Northwest Los Angeles or Northwest of Downtown is a group of neighborhoods near the central area of

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that are north and west of the city center of

. This name for the area has been in use off and on for over 100 years, originally applying to Angelino Heights and gradually shifting northwesterly as those areas were built out. Typically, the names of the individual neighborhoods are used rather than the collective term "Northwest Los Angeles." It is home to the biggest public parks in the City and offers multiple recreational opportunities.

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and parts of Silver Lake have always been expensive and home to

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celebrities (and originally, some of the Hollywood studios themselves). Silver Lake and Elysian Heights were also artist communities. But since the 1990s other neighborhoods in this area have experienced substantial

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. This has gradually displaced various immigrant and poor communities. Echo Park Lake Los Angeles skyline

Most of the neighborhoods are represented by Councilman

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, but some are represented by

David Ryu David E. Ryu (Korean: 유은석; born 1975) is an American politician, who served as the Los Angeles City Councilman for District 4 from 2015 to 2020.Gil Cedillo and other councilmen. The following are neighborhoods in Northwest Los Angeles: * Angelino Heights * Echo Park * Elysian Heights * Elysian Park * Elysian Valley *

Historic Filipinotown Historic Filipinotown (alternately known as HiFi ) is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles. It is one of the six Asian Pacific Islander neighborhoods (Chinatown, Little Tokyo, Historic Filipinotown, Little Bangladesh, Koreatown, and Thai Town ...

* Pico-Union * Silver Lake *

Solano Canyon Elysian Park is a neighborhood in Central Los Angeles, California. It is a predominantly low-income community, and has a population of more than 2,600 people. A city park, Elysian Park, and Dodger Stadium are within the neighborhood, as are an al ...

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* Westlake * Franklin Hills

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* Neighborhoods in Los Angeles * {{LosAngeles-stub