rock Johnny Reed McKinzie Jr. (born March 31, 1983), better known by his stage name Jay Rock, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from Los Angeles. He signed to indie label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE), in 2005. Under TDE, Rock secured a rec ...

Jhené Aiko Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo (; born March 16, 1988) is an American singer who embarked on her music career contributing vocals and appearing in several music videos for R&B group B2K. In an effort to promote Aiko and cultivate a following for he ...

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, musician * Johnny "J" * Kam (rapper), Kam * K-Dee * Kausion * Keb' Mo' * Kevin McCall * Kurupt * Kendrick Lamar

L-Z

* L.V. (singer), L.V. * Meghan Markle * Montell Jordan * Murs (rapper), Murs * Nipsey Hussle * O.F.T.B. * Patrice Rushen * Ras Kass * Robin Russell, drummer, member of New Birth/Nite-Liters (band) * Schoolboy Q * Scott Shaw * Shawn Fonteno * Sir Jinx * Skee-Lo * South Central Cartel * Spider Loc * Tiffany Haddish * Tone Lōc * Tyrese Gibson * WC (rapper), WC * Young Maylay * Etta James * Ty Dolla $ign * Terrace Martin

Sports and athletes

* Andre Miller * Baron Davis * Darryl Strawberry * Eddie Murray * Eric Davis (baseball), Eric Davis * Florence Griffith-Joyner * Ozzie Smith * Russell Westbrook * Steve Smith Sr. * Trayvon Robinson * Willie Mack * DeSean Jackson * Vontaze Burfict

Politicians

A-K

* Karen Bass, Mayor of Los Angeles 2022-present, State Assembly 2004–2010, U.S. House of Representatives, 2011–2022 * Tom Bradley (American politician), Tom Bradley (South Central, Los Angeles City Council, 1963–73; Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, 1973–93 * Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, State Assembly, 1967–73; U.S. House of Representatives, 1973–79; Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, 1979–80 and 1992–2008 * Julian C. Dixon, State Assembly, 1973–78; U.S. House of Representatives, 1979–2000 * Mervyn M. Dymally, State Assembly, 1962–68 and 2002–08; California State Senate, 1969–74; Lieutenant Governor of California, 1975–79; U.S. House of Representatives, 1981–93 * Robert C. Farrell (born 1936), journalist and member of the Los Angeles City Council, 1974–1991, prepared report on unemployment in Watts * Augustus Hawkins, State Assembly, 1932–62; U.S. House of Representatives, 1962–1991 * Marqueece Harris-Dawson City Council, 2015–present) * Horace Hiller (1844–1898), member of the Los Angeles Common Council * Nate Holden, State Senator, 1974–78; Los Angeles City Council, 1987–2002

L-Z

* Gilbert W. Lindsay, Gilbert Lindsey, Los Angeles City Council, 1962–91 * James G. McAllister, president of the South Los Angeles Property Owners' Protective League and City Council member * Billy G. Mills, Los Angeles City Council, 1963–1974; Los Angeles Superior Court, 1974–?? * Holly Mitchell, State Assembly, 2010–present * Kevin Murray (politician), Kevin Murray, State Assembly, 1994–98; State Senate, 1998–2006 * Jan Perry, Los Angeles City Council, 2002–present * Curren Price, City Council, 1993–97 and 2001–2006; State Assembly, 2006–2009; State Senate, 2009–present * Mark Ridley-Thomas, Los Angeles City Council, 1991–2002; State Assembly; 2002–06; State Senate 2006–2008; Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, 2008–present * Frederick Madison Roberts, State Assembly, 1918–32 * Rita Walters, Los Angeles Unified School District Board, 1979–91; Los Angeles City Council, 1991–2001 * Maxine Waters, State Assembly, 1976–1991; U.S. House of Representatives, 1991–present * Diane Watson, Los Angeles Unified School District Board, 1975–73; State Senate, 1978–98; United States Ambassador to Micronesia, 1999–2000; U.S. House of Representatives, 2001–2011 * Herb Wesson, State Assembly, 1998–2004; Los Angeles City Council, 2005–present) * Roderick Wright, State Assembly, 1996–2002; State Senate, 2008–present)

Artists, filmmakers and writers

* Ron Finley (South LA) * Mark Bradford (Leimert Park) * Catherine Opie (South LA) * David Ayer (South LA) * Charles Burnett (director), Charles Burnett (Watts) * Wanda Coleman (Watts) * John Singleton (South L.A.) * Ava DuVernay (South L.A.) *

(South L.A.) * Kehinde Wiley (South L.A.)

Education

* Rosemarie Allen (born 1950), American academic specialized in diversity, equity, and inclusion

Clergy

* Frederick K. C. Price (South Los Angeles)—founder and pastor of Crenshaw Christian Center

Government and infrastructure

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the South Health Center in

, serving South Los Angeles.South Health Center
" Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. Retrieved on March 18, 2010.

References

Notes

External links

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Image of the Vessels of Christ Ministry Choir in South Central Los Angeles, California, 1986.

Photographic Archive (Collection 1429). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Image of South Central residents demonstrating against crime, Los Angeles, California, 1983.

Photographic Archive (Collection 1429). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Black Experiences of Latinization and Loss in South Los Angeles
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