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The theater, site of film premieres including Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (their first full-length animated film) and the West Coast premiere of Gone with the Wind, inspired the community to change the name from “Carthay Center” to “Carthay Circle.” [5] The theater was demolished in 1969 [7] to make way for a new office ...
Baldwin Village was developed in the early 1940s and 1950s by architect Clarence Stein, as an apartment complex for young families.Baldwin Village is occasionally called "The Jungles" by locals because of the tropical trees and foliage (such as palms, banana trees and begonias) that once thrived among the area's tropical-style postwar apartment buildings. [3]
The median age was 31, about average for the city and the county, but the percentages of residents aged 10 or younger or 11 to 18 were among the county's highest. There were 406 families headed by single parents; the rate of 29.8% [9] was the fourth-highest among city neighborhoods. [10]
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services SPA 5 West Area Health Office serves Westchester. [28] The United States Postal Service Westchester Post Office is located at 7381 La Tijera Boulevard. [29] The United States Postal Service Airport Station is located at 8821 Aviation Boulevard, Los Angeles 90009-9997.
Map of Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles. (as delineated by the Los Angeles Times). According to the Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. project, Mid-Wilshire is bounded on the north by West Third Street, on the northeast by La Brea Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard, on the east by Crenshaw Boulevard, on the south by Pico Boulevard and on the west by Fairfax Avenue.
Baldwin Vista is part of what was once Rancho La Ciénega ó Paso de la Tijera, later owned by Lucky Baldwin. [2] Developed in 1954, houses originally cost $35,000 to $50,000. [3]
The percentage of households that earned $20,000 to $40,000 yearly was high for Los Angeles County. The average household size of 3.3 people was high for Los Angeles. Renters occupied 56.2% of the housing stock and house- or apartment owners held 43.8%.
South Robertson is an area on the Westside of Los Angeles that is served by the South Robertson neighborhood council. [1] It contains the following city neighborhoods: Beverlywood, Castle Heights, Cheviot Hills, Crestview, La Cienega Heights and Reynier Village. The area is notable as a center for the Jewish community. [2]