Highland Park is a neighborhood in
Los Angeles, California
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, located in the city's
Northeast
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region. It was one of the first subdivisions of Los Angeles
and is inhabited by a variety of ethnic and socioeconomic groups.
History
![San Encino Abbey](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/San_Encino_Abbey.jpg)
The area was settled thousands of years ago by
Paleo-Indians, and would later be settled by the
Kizh
Kizh Kit’c () are the Mission Indians of San Gabriel, according to Andrew Salas, Smithsonian Institution, Congress, the Catholic Church, the San Gabriel Mission, and other Indigenous communities. Most California tribes were known by their com ...
. After the founding of Los Angeles in 1781, the Corporal of the Guard at the
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel
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,
Jose Maria Verdugo
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*Jose ben Abin
*Jose ben Akabya
* Jose the Galil ...
, was granted the 36,403 acre
Rancho San Rafael
Rancho San Rafael was a Spanish land grant in the San Rafael Hills, bordering the Los Angeles River and the Arroyo Seco in present-day Los Angeles County, southern California, given in 1784 to Jose Maria Verdugo.
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The rancho includes t ...
which included present day Highland Park. Drought in the mid-19th century resulted in economic hardship for the Verdugo family, which eventually compelled them to auction off Rancho San Rafael in 1869 for $3,500 over an unpaid loan. The San Rafael tract was purchased by Andrew Glassell and Albert J. Chapman, who leased it out to sheep herders. In 1885, during the 1880s land boom, it was sold to George Morgan and Albert Judson, who combined it with other parcels they had purchased from the Verdugo family to create the Highland Park tract in 1886.
[ Two rail lines were built to Highland Park, which later helped the town to survive the burst of the property bubble.][ Highland Park was annexed to Los Angeles in 1895. In the early 20th century, Highland Park and neighboring Pasadena became enclaves for artists and intellectuals who were adherents of the ]Arts and Crafts
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movement.
With the completion of Arroyo Seco Parkway
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in 1940, Highland Park began to experience white flight
White flight or white exodus is the sudden or gradual large-scale migration of white people from areas becoming more racially or ethnoculturally diverse. Starting in the 1950s and 1960s, the terms became popular in the United States. They refer ...
, losing residents to the Mid-Wilshire
Mid-Wilshire is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. It is known for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Petersen Automotive Museum, and the Miracle Mile shopping district.
Geography
City of Los Angeles bounda ...
district and newer neighborhoods in Temple City and in the San Fernando Valley. By the mid-1960s, it was becoming a largely Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
district. Mexican immigrants and their American-born children began owning and renting in Highland Park, with its schools and parks becoming places where residents debated over how to fight discrimination and advance civil rights.
In the final decades of the 20th century, portions of Highland Park suffered waves of gang violence as a consequence of the Avenues street gang claiming them and the adjacent neighborhood of Glassell Park as its territory. At the beginning of the 21st century, then City Attorney
A city attorney is a position in city and municipal government in the United States. The city attorney is the attorney representing the municipality.
Unlike a district attorney or public defender, who usually handles criminal cases, a city at ...
Rocky Delgadillo, a Highland Park native, intensified efforts to rid Northeast Los Angeles of the Avenues. In 2006, four members of the gang were convicted of violating federal hate crime laws. In June 2009, police launched a major raid against the gang, rooting out many leaders of the gang with a federal racketeering indictment, demolishing the gang's Glassell Park stronghold. Law enforcement, coupled with community awareness efforts such as the annual Peace in the Northeast March, have led to a drastic decrease in violent crime in the 2010s.
In the early 2000s, relatively low rents and home prices, as well as Highland Park's pedestrian-friendly streets and proximity to Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) contains the central business district of Los Angeles. In addition, it contains a diverse residential area of some 85,000 people, and covers . A 2013 study found that the district is home to over 500,000 jobs. It is ...
attracted people of greater affluence than had previously been typical, as well as a reversal of the white flight from previous decades. Of special interest were the district's surviving Craftsman homes, many of which had been demolished in the mid-20th century. One architecturally significant home made its way to Heritage Square Museum
Heritage Square Museum is a living history and open-air architecture museum located beside the Arroyo Seco Parkway in the Montecito Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, in the southern Arroyo Seco area. The living history museum sho ...
, thanks to the efforts of local activists dedicated to saving Victorian homes scheduled for demolition. Like Echo Park
Echo Park is a neighborhood in the east-central region of Los Angeles, California. Located to the northwest of Downtown, it is bordered by Silver Lake to the west and Chinatown to the east. The culturally diverse neighborhood has become known fo ...
and Eagle Rock Eagle Rock may refer to:
Entertainment
* "Eagle Rock" (song), a hit single in 1971 by Australian band Daddy Cool
* "Eagle Rock", a song by Motörhead
* Eagle Rock Entertainment, a record label
Places
* Eagle Rock (formation), in California
* Eag ...
, Highland Park experienced rapid gentrification
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.
In the 2010s, Highland Park experienced significant job growth, especially with businesses along Figueroa Street and York Boulevard. Its educational, health, and social service careers also developed robustly during this period. However, most workers employed in Highland Park do not live there but commute from surrounding areas instead.In the 21st century, Highland Park has been economically revitalized, but its benefits have been experienced unevenly, bypassing many of the area’s longtime Latino residents.
Geography and climate
Highland Park’s boundaries are roughly the Arroyo Seco Parkway
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( California Route 110) on the southeast, Pasadena
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Its ...
on the northeast, Oak Grove Drive on the north, South Pasadena on the east, and Avenue 51 on the west. Primary thoroughfares include York Boulevard and Figueroa Street
Figueroa Street is a major north-south street in Los Angeles County, California, spanning from the Los Angeles neighborhood of Wilmington north to Eagle Rock. A short, unconnected continuation of Figueroa Street runs just south of Marengo Driv ...
.
Highland Park sits within the Northeast Los Angeles region along with Mount Washington
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The mountain is notorious for its erratic weather. On the afternoon of April 12, 1934, ...
, Cypress Park, Glassell Park
Glassell Park is a neighborhood of Northeast Los Angeles, California, in the San Rafael Hills.
Population
The 2000 U.S. Census counted 23,469 residents in the 2.75-square-mile Glassell Park neighborhood—or 8,524 people per square mile, an averag ...
, and Eagle Rock Eagle Rock may refer to:
Entertainment
* "Eagle Rock" (song), a hit single in 1971 by Australian band Daddy Cool
* "Eagle Rock", a song by Motörhead
* Eagle Rock Entertainment, a record label
Places
* Eagle Rock (formation), in California
* Eag ...
.
Demographics
The 2000 U.S. census counted 56,566 residents in the 3.42-square-mile neighborhood—an average of 16,835 people per square mile. In 2008, the city estimated that the population had increased to 60,841. The median age for residents was 28.
The ethnic composition of Highland Park in 2000 was Latinos
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, 72.4%; Non-Hispanic Whites
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, 11.3%; Asians, 11.2%; Blacks
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, 8.4%; and others, 2.6%. Among the 45% of residents born abroad, Mexico and El Salvador are the most common countries of origin.[
The median household income in 2008 dollars was $45,478, and 59% of households earned $40,000 or less. The average household size was 3.3 people. Renters occupied 60.9% of the housing units.][
The percentage of never-married men was 41%. The 2000 census found that 21% of families were headed by single parents. There were 1,942 military veterans in 2000, or 4.9% of the population.][
According to the ]2020 United States census
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, the Latino population dropped by 10% since 2010. Overall, the population of Highland Park decreased by 7%.
Government and infrastructure
* The Highland Park Post Office
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- 5930 North Figueroa Street.
* Los Angeles Fire Department
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Station 12 - 5921 North Figueroa Street.
Transportation
* The L Line - The Highland Park Station is located at the intersection of North Avenue 57 at Marmion Way. Built upon the same site as another preexisting rail station which was demolished in 1965, the new Highland Park Station was opened in 2003.
* Metro Local
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, there are ...
bus lines 81, 182 & 256 connect to the surrounding areas of Pasadena, South Pasadena, the San Gabriel Valley
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, and Downtown Los Angeles
* LADOT's DASH Highland Park/Eagle Rock bus line begins in San Pascual Park and ends near the city limits with Glendale Glendale is the anglicised version of the Gaelic Gleann Dail, which means ''valley of fertile, low-lying arable land''.
It may refer to:
Places Australia
* Glendale, New South Wales
** Stockland Glendale, a shopping centre
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. The route connects several local schools, shopping districts, and the Eagle Rock Plaza.
* Arroyo Seco Parkway
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(California State Route 110
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*AD 110, a year
* 110 BC, a year
*110 film, a cartridge-based film format used in still photography
* 110 (MBTA bus), Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus route
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) - formerly known as the Pasadena Freeway, it runs through Highland Park and has served local commuters since it opened in 1940.
Parks and libraries
* Arroyo Seco Regional Library - 6145 N Figueroa Street. It is a branch of Los Angeles Public Library
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.
Highland Park was served by a series of public libraries starting in 1890. It housed a collection of 50 books at the now demolished Miller's Hall, formerly located on York Boulevard between Avenues 63 and 64. As the library's collection grew, it was moved to other locations along nearby Avenue 64 in order to accommodate. A grant from Andrew Carnegie made possible a purpose-built facility which eventually became the original Arroyo Seco Library. Its location was decided upon in 1911 as a compromise between the competing residential centers of the district, as well in order to adhere to the stipulations of the grant. The library was opened in 1914.
On October 17, 1960, a newly constructed Arroyo Seco Library was opened to the public, replacing the original building after 46 years of service. Designed by architect John Landon, the second Arroyo Seco Library was the base of operations for the entire northeast region of the Los Angeles Public Library system. It also was equipped with rooftop parking which had access to the library's front door, a feature that was first of its kind among public libraries in the United States. This building would itself be replaced by another, modernized facility in 2003.
* Highland Park Recreation Center - 6150 Piedmont Avenue.
* York Boulevard Park - 4948 York Boulevard.
Religion
Highland Park is home to a wide array of religious practitioners. The St. Ignatius Church has been the house of worship for followers of Roman Catholicism
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in the district since the early 20th century. Originally located on Avenue 52, the church was moved to its present location on the corner of Avenue 60 and Monte Vista Street in 1915.
Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park and Eagle Rock was founded in Highland Park in 1923 and constructed its building in 1930. It is the second oldest synagogue in Los Angeles still operating in its original location, after the Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Wilshire Boulevard Temple, known from 1862 to 1933 as Congregation B'nai B'rith, is the oldest Jewish congregation in Los Angeles, California. Wilshire Boulevard Temple's main building, with a sanctuary topped by a large Byzantine revival dome an ...
(built in 1929).
Landmarks and attractions
* Galco's Soda Pop Stop has been owned and operated by the Nese family for more than a century.
* Avenue 50 Studio, a nonprofit community-based organization grounded in Latino and Chicano culture.
Historic-Cultural Monuments
The following are located in Highland Park:
* Judson Studios
Judson Studios is a fine arts studio specializing in stained glass located in the Highland Park section (also known as Garvanza) of northeast Los Angeles. The stained glass studio was founded in the Mott Alley section of downtown Los Angeles ...
, 200-204 S. Avenue 66. Historic-Cultural Monument #66, 1969
* Charles Lummis Residence, 200 E. Avenue 43. Historic-Cultural Monument #68, 1970
* Hiner House, 757 N. Figueroa Street. Historic-Cultural Monument #105, 1972
* San Encino Abbey, 6211 Arroyo Glen. Historic-Cultural Monument #106, 1972
* 5905 El Mio Drive, Historic-Cultural Monument #142, 1975
* 6028 Hayes Avenue, Historic-Cultural Monument #143, 1975
* Highland Park Police Station, 6045 York Boulevard. Historic-Cultural Monument #274, 1984
* Highland Park Masonic Temple
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, 104 N. Avenue 56. Historic-Cultural Monument #282, 1984
* Ebell Club Building, 125-135 S. Avenue 57. Historic-Cultural Monument #284, 1984
* Yoakum House, 140-154 S. Avenue 59. Historic-Cultural Monument #287, 1985
* Drake House, 210-220 S. Avenue 60. Historic-Cultural Monument #338, 1988
* Santa Fe Arroyo Seco Railroad Bridge
The Santa Fe Arroyo Seco Railroad Bridge in Highland Park, Los Angeles, is more than long and crosses the Arroyo Seco Parkway at an elevation of over . It is the tallest and longest railroad span in the city of Los Angeles, and most likely the o ...
, 162 S. Avenue 61. Historic-Cultural Monument #339, 1988
* Sunrise Court, 5721-5729 Monte Vista Street. Historic-Cultural Monument #400, 1988
* Ziegler Estate, 4601 N. Figueroa Boulevard. Historic-Cultural Monument #416, 1989
* Ivar I. Phillips Dwelling, 4200 N. Figueroa Street. Historic-Cultural Monument #469, 1989
* Ivar I. Phillips Residence, 4204 N. Figueroa Street. Historic-Cultural Monument #470, 1989
* Arroyo Seco Bank Building, 6301-6311 N. Figueroa Street. Historic-Cultural Monument #492, 1990
* Casa de Adobe, 4603-4613 Figueroa Street. Historic-Cultural Monument #493, 1990
* Kelman Residence and Carriage Barn, 5029 Echo Street. Historic-Cultural Monument #494, 1990
* J.E. Maxwell Residence, 211 S. Avenue 52. Historic-Cultural Monument #539, 1991
* Reverend Williel Thomson Residence, 215 S. Avenue 52. Historic-Cultural Monument #541, 1991
* Department of Water and Power Distributing Station No. 2, 211-235 N. Avenue 61. Historic-Cultural Monument #558, 1992
* E.A. Spencer Estate, 5660 Ash Street. Historic-Cultural Monument #564, 1992
* Security Trust and Savings Bank, 101-107 N. Avenue 56. Historic-Cultural Monument #575, 1993
* York Boulevard State Bank, 1301-1313 N. Avenue 51. Historic-Cultural Monument #581, 1993
* W.F. Poor Residence, 120 N. Avenue 54. Historic-Cultural Monument #582, 1993
* Occidental College Hall of Letters Building (Savoy Apartments), 121 N. Avenue 50. Historic-Cultural Monument #585, 1993
* Murdock Residence, 4219 N Figueroa Street. Historic-Cultural Monument #780, 2004
* Mills Cottage, 4746 Toland Way. Historic-Cultural Monument #781, 2004
* Wilkins House, 915-917 North Avenue 57. Historic-Cultural Monument #877, 2007
Education
Highland Park is zoned to the following schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District
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.
Zoned elementary schools include:
* Aldama Elementary School
* Annandale Elementary School
* Buchanan Elementary School
* Bushnell Way Elementary School
* Garvanza Elementary School
* San Pascual Elementary School
* Saint Ignatius of Loyola School (K-8)
* Toland Way Elementary School
* Yorkdale Elementary School
* Monte Vista Elementary School
* Arroyo Seco Museum Science Magnet School (K-8)
Residents are zoned to Luther Burbank Middle School and Benjamin Franklin High School. Los Angeles International Charter High School and Academia Avance Charter also serve the community.
Notable people
* Isaac Colton Ash, City Council member, 1925–27[Los Angeles Public Library file]
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* Maggie Baird
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, actress and screenwriter
* Jackie Beat
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, drag performer and comedian
* Beck
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, musician
* Jackson Browne
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Emerging as a precocious teenage songwriter in mid-1960s Los Angeles, he h ...
, musician
* Rose La Monte Burcham
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Early life and education
Rose Victoria La Monte was born in Dansville, Steuben County, New York, the ...
(1857–1944), medical doctor and mining executive whose Highland Park house still stands[Bradford Caslon]
"Rose La Monte Burcham -- 4900 Pasadena Avenue"
''A Look Back at Vintage Los Angeles'' (November 9, 2011).
* Zack de la Rocha
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, musician
* Rocky Delgadillo, City Attorney of Los Angeles, 2001–2009
* Daryl Gates
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, police chief from 1971 to 1992
* Billie Eilish
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, musician, singer, songwriter
* Edward Furlong
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, actor
* John C. Holland
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, Los Angeles City Council member, 1943–67, businessman[Los Angeles Public Library reference file]
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* Diane Keaton
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, Academy Award-winning actress, brought up in Highland Park
* Mike Kelley, artist
* Marc Maron
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In the 1990s and 2000s, Maron was a frequent guest on the '' Late Show with David Letterman'' and has appeared more than forty ...
, comedian and actor
* Finneas O’Connell, singer, songwriter, record producer, musician, and actor
* Ariel Pink
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, musician
* Fritz Poock
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, artist
* Cora Scott Pond Pope
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, real estate developer of the Mt. Angelus area of Highland Park
* Skrillex
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, musician
* Emily Wells
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, musician
* David Weidman
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, silkscreen artist and animation background painter
* Miles Heizer
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, actor
In popular culture
Motion pictures that have been shot in Highland Park include:
* ''Reservoir Dogs
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''
* ''The Lincoln Lawyer
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It was adapted as ...
'' – location for the bar The York on York
* '' Gangster Squad'' – In early 2012 the entire Highland Park downtown area along Figueroa Street was redone to look like post-WWII-era Los Angeles for the film.
* '' Yes Man''
* ''Cyrus
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''
* ''Tuff Turf
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Plot
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''
Television and feature films have used the old Los Angeles Police Department building in the 6000 block of York Boulevard.
Smith Estate, an historic hilltop Victorian house, has been a shooting location for horror films such as ''Spider Baby
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'', '' Silent Scream'' and '' Insidious: Chapter 2''.
See also
* Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments on the East and Northeast Sides
* List of districts and neighborhoods of Los Angeles
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References
External links
History of Highland Park
Occidental College Sociology Department article
Audubon Center at Debs Park
Southwest Museum
Autry National Center, Southwest Museum of the American Indian
Heritage Square Museum
Historic Rescued Homes
York & Fig
—a reporting project by ''Marketplace
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'' on the gentrification of Highland Park
laparks.org Highland Park bike route MAP
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