Faircrest Heights is a neighborhood in
Mid-City, Los Angeles
Mid City (also Mid-City) is a neighborhood in Central Los Angeles, California.
Attractions include restaurants and a post office named for singer Ray Charles, who had his recording studio in Mid City. The neighborhood hosts eleven public and pri ...
, California.
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In December 2004, ''Los Angeles'' magazine named Faircrest Heights one of the "10 Best Districts You've Never Heard Of".
Geography
''Los Angeles Magazine''
In December 2004, ''Los Angeles Magazine'' bounded the neighborhood as
La Cienega Boulevard
La Cienega Boulevard is a major north–south arterial road that runs between El Segundo Boulevard in Hawthorne, California on the south and the Sunset Strip/ Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood to the north. It was named for Rancho Las Cienega ...
on the west, Fairfax Avenue on the east, Pico Boulevard on the north and Guthrie Avenue on the south. It lay south of
South Carthay, Los Angeles
South Carthay is a neighborhood in Central Los Angeles, California. Located south of Carthay Circle,''The Thomas Guide,'' 2008, page 633 South Carthay was developed in the 1930s by Spyros George Ponty.
Geography
The neighborhood is bounded by O ...
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P.I.C.O. Neighborhood Council
The P.I.C.O. Neighborhood Council map does not indicate a neighborhood called Faircrest Heights. Instead, the council breaks the area into two residential districts: “Neighbors United” and “C.H.A.P.S.” Per the council bylaws, the two combined residential districts are bounded by La Cienega Boulevard on the west; Fairfax Avenue on the east; Pico Boulevard on the north; and David Avenue and Venice Boulevard
Venice Boulevard is a major east–west thoroughfare in Los Angeles, running from the ocean in the Venice district, past the I-10 intersection, into downtown Los Angeles. It was originally known as West 16th Street under the Los Angeles numbered ...
on the south.
Maps
According to Google Maps
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, Faircrest Heights is bounded by Alvira Street on the west, Fairfax Avenue
Fairfax Avenue is a street in the north central area of the city of Los Angeles, California. It runs from La Cienega Boulevard in Culver City at its southern end to Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood on its northern end. From La Cienega Boulevard (be ...
on the east, Pico Boulevard on the north and Sawyer Street on the south. Los Angeles county maps show 18th street on the north, Clyde Avenue on the east, Washington Blvd on the south, and La Cienega Ave to the west.
Adjacent neighborhoods
Crestview and La Cienega Heights are located to the west; Reynier Village is located to the southwest; Carthay Square, Little Ethiopia Little Ethiopia may refer to:
* Little Ethiopia, Los Angeles
Little Ethiopia is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles. It is known for its collection of Ethiopian restaurants, coffee shops, boutiques and thrift stores.
History
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, and South Carthay neighborhoods are to the north; and Picfair Village is located to the east. The Culver City Arts District is located to the south.
Demographics
Based on the 2010 Census, within the five census block groups that compose Faircrest Heights, racial representation is mixed with approximately 38% white, 37% African American, 8% Asian, and 18% other. The housing stock was primarily built in the late 1920s to early 1940s,
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Neighborhoods in Los Angeles
Westside (Los Angeles County)
West Los Angeles