View Park−Windsor Hills is an

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in Los Angeles County, California. The View Park neighborhood is the community surrounding Angeles Vista Boulevard and the Windsor Hills neighborhood is on the southern end to the north of Slauson Avenue. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,419. View Park−Windsor Hills is one of the wealthiest primarily

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neighborhoods in the United States. The two neighborhoods are part of a band of neighborhoods, from Culver City's Fox Hills district on the west to the Los Angeles neighborhood of

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on the east, that comprise the single largest and one of the wealthiest and geographically contiguous historically black communities in the western United States. This corridor also includes the neighborhood of Baldwin Hills and the unincorporated community of

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. It was founded in the late 1930s. While the neighborhood is still predominantly

, the area is undergoing a demographic shift as new homeowners (mostly

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, Asian families), who work in nearby Culver City, Downtown Los Angeles,

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and other job hub areas are moving into the neighborhood.

History

View Park

View Park was developed between 1923 and 1970 as a high-upper-class neighborhood akin to the style of

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, Bel-Air, Brentwood, Carthay Circle, and

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by the Los Angeles Investment Company. Along with neighboring Ladera Heights and Baldwin Hills, it is one of the wealthiest African-American areas in the United States. It contains a collection of houses and

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in the Spanish Colonial and

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styles, most of which remain today. View Park architecture features the work of many notable architects, such as the Los Angeles Investment Company, Postle & Postle, R. F. Ruck, Paul Haynes, Leopold Fischer, H. Roy Kelley, Raphael Soriano, Charles W. Wong, Robert Earl, M.C. Drebbin, Vincent Palmer, Theodore Pletsch and Homer C. Valentine. It is also rumored that renowned African American architect, Paul Williams had built several homes in View Park. The only documented Paul Williams home in View Park i
located on Mount Vernon Drive

National Register of Historic Places

On July 12, 2016, View Park was listed on the

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, an initiative led by View Park Conservancy in which almost 700 View Park residents donated over $100,000 to complete the historic work needed to complete the neighborhood's nomination. View Park is the largest National Register historic district in the country based on

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and county history, and the largest in California in terms of total property owners.

Windsor Hills

Windsor Hills was developed in the late 1930s by Marlow-Burns Development Company and targeted the high upper-class neighborhood akin to the style of Bel-Air and Beverly Glen. It was the first subdivision in Southern California for which the newly created

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provided

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. It also contains a collection of houses and

in the Spanish Colonial and

styles. African-Americans were forbidden to live in either area until the Supreme Court's invalidation of racial restrictive covenants in 1948.

Geography

View Park−Windsor Hills is located at (33.993662, -118.346950).

Climate

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land. The region has a

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Demographics

For statistical purposes, the

has defined View Park−Windsor Hills as a

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(CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area. As of end of 2020, View Park-Windsor hills ranks # 1 among top 10 richest black communities in US, with an average family income of $159,168.

2020 census

''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

2010 Census

At the 2010 census View Park−Windsor Hills had a population of 11,075. The population density was . The racial makeup of View Park−Windsor Hills was 669 (6.0%) White (4.2% Non-Hispanic White), 9,392 (84.8%)

, 45 (0.4%) Native American, 147 (1.3%) Asian, 4 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 244 (2.2%) from other races, and 574 (5.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 720 people (6.5%). The census reported that 10,999 people (99.3% of the population) lived in households, 14 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 62 (0.6%) were institutionalized. There were 4,535 households, 1,246 (27.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,704 (37.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 985 (21.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 276 (6.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 166 (3.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 38 (0.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 1,354 households (29.9%) were one person and 575 (12.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.43. There were 2,965 families (65.4% of households); the average family size was 2.97. The age distribution was 2,090 people (18.9%) under the age of 18, 755 people (6.8%) aged 18 to 24, 2,286 people (20.6%) aged 25 to 44, 3,586 people (32.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 2,358 people (21.3%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 47.1 years. For every 100 females there were 80.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.0 males. There were 4,777 housing units at an average density of 2,593.4 per square mile, of the occupied units 3,275 (72.2%) were owner-occupied and 1,260 (27.8%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.2%. 8,297 people (74.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2,702 people (24.4%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

At the 2000 census there were 10,958 people, 4,539 households, and 3,041 families in the CDP. The population density was 5,895.8 inhabitants per square mile (2,274.7/km). There were 4,738 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the CDP was 88.0% African American, 5.4% White, 0.2% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races, and 4.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7%. The area had the highest percentage of African-American residents of any CDP in the

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. Of the 4,539 households 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were married couples living together, 19.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 28.9% of households were one person and 10.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.94. The age distribution was 20.3% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% 65 or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 84.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.3 males. The median household income was $90,876 and the median family income was $100,124. Males had a median income of $56,461 versus $43,663 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $34,382. About 3.1% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the

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, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

Parks and recreation

View Park-Windsor Hills has a main park called Rueben Ingold Park, The park opened on August 17, 1971, and is adjacent to

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with the newly Stocker Trail Corridor pathway to connect the two. Residents also use the Valley Ridge Avenue hill for exercising.

Government

The

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SPA 6 South Area Health Office Ruth-Temple Health Center in

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, serves View Park-Windsor Hills. In the state legislature View Park−Windsor Hills is located in the 26th Senate District, represented by Democrat

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, and in the 54th

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District, represented by Democrat Sydney Kamlager-Dove. Federally, View Park−Windsor Hills is located in California's 37th congressional district, which is represented by Democrat

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Education

Schools

The CDP community is within the Los Angeles Unified School District. A portion is also within the

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.View Park Windsor Hills CDP, California
."

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. Retrieved on March 22, 2010. Several elementary schools serve the LAUSD portion of community are as follows:
54th Street Elementary School
(K-5) (View Park)
Cowan Elementary School
(1–5) * Windsor Math/Science/Aerospace Magnet, 5215 Overdale Drive. (K-5, zoned only for Kindergarten) (Windsor Hills) All areas in LAUSD are zoned to: *Audubon Middle School *

Crenshaw High School Crenshaw High School is a four-year public secondary school in the Los Angeles Unified School District, located on 11th Avenue in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The school first opened in 1968 and currently enrolls arou ...

View Park Preparatory High School View Park Preparatory Accelerated Charter High School (known informally as View Park Prep) is a college preparatory school, college preparatory high school in South Los Angeles, South region of Los Angeles, California, United States. The school f ...

Some areas are jointly zoned to Audubon Middle School and Daniel Webster Middle Schoo

Some areas are jointly zoned to Audubon Middle School,

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, and Palms Middle School. Some areas are jointly zoned to Crenshaw High School and Westchester High School.

also serves as the center school for the View Park neighborhood. The school is an urban preparatory school partnered with LAUSD.

Emergency services

Police services

Criminal Law Enforcement Services including patrol are provided by the

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out of the Marina Del Ray station with a substation in the Ladera shopping center. Deputy Sheriffs also perform traffic enforcement and are often first on scene to vehicle accidents and Fire/EMS calls. As an unincorporated area, Traffic Law Enforcement Services are provided by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) out of the West LA Area Office in Culver City. The Los Angeles Unified School District Police has jurisdiction on the areas LAUSD elementary school campuses.

Fire/EMS services

Fire and EMS services are provided by the

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Station 58 (Engine and Medic unit) and Station 38 (Engine).

Surrounding Agencies

The Los Angeles City Fire Department and Culver City Fire Department border this area. The Los Angeles, Inglewood, Inglewood School District, and Culver City Police Departments border this area.

Library

Library services are provided by the County of Los Angeles Public Library View Park Library. The library will be renamed after late community resident

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Landmarks

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Residence at 4863 Southridge Avenue. The home was built in 1965. *The Googie-style Wich Stand now known as Simply Wholesome is located at Slauson Avenue and Overhill Avenue.
The Doumakes House
The first historic landmark in unincorporated LA County at Angeles Vista Blvd and West Blvd.

Notable people

View Park-Windsor Hills has been home to numerous actors, athletes, Filmmakers and musicians, including: * Ermias Joseph Asghedom, known professionally as

Nipsey Hussle Airmiess Joseph Asghedom (August 15, 1985 – March 31, 2019), known professionally as Nipsey Hussle (often stylized as Nipsey Hu$$le), was an American rapper, entrepreneur, and activist. Emerging from the West Coast hip hop scene in the mid- ...

Angelle Brooks Born in 1967, Brooks was the youngest of four children. Since the mid–1990s, Brooks has guest-starred in such television shows as ''NYPD Blue'', ''The Young and the Restless'', ''The Sopranos'', ''The Larry Sanders Show'', ''Strong Medicine'', ...

, Actress * Charles Burnett, Filmmaker and director *

, Novelist *

, (1930–2004) Late Singer *

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, mother of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex * James Cleveland (1931–1991) Gospel Singer, Arranger Composer *

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, Former NBA player and WNBA head coach *

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, Actress *

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Former professional baseball player * Lita Gaithers,

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-nominated playwright, singer/songwriter *

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, composer, arranger, and actor *

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, Actress * Sally Hampton, Writer, Producer, Actress *

Earl Ofari Hutchinson Earl Ofari Hutchinson (born October 8, 1945)"Media Makers: Earl Ofar ...

, Journalist, Author and Broadcaster * Louis Johnson, baseball player *

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, attorney *

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winning Actress and television director *

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, Musician, founding member of the

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, Former NBA player, brother of Mike Love *

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, singer * Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, retired Actress, Member of The British Royal Family * Issa Rae, Writer, Actress, and Television Producer * Leslie Sykes,

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news co-anchor *

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, Recording duo *

Clara Ward Clara Mae Ward (April 21, 1924 – January 16, 1973) was an American gospel singer who achieved great artistic and commercial success during the 1940s and 1950s, as leader of The Famous Ward Singers. A gifted singer and arranger, Ward adopted ...

, (1924–1973) Gospel singer * Dave Waymer, NFL Football Player *

Gerald Wilson Gerald Stanley Wilson (September 4, 1918 – September 8, 2014) was an American jazz trumpeter, big band bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator. Born in Mississippi, he was based in Los Angeles from the early 1940s. In addition to being a ...

, jazz Composer, arranger, conductor * Nancy Wilson, Vocalist

References

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