This article is about the City of Los Angeles. For a similar list for the County of Los Angeles, see Los Angeles County, California § Communities.
This is a list of notable districts and neighborhoods within the city of Los Angeles in the U.S. state of California, present and past. It includes residential and commercial industrial areas, historic preservation zones, and business-improvement districts, but does not include sales subdivisions, tract names, homeowners associations, and informal names for areas. The guiding precept is Misplaced Pages:Notability (geographic features)#Geographic regions, areas and places.
Regions
- Regions
- Crescenta Valley
- Downtown
- Eastside
- Harbor Area
- Greater Hollywood
- Northeast LA
- Northwest LA
- San Fernando Valley
- South LA
- Westside
- Central Los Angeles & Wilshire area
Current neighborhoods
A–E
- Angelino Heights
- Angeles Mesa
- Angelus Vista
- Arleta
- Arlington Heights
- Arts District
- Atwater Village
- Baldwin Hills
- Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw
- Baldwin Village
- Baldwin Vista
- Beachwood Canyon
- Bel Air
- Benedict Canyon
- Beverly Crest
- Beverly Glen
- Beverly Grove
- Beverly Park
- Beverlywood
- Boyle Heights
- Brentwood
- Brentwood Circle
- Brentwood Glen
- Broadway-Manchester
- Brookside
- Bunker Hill
- Byzantine-Latino Quarter
- Canoga Park
- Canterbury Knolls
- Carthay
- Carthay Circle
- Castle Heights
- Central-Alameda
- Central City
- Century City
- Chatsworth
- Chesterfield Square
- Cheviot Hills
- Chinatown
- Civic Center
- Country Club Park
- Crenshaw
- Crenshaw Manor
- Crestview
- Crestwood Hills
- Cypress Park
- Del Rey
- Downtown
- Eagle Rock
- East Gate Bel Air
- East Hollywood
- Echo Park
- El Sereno
- Elysian Heights
- Elysian Park
- Elysian Valley
- Encino
- Exposition Park
F–L
- Faircrest Heights
- Fairfax
- Fashion District
- Filipinotown, Historic
- Financial District
- Florence
- Flower District
- Franklin Hills
- Gallery Row
- Garvanza
- Glassell Park
- Gramercy Park
- Granada Hills
- Green Meadows
- Hancock Park
- Hansen Heights
- Harbor City
- Harbor Gateway
- Harvard Heights
- Harvard Park
- Hermon
- Highland Park
- Historic Filipinotown
- Historic Core
- Hollywood
- Hollywood Dell
- Hollywood Hills
- Hollywood Hills West
- Holmby Hills
- Hyde Park
- L.A. Downtown Industrial District
- Jefferson Park
- Jewelry District
- Kinney Heights
- Koreatown
- La Cienega Heights
- Ladera
- Lafayette Square
- Lake Balboa
- Lake View Terrace
- Larchmont
- Laurel Canyon
- Leimert Park
- Lincoln Heights
- Little Armenia
- Little Bangladesh
- Little Ethiopia
- Little Italy
- Little Tokyo
- Los Feliz
M–S
- Manchester Square
- Mandeville Canyon
- Marina Peninsula
- Mar Vista
- Melrose Hill
- Mid-City
- Mid-City Heights
- Mid-City West
- Mid-Wilshire
- Miracle Mile
- Mission Hills
- Montecito Heights
- Monterey Hills
- Mount Olympus
- Mount Washington
- Naud Junction
- Nichols Canyon
- NoHo Arts District
- North Hills
- North Hollywood
- Northridge
- North University Park
- Oakwood
- Old Bank District
- Old Chinatown
- Outpost Estates
- Pacific Palisades
- Pacoima
- Palms
- Panorama City
- Park La Brea
- Picfair Village
- Pico-Robertson
- Pico-Union
- Playa del Rey
- Playa Vista
- Porter Ranch
- Rancho Park
- Reseda
- Reynier Village
- Rose Hills
- Rustic Canyon
- San Pedro
- Sawtelle
- Shadow Hills
- Sherman Oaks
- Sherman Village
- Silver Lake
- Skid Row
- Solano Canyon
- Sonoratown
- South Central, Historic
- South Carthay
- South Park
- South Robertson
- Spaulding Square
- Studio City
- Sunland
- Sunset Junction
- Sun Valley
- Sylmar
T–Y
- Tarzana
- Terminal Island
- Thai Town
- Toluca Lake
- Toy District
- Tujunga
- University Hills
- University Park
- University Park, North
- Valley Glen
- Valley Village
- Van Nuys
- Venice
- Vermont Knolls
- Vermont-Slauson
- Vermont Square
- Vermont Vista
- Victor Heights
- Victoria Park
- Village Green
- Virgil Village
- Warehouse District
- Warner Center
- Watts
- Wellington Square
- West Adams
- West Adams Heights
- Westchester
- Westdale
- Western Heights
- West Hills
- Westlake
- West Los Angeles
- Westside Village
- Westwood
- Westwood Village
- Whitley Heights
- Wholesale District
- Wilmington
- Wilshire Center
- Wilshire Park
- Wilshire Vista
- Windsor Square
- Winnetka
- Woodland Hills
- Yucca Corridor
Historic Preservation Overlay Zones
Main article: Los Angeles Historic Preservation Overlay ZoneGovernment districts
- 1st District
- 2nd District
- 3rd District
- 4th District
- 5th District
- 6th District
- 7th District
- 8th District
- 9th District
- 10th District
- 11th District
- 12th District
- 13th District
- 14th District
- 15th District
Previous neighborhoods
Other
See also
References
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- ^ "Neighborhood Signs LAcity.org". Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "Neighborhoods", Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
- ^ 2012-2013 Official Visitors Map, Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board, 2012
- Caitlin Liu, "Neighbors Rally to Holden's Side on Charges of Non-Residency", Los Angeles Times, May 30, 1989, Page B-8 ("a quiet residential neighborhood")
- Pauline O'Connor (July 10, 2008). "Neighborhoods / Beachwood Canyon". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017.
- "Matea Gold, "Resident of Quiet Enclave Picket Parties at Mansion", Los Angeles Times, Metro Section, Page 1, October 5, 1996 "neighborhood high above the Beverly Hills Hotel"
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- Mary Moore, "Part of Brentwood Allowed to Become Gated Community", Los Angeles Times, June 4, 1995, Los Angeles Times, image 181 ("the first established neighborhood in Los Angeles to be enclosed with security fences")
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- Cohen, Allison B. (February 27, 2005). "A touch of magic in the city" – via LA Times.
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The state Assembly officially designated the area the "Byzantine-Latino Quarter" in 1997 and the Department of Transportation erected street markers in the area.
- Michael Krikorian, "Los Angeles: Asphalt Jungle or Green Meadow", Los Angeles Times, January 5, 2004, page B-3
- "Civic Center". Downtown LA Walks. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- Rees, Brenda (April 24, 2000). "Evolution of a '50s Dream". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
- "How a hijacked listing for one of L.A.'s most expensive homes led to a $60-million lawsuit". Los Angeles Times. April 26, 2019.
- Sam Byker, "The Sticks or the City? Well, Both", Los Angeles Times, July 15, 2007, image 84 ("The neighborhood, named Elysian Heights")
- Communications, Emmis (December 5, 2004). "Los Angeles Magazine". Emmis Communications – via Google Books.
- Montoya, Carina Monica (2009). Los Angeles's Historic Filipinotown. Arcadia Publishing. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-7385-6954-3.
- "Kyle Wagner's Road Tripper: Los Angeles". The Denver Post. April 21, 2007. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
- Leslie Ann Wiggins, "Charming, With A Fabled Past", Los Angeles Times, March 23, 2008, image 82 ("L.A.'s Los Feliz neighborhood of Franklin Hills")
- Ruth Ryon, "Mediterranean-Style Villa Is Fit for a Diva", Los Angeles Times,June 16, 2002, image 84 ("Hollywood Dell Hillside Neighborhood")
- "Downtown Industrial District Business Improvement District Engineer's Report" (PDF). clerk.lacity.org. Los Angeles City Clerk. May 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- "Historic L.A. Jewelry District building to become offices again". Los Angeles Times. February 6, 2015.
- The Los Angeles Times 01 Oct 1995, page Page 209 "Homes: Neighborhoods' Craftsman-Style Houses", "Los Angeles Times", October 1, 1995, image 209] ("one of several neighborhoods")
- "Ladera". Mike Bonin.
- "Keeping a Bit of L.A. Wild", Los Angeles Times, October 16, 2015, page A-14
- "Little Armenia Designation". www.littlearmenia.com.
- "To Fairfax and on to Ethiopia". Los Angeles Times. February 12, 2006.
- "L.A.'s Little Italy, Uncovered", CultureTrip
- Richard C, Paddock, "Mandeville Canyon Going All-Out Against Developers", Los Angeles Times, January 5, 1978, page WS-1
- John L. Mitchell, "Beach Walk OKd Despite Traffic Fears", Los Angeles Times, August 12, 1979, page CS-5
- Cohen, Allison B. (October 3, 2004). "It's barely on the map, and that's fine". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023.
- Fiore, Faye (November 28, 1990). "Settlement Reached Over Sinking Homes : Monterey Hills: More than two dozen insurance companies and Los Angeles will pay $62.5 million to the residents of the condominium community". Los Angeles Times.
- "The Los Angeles Times 05 Feb 1940, page 18". Newspapers.com.
- ""Nichols Canyon", Curbed Los Angeles".
- "Lankershim Boulevard", LATimes.com (video)
- "SurveyLA: Venice Community Plan Area" (PDF). Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- "Remembering Old Chinatown". www.lapl.org.
- Rasmussen, Cecilia. "Hidden Hollywood sign uncovers history". Los Angeles Times.
- "The Scout: What's new on Pico Boulevard". Los Angeles Times. July 13, 2012.
- "Neighborhood List - Mapping L.A. - Los Angeles Times".
- '"Spanish style still defines central pocket" by Martha Groves (Los Angeles Times, 26 February 2006)
- "Council File File No. 11-2057" (PDF). LACity.org. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- Robert Pierson, "Rustic Canyon — a Picturesque Stroll Amid Homes of the Artsy", Los Angeles Times, November 21, 1987, page D-1
- Hal Boyle (June 14, 1947). "Skid Row; The West's Bowery". Evening Independent. p. 10.
- Monte Morin, "Community Tries to Gain Back Respect", Los Angeles Times, September 26, 1999, image 64 ("screen the neighborhood from the highway")
- "A Brief History of Sonoratown, L.A.'s Lost Barrio". January 18, 2012.
- "Spaulding Square", Los Angeles City Office of Historic Resources
- "The Los Angeles Times 13 Sep 2007, page Page 91". Newspapers.com.
- DiMassa, Cara Mia (May 11, 2009). "Where peafowl don't run afoul". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023.
- "Holmes Shannon House" (PDF). Cultural Heritage Commission. Los Angeles Department of City Planning. June 12, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- Sam Hall Kaplan: LA Lost & Found, New York 1987, p. 109.
- David Ferrell, "Life in the Underbelly of L.A.", Los Angeles Times, November 9, 1992, page 1
- Philipp Gollner, Tiny Community of Westdale Marks 40 Years as Oasis of Small-Town Life, The Los Angeles Times, November 22, 1987
- Diane Wedner, "Neighborly Advice: Western Heights: Taking Over From Titans", Los Angeles Times, September 16, 2007, page K-4
- Mothner, Linda Beth (January 7, 1996). "Westside Village Reveals Rustic Past". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- Martha Groves, Seeking shoppers in Westwood Village, Los Angeles Times, May 6, 2008.
- "Wilshire Park", Los Angeles City Office of Historic Resources
- Monte Morin, "A Look Ahead: Activists Are Stepping Up Efforts on Their New Cause and Meeting Strong Business Opposition", Los Angeles Times, August 23, 1999, page 1
- Spitz, H. May. Canyon homes and that famous ZIP code." Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2004.
- Nita Lelyveld, "A Key Part of Film History", Los Angeles Times, March 1, 2015, image 64 ("when the neighborhood was called Edendale")
External links
- Bob Pool, "L.A. Neighborhoods, You're on the Map", Los Angeles Times, February 9, 2009 (article about Mapping L.A.)
- Southern California Association of Governments analysis of 2006 census data
- Los Angeles neighborhood signs—Flickr
- "Communities of the City of Los Angeles", Los Angeles Almanac, retrieved August 18, 2023
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