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[[File:Lightmatter griffith observatory.jpg|Griffith Park is in Northwest Los Angeles |
[[File:Lightmatter griffith observatory.jpg|thumb|250px|Griffith Park, the City's largest public park is in Northwest Los Angeles]] |
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'''Northwest Los Angeles''' or '''Northwest of Downtown''' is a group of neighborhoods near the central area of [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] that are north and west of the city center of [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. This name for the area has been in use off and on for over 100 years,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/doc/163667286.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Aug%2015,%201894&author=&pub=Los%20Angeles%20Times&edition=&startpage=&desc=THE%20GREAT%20NORTHWEST |title=THE GREAT NORTHWEST. Regular Meeting of the Improvemont Association. |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=Aug 15, 1894 |page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/doc/160187798.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jun%2024,%201916&author=&pub=Los%20Angeles%20Times&edition=&startpage=&desc=CITY%20TO%20SEA%20HIGHWAY%20AIM |title=CITY TO SEA HIGHWAY AIM. First-street Property Owners Take Initial Step; Petition Council for Opening Great Thoroughfare; Agree on Specifications and Secure Signatures. |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=Jun 24, 1916 |page=I11}}</ref> originally applying to [[Angelino Heights]] and gradually shifting northwesterly as those areas were built out. |
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[[Los Feliz]] and parts of [[Silverlake]] have always been expensive and home to [[Hollywood celebrities]]. But since the 1990's other neighborhoods in this area have experienced substantial [[gentrification]]. This has gradually displaced various immigrant and poor communities. |
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[[Los Feliz]] and parts of [[Silver Lake, Los Angeles|Silver Lake]] have always been expensive and home to [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] [[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 [[gentrification]]. This has gradually displaced various immigrant and poor communities.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gentrification divides Echo Park community in Los Angeles|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-outthere27-2008jun27,0,3921841.story|work=Gentrification divides Echo Park community in Los Angeles, 2008|publisher=Los Angeles Times|access-date=20 March 2012}}</ref> |
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[[File:Echo Park Lake Los Angeles skyline.JPG|Echo Lake in Echo Park|thumb|250px|right]] |
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The following are neighborhoods in Northwest Los Angeles: |
The following are neighborhoods in Northwest Los Angeles: |
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*[[Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles|Historic Filipinotown]] |
*[[Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles|Historic Filipinotown]] |
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*[[Los Feliz, Los Angeles|Los Feliz]] |
*[[Los Feliz, Los Angeles|Los Feliz]] |
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*[[Pico-Union, Los Angeles|Pico-Union]] |
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*[[Silver Lake, Los Angeles|Silver Lake]] |
*[[Silver Lake, Los Angeles|Silver Lake]] |
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*[[Solano Canyon, Los Angeles|Solano Canyon]] |
*[[Solano Canyon, Los Angeles|Solano Canyon]] |
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*[[Sunset Junction, Los Angeles|Sunset Junction]] |
*[[Sunset Junction, Los Angeles|Sunset Junction]] |
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*[[Westlake, Los Angeles|Westlake]] |
*[[Westlake, Los Angeles|Westlake]] |
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*[[Franklin Hills, Los Angeles|Franklin Hills]] |
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Revision as of 05:06, 9 May 2024
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Northwest Los Angeles or Northwest of Downtown is a group of neighborhoods near the central area of Los Angeles, California that are north and west of the city center of Los Angeles, California. This name for the area has been in use off and on for over 100 years,[1][2] 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.
Los Feliz and parts of Silver Lake have always been expensive and home to Hollywood 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 gentrification. This has gradually displaced various immigrant and poor communities.[3]
Most of the neighborhoods are represented by Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez, but some are represented by Nithya Raman or Eunisses Hernandez and other councilmembers.
The following are neighborhoods in Northwest Los Angeles:
- Angelino Heights
- Echo Park
- Elysian Heights
- Elysian Park
- Elysian Valley
- Historic Filipinotown
- Los Feliz
- Pico-Union
- Silver Lake
- Solano Canyon
- Sunset Junction
- Westlake
- Franklin Hills
References
- ^ "THE GREAT NORTHWEST. Regular Meeting of the Improvemont Association". Los Angeles Times. Aug 15, 1894. p. 8.
- ^ "CITY TO SEA HIGHWAY AIM. First-street Property Owners Take Initial Step; Petition Council for Opening Great Thoroughfare; Agree on Specifications and Secure Signatures". Los Angeles Times. Jun 24, 1916. p. I11.
- ^ "Gentrification divides Echo Park community in Los Angeles". Gentrification divides Echo Park community in Los Angeles, 2008. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
External links
Northwest Los Angeles travel guide from Wikivoyage
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