Baldwin Village is a neighborhood in the South Los Angeles region of

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Geography

In 1988, Baldwin Village became be a distinct community in the city's General Plan, and signs were to be posted to identify the area. It is bounded by La Brea Avenue, Marlton Avenue, Obama Blvd, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Santo Thomas Drive.

History

Baldwin Village was developed in the early 1940s and 1950s by architect

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, 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

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) that once thrived among the area's tropical-style postwar apartment buildings. The Los Angeles City Council changed the name in 1990, after residents complained that it reinforced the neighborhood's image as a wild and menacing place. They renamed it Baldwin Village after the

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Development

While redevelopment has shown many successes, not all efforts have yielded results.

Marlton Square

Development of

Marlton Square Marlton Square is a one-block medical facility, retail and residential portion of Marlton Ave, located in the Baldwin Village neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California. It is bordered by Martin Luther King Jr Blvd on the north, Marlto ...

was stalled in bankruptcy after years of work and millions of dollars of public and private funds until 2012.

Kaiser Permanente

The neighborhood houses a 100,000 square foot Kaiser Permanente medical office building and outdoor plaza which opened on September 7, 2017.

Education

* Hillcrest Drive Elementary - 4041 Hillcrest Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90008

Media

Film

Baldwin Village served as a location for the 1992 film '' White Men Can't Jump''. The neighborhood also appears in the 2001 film '' Training Day''.

Television

It was also in episode 1 of Season 3 of the NBC television series '' Southland''. It was a prominent setting in the ''

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'' episode "Local Heroes" (Season 4, Episode 15).

Music Videos

Wacka Flocka Flame's "Hard in Da Paint" music video.

References

External links

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