Ladera is a neighborhood in

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, lying between

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and an

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History

The first homes built in the Ladera Heights home development in 1946 were built in the

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section on Condon Avenue ... As the home development spread to the west of La Cienega in the 1950s and 1960s, the original area became known as "Old Ladera." In 2011 the Los Angeles City section was made a part of the 11th Councilmanic District, and residents

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ed later that this neighborhood be officially recognized under the name of Ladera. The naming as a Los Angeles neighborhood was done by the

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on February 24, 2017, and neighborhood signs were placed by the city beginning in July of that year.

References

External links

Scott Garner, "Pricey Oasis Keeps Its Sense of Self," ''Los Angeles Times,'' July 7, 2018, pages J-12 and J-13
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