districts, boroughs, neighborhoods & other..

I wonder If somebody could tell my about actual administrative division (i don't know which word use..) of L.A. ????
I'm very curious :)

districts, boroughs, neighborhoods & other..

I wonder If somebody could tell my about actual administrative division (i don't know which word use..) of L.A. ????
I'm very curious :)

LA is a city of neighborhoods, not boroughs.

Can you tell me something more about neighborhoods of LA ?

LA is gigantic with probably the most neighborhoods outside of NY. They are all unique and have something for everybody. Too hard too describe them all.

Google "Los Angeles Neigborhoods" and that will tell you al.


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Maybe this will help. L.A. is huge! Almost looks like a big brain or something...

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b43/samceb/losangelesneighborhoods.jpg

List of districts and neighborhoods of Los Angeles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
The following are districts and neighborhoods within the city limits of the city of Los Angeles, sorted by region and then alphabetically:

Downtown Los Angeles
Bunker Hill
Chinatown
Civic Center
Fashion District
Financial District
Historic Core
Jewelry District
Little Tokyo
Skid Row
South Park
Old Bank District
Toy District
Wholesale District

Harbor Area
Harbor City
Harbor Gateway
San Pedro
Terminal Island
Wilmington

Greater Hollywood
Beechwood Canyon
Franklin Hills
Hollywood
East Hollywood
Hollywood Hills
Laurel Canyon
Little Armenia
Los Feliz
Melrose District
Mount Olympus
Sierra Vista
Sunset Strip
Spaulding Square
Thai Town
Yucca Corridor

Mid-City Los Angeles or Mid-Wilshire
Brookside Park
Carthay Circle
Country Club Park
Fairfax District
Fremont Place
Hancock Park
Harvard Heights
Koreatown
Larchmont
Miracle Mile
Olympic Park
Park La Brea
Park Mile
Picfair Village
Wellington Square
Western Heights
Wilshire Center
Wilshire Vista
Windsor Square

Rampart Area
Angelino Heights
Echo Park
Historic Filipinotown
Lafayette Park
MacArthur Park
Pico-Union
Silver Lake
Sunset Junction
Temple-Beaudry
Westlake
Virgil Village

East Los Angeles
Aliso Village
Arroyo Seco
Atwater Village
Cypress Park
Boyle Heights
Eagle Rock
El Sereno
Elysian Park
Elysian Valley
Garvanza
Glassell Park
Highland Park
Hillside Village
Lincoln Heights
Montecito Heights
Monterey Hills
Mt. Washington
University Hills

San Fernando Valley
Arleta
Balboa Park
Cahuenga Pass
Canoga Park
Chatsworth
Encino
Granada Hills
Knollwood
Lakeview Terrace
Lake Balboa
La Tuna Canyon
Mission Hills
NoHo Arts District
North Hills
North Hollywood
Northridge
Olive View
Pacoima
Panorama City
Porter Ranch
Reseda
Sepulveda
Shadow Hills
Sherman Oaks
Studio City
Sun Valley
Sunland
Sylmar
Tarzana
Toluca Lake
Toluca Woods
Tujunga
Universal City
Valley Glen
Valley Village
Van Nuys
Ventura Business District
Warner Center
West Hills
West Toluca
Winnetka
Woodland Hills

South Los Angeles
Athens Park
Baldwin Hills
Baldwin Village
Baldwin Vista
Chesterfield Square
Crenshaw
Exposition Park
Gramercy Park
Hyde Park
Jefferson Park
Jordan Downs
Leimert Park
Morningside Park
Nickerson Gardens
University Park
View Heights
Vermont Knolls
Vermont Park
Walnut Park
Watts
West Adams
West Alameda
North West Los Angeles
Bel-Air
Benedict Canyon
Beverly Crest
Beverly Glen
Beverlywood
Brentwood
Castellammare
Cheviot Hills
Crestview
Century City
Holmby Hills
Pacific Palisades
Palisades Highlands
Rancho Park
Roscomare Valley
Rustic Canyon
West Los Angeles
Westside Village
Westwood

South West Los Angeles Del Rey
Loyola Village
Manchester Square
Mar Vista
Oakwood
Palms
Playa del Rey
Playa Vista
Venice
Westchester
Westdale

Los Angeles continues stretching east to Ontario which is probably 30miles to the east after Alhambra...

http://www.pandaren.org/azn8oi/la.jpg

This map doesn't even stretch to Ontario and completely misses key cities of the San Fernando Valley (Northridge, Granada Hills, etc..)

Many different people live in the blue circle-- white people, black people, mexican people, and they vary in wealth. Some are richer (beach communities are richer, and I accidentally included Beverly Hills and up in it). Other cities are medium wealth, like Culver City and Torrance. Not all areas of Hollywood are necessarily rich either, just when you get to the hills and mansions appear.

The black circle is predominately black and mexican. The circle I made isn't very accurate, but oh well. This area, generally, has poorer people. Not dirt poor, but poor. And I accidently dragged all the way down to Long Beach, which isn't poor.

The red circle is the asian and mexican area. Alhambra, Rosemead, Monterey Park all have like at least 50% of their population being composed of Chinese/Taiwanese or Vietnamese immigrants. El Monte is predominantly mexican though-- > 50% mexican and hispanic.

As you keep heading east, towards Ontario and Riverside, there are more mexican communities and white people. Not too many blacks and asians there.

Once again, this map is definitely too small. It doesn't show the cities along the 60 freeway. Yeah, LA is hard to label in a nutshell.

There's only neighborhoods? No any bigger administrative unit? In most of cities there are few or <20 districts which consist of some communities or neighborhoods. And why Beverly Hills is "enclave" inside L.A. ? :)

haha i alwz wondered that too, BH is surrounded entirely by the city of LA

There's only neighborhoods? No any bigger administrative unit? In most of cities there are few or <20 districts which consist of some communities or neighborhoods. And why Beverly Hills is "enclave" inside L.A. ? :)


Beverly Hills is its own idependent city that LA never absorbed when it absorbed new land (JUST LIKE SANTA MONICA). But it is all LA, including Beverly Hills. And Beverly Hills is just another neiborhood in LA.

So beverly just have status of town/city but is considered as part of L.A. ? :) But weirdest thing is that Harbour Gateway :P

So beverly just have status of town/city but is considered as part of L.A. ? :) But weirdest thing is that Harbour Gateway :P
No, Beverly Hills is it's own city. It isn't part of LA, it's just surrounded by LA. But so many people associate Beverly with LA that it seems like it. And Harbor Gateway is part of Los Angeles city.

Los Angeles neighborhoods have a history of trying to break away from the main city and form their own, while many of the cities in the San Gabriel Valley were incorporated as cities right from the start and never were never under the administration of "Los Angeles"... for example Arcadia was a ranch before incorporation, and South Pasadena broke off as a seperate "city" from Pasadena...

In essence, Los Angeles represents the many different cities between Ventura and OC, with the city of Los Angeles in the middle :-/

No, Beverly Hills is it's own city. It isn't part of LA, it's just surrounded by LA. But so many people associate Beverly with LA that it seems like it. And Harbor Gateway is part of Los Angeles city.


Beverly Hills is a city with its own "municipal jurisdiction" but the notion of LA transcends formality. I think when people say "LA," they usually think of the area of Southern California, as opposed to fixed city boundaries mixed in with other independent cities, like Beverly Hills or West Hollywood.

However, this vague definition of LA could likely change into something more defined and tangible in the future when Downtown LA (the symbol of LA)becomes a thriving commercial, entertainment, residential, cultural, culinary city center. Think about it, by default, Downtown LA is supposed to represent this entire area just like downtown Chicago and downtown Seattle represent their respective metropolises. The only reason it hasn't represented this area is because LA evolved into a MULTI-nodal society with a bunch of different smaller "centers" (like Century City, Westwood, etc.) that prevented any particular area from being focused as the TRUE center. In addition, Downtown LA became one of the most dead places in all of LA (after 5PM when the office workers would go home). The dynamics and definition of LA is totally in active evolution and will likely change within another 10 years.

Billions and billions of $$$ are being invested in Downtown LA, and that will likely continue. With that kind of money invested in one particularly defined area, there will be a point where no other defined area can compete for the limelight. That is when Downtown LA will finally become the bona fide city center. It'll be a very natural idea for everyone to accept that Downtown LA is the CENTER (except for those in the Valley! Those bastards lol)

I think that 50-100 years from today, Downtown LA will seamlessly blend in with Wilshire Blvd. with a row of high-rises all the way down to Brentwood. At that point, Downtown LA will be a district of the LARGER city center, which I have defined (on SSP.com) as "West Central." It'll be analogous to the concept of Manhattan, NYC. Downtown LA may be the "Wall Street" area, etc.

By then, we can bet that subways will be under construction, and our subway down Wilshire Blvd. to Santa Monica should be completed at least. That mass transit option will make it possible (and legitimate in the eyes of urban critics) for Wilshire Blvd. to essentially become an extension of "the downtown" and I can imagine all of this being casually referred to as "The City."

http://www.pandaren.org/azn8oi/la.jpg

This map doesn't even stretch to Ontario and completely misses key cities of the San Fernando Valley (Northridge, Granada Hills, etc..)

Many different people live in the blue circle-- white people, black people, mexican people, and they vary in wealth. Some are richer (beach communities are richer, and I accidentally included Beverly Hills and up in it). Other cities are medium wealth, like Culver City and Torrance. Not all areas of Hollywood are necessarily rich either, just when you get to the hills and mansions appear.

The black circle is predominately black and mexican. The circle I made isn't very accurate, but oh well. This area, generally, has poorer people. Not dirt poor, but poor. And I accidently dragged all the way down to Long Beach, which isn't poor.

The red circle is the asian and mexican area. Alhambra, Rosemead, Monterey Park all have like at least 50% of their population being composed of Chinese/Taiwanese or Vietnamese immigrants. El Monte is predominantly mexican though-- > 50% mexican and hispanic.

As you keep heading east, towards Ontario and Riverside, there are more mexican communities and white people. Not too many blacks and asians there.

Once again, this map is definitely too small. It doesn't show the cities along the 60 freeway. Yeah, LA is hard to label in a nutshell.What the fuck are you talking about? First of all, none of the circle is Los Angeles. Second of all, you say it's mostly black and mexican and very poor. North Carson(or Del Amo) is one of the richest areas around, and is the richest black neighgborhood in the South Bay. It also has maybe a 5-10% hispanic population out of 20,000. Also, some of the surrounding areas aren't too shabby either. I don't know, but maybe you were thinking "Oh, Compton's the ghetto, so everywhere around it's poor!" but hell, even Compton has some streets that put houses on the beach to shame. Horse ranches and everything.

http://www.pandaren.org/azn8oi/la.jpg

This map doesn't even stretch to Ontario and completely misses key cities of the San Fernando Valley (Northridge, Granada Hills, etc..)

Many different people live in the blue circle-- white people, black people, mexican people, and they vary in wealth. Some are richer (beach communities are richer, and I accidentally included Beverly Hills and up in it). Other cities are medium wealth, like Culver City and Torrance. Not all areas of Hollywood are necessarily rich either, just when you get to the hills and mansions appear.

The black circle is predominately black and mexican. The circle I made isn't very accurate, but oh well. This area, generally, has poorer people. Not dirt poor, but poor. And I accidently dragged all the way down to Long Beach, which isn't poor.

The red circle is the asian and mexican area. Alhambra, Rosemead, Monterey Park all have like at least 50% of their population being composed of Chinese/Taiwanese or Vietnamese immigrants. El Monte is predominantly mexican though-- > 50% mexican and hispanic.

As you keep heading east, towards Ontario and Riverside, there are more mexican communities and white people. Not too many blacks and asians there.

Once again, this map is definitely too small. It doesn't show the cities along the 60 freeway. Yeah, LA is hard to label in a nutshell.
What the fuck are you talking about? First of all, none of the circle is Los Angeles. Second of all, you say it's mostly black and mexican and very poor. North Carson(or Del Amo) is one of the richest areas around, and is the richest black neighgborhood in the South Bay. It also has maybe a 5-10% hispanic population out of 20,000. Also, some of the surrounding areas aren't too shabby either. I don't know, but maybe you were thinking "Oh, Compton's the ghetto, so everywhere around it's poor!" but hell, even Compton has some streets that put houses on the beach to shame. Horse ranches and everything.

Before you guys start a fight, let me say this: the truth is somewhat in between what both of you say.

Maybe this will help. L.A. is huge! Almost looks like a big brain or something...

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b43/samceb/losangelesneighborhoods.jpg

Hi¡¡ Where is Century City? Thank you. :)

Hi¡¡ Where is Century City? Thank you. :)

in West LA:

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L.A is huge. The city has alot of towns that are enclaves too. It would be nice if L.A expands into these areas.

No, Beverly Hills is it's own city. It isn't part of LA, it's just surrounded by LA. But so many people associate Beverly with LA that it seems like it. And Harbor Gateway is part of Los Angeles city.

That's the thing about LA, pretty much we have as many people as NYC as even though Beverly Hills is not LA, it IS LA, so is Malibu, Compton, Manhattan Beach, EAST LA, Santa Monica, Pasadena, Glendale, LONG BEACH, and all the others that the whole country knows about. If you add up all that, we are as big as NYC. ANd it is OK to do that becuz city borders are all just a technicality, the truth is is that all of that is LA.

Orange County and Ventura county and Riverside is not part of LA, they are the real suburbs.

No, actually, it'd be horrible. L.A. is notorius for not listening to the community's complaints, unless those people are millionaires. LA gets 1,000+ complaints about potholes, but they only fix 105 a year. And you know where they go to fix those.


That's one of the major reasons Carson became it's own city, because of neglect by the city of Los Angeles.

That's the thing about LA, pretty much we have as many people as NYC as even though Beverly Hills is not LA, it IS LA, so is Malibu, Compton, Manhattan Beach, EAST LA, Santa Monica, Pasadena, Glendale, LONG BEACH, and all the others that the whole country knows about. If you add up all that, we are as big as NYC. ANd it is OK to do that becuz city borders are all just a technicality, the truth is is that all of that is LA.

Orange County and Ventura county and Riverside is not part of LA, they are the real suburbs.

When you talk about any city in America nowadays, most people include the suburbs in the discussion. However, I have met many people who live in the Southland near Los Angeles but when you ask them where do they live, or where are they from, many say their from Orange County, Long Beach, or Riverside and not Los Angeles. What's the distinction? I guess the suburbs of Los Angeles are more independent entites, and function as independent cities than suburbs of New York or Chicago.

^^ thats true, orange county, inland empire and areas like such are all self dependant. everyone i kno of (that lives around here) lives and works in orange county, there's no need to go to LA at all. I visit LA county like two or three times a month and i go to LA like 5-10 times a year

Yeah, the suburbs are very independant here. Cities like Pasadena, Santa Monica, and Long Beach are pretty much separate entities. You could live and die in those cities without ever going to Los Angeles and still find plenty of work, entertainment, high quality restaurants and services. While I am from Pasadena, I do go to Los Angeles often, but the point is that I wouldn't have to. I could find similar activities in Pasadena to much of what I do in Los Angeles, and the same is true for many other suburbs in the area.

I was at a wedding last night, and the grooms side was from the L.A area. I asked this one dude where he was from, and he said Orange County. I replied how do you like living in L.A. He said he doesn't live in L.A., he lives in Orange County. I'm like its all L.A. isn't it? He responded by saying that where he lives in Orange County it's 40 miles from L.A. and it's quite different. I guess the suburbs here in Chicago rely much more heavily on the central city for entertainment, food, arts, cultural activities, nightlife....... Not all of them though.

I dunno, it looked pretty much all the same to me when I was in L.A. last March.

I was at a wedding last night, and the grooms side was from the L.A area. I asked this one dude where he was from, and he said Orange County. I replied how do you like living in L.A. He said he doesn't live in L.A., he lives in Orange County. I'm like its all L.A. isn't it? He responded by saying that where he lives in Orange County it's 40 miles from L.A. and it's quite different. I guess the suburbs here in Chicago rely much more heavily on the central city for entertainment, food, arts, cultural activities, nightlife....... Not all of them though.

I dunno, it looked pretty much all the same to me when I was in L.A. last March.
Thats because LA is way different from anywhere else. L.A. is more than a city, it's a state of mind. :)

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That's right. I'm in an LA state of mind right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cheers:

I admit I'm curious for an answer as well, if the answer 'state of mind' is true, then there appears to be a great divide between those that are proud of living in LA & those in the greater metro area. Typically people refer to the primary city as their home, despite living in the greater metro area or even in a different state. Some cases it isn't true - 'North Jersey' refers to coming from suburban NYC in NJ. But in the case of 'Orange County', in my view I would consider that comment to be of some insult to LA, that they wanted the distinction made that they didn't live in LA. How is that a 'state of mind'?

Just curious is all, regional affiliations is an interesting subject especially a metro area that in not at all dominated by LA as other primary cities.

I admit I'm curious for an answer as well, if the answer 'state of mind' is true, then there appears to be a great divide between those that are proud of living in LA & those in the greater metro area. Typically people refer to the primary city as their home, despite living in the greater metro area or even in a different state. Some cases it isn't true - 'North Jersey' refers to coming from suburban NYC in NJ. But in the case of 'Orange County', in my view I would consider that comment to be of some insult to LA, that they wanted the distinction made that they didn't live in LA. How is that a 'state of mind'?

Just curious is all, regional affiliations is an interesting subject especially a metro area that in not at all dominated by LA as other primary cities.
Because (this is the truth) those rich people see LA as nothing more than a place that's packed full of blacks and mexicans, they mostly see LA as "the ghetto". And I know you can say "But LA has a lot of other races also", but usually they see L.A. as L.A. but West LA, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, etc. as totally separate areas. To people who don't live in those areas, LA is a state of mind.

^ Thanks for clearing that up, 'state of mind' isn't always what boosters will claim it to be. To a lesser degree that is true in other metro areas, that is why we now have so many additional regional names that describe metro areas - North Georgia, Bay Area, Metroplex, etc.

And I know you can say "But LA has a lot of other races also", but usually they see L.A. as L.A. but West LA, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, etc. as totally separate areas. To people who don't live in those areas, LA is a state of mind.

Unfortunately a lot of this mentality is what leads to annexation desires and a lack of community. I wish more people were proud of living in LA. Many people I know who live in the San Fernando Valley don't even know that they live in the city of Los Angeles. They think they live in the cities of Northridge, Sunland, etc. That is one of the things that is really killing this city, if you ask me.

Unfortunately a lot of this mentality is what leads to annexation desires and a lack of community. I wish more people were proud of living in LA. Many people I know who live in the San Fernando Valley don't even know that they live in the city of Los Angeles. They think they live in the cities of Northridge, Sunland, etc. That is one of the things that is really killing this city, if you ask me.

Agreed! It is VERY important to call LA only what LA actually is. If the county was named "Cherub" instead of LA their would be no confusion. LA is only 465sqmiles and includes only the colored parts of the above map. NYC doesn't take blame or responsibility of Yonkers and Chicago for Gary. Orange Co. is Orange Co., Downey is Downey and Long Beach is.......

Thats because LA is way different from anywhere else. L.A. is more than a city, it's a state of mind. :)

I dunno, it looks like a bunch of cities and suburbs claiming it was one town.

The difference between L.A. suburbs and most other suburbs across the country is that they are actually interesting, independent cities with culture and nightlife all their own. Examples include Long Beach, Pasadena, Santa Monica, and West Hollywood.

How can it be that the name for all the city's suburbs end in 'land', I'm talking something like Losangelesland, believe or not there's places like that. It just showshow boring the subrubs are, just by the name.

lol.. what a lame name

lol.. what a lame name

It is!

Unfortunately a lot of this mentality is what leads to annexation desires and a lack of community. I wish more people were proud of living in LA. Many people I know who live in the San Fernando Valley don't even know that they live in the city of Los Angeles. They think they live in the cities of Northridge, Sunland, etc. That is one of the things that is really killing this city, if you ask me.


Thanx "squeemu" for that comment. Their is alot of LAignorance committed surprisingly by people who live here. When I discovered that map, I was shocked to find out what LA was and what LA wasn't . Contrary to many people on this forum, LA is not that big, it is a medium sized city at best. LA is only 465 sq miles, Houston, Tx is over 600! Now that's a large city. Until Santa Monica, Long Beach and Beverly Hills are legally annexed as part of the city, they are not part LA the city anyway you put it. Yonkers, Jersey City and Hoboken are not part of NYC, eventhough the last two are only seperated by a river that is less than a 1/4 of mile wide. LA is not that big! If Long Beach is part of LA, then Stanford, Conneticut is part of NYC. Please stop LAignorance!

I live in the Westchester area and people think that we are part of the South Bay. in reality we are part of the City Of Los Angeles and yes Villaraigoza is our Mayor. This is on the South West area of Los Angeles and most outsiders think we are an incorporated city or part of the County. Neither one, thank God, that we are a part of this great metropolis we call the City of Los Angeles. Might feel like a suburb, but we're really not!!!!!! :righton:

I live in the Westchester area and people think that we are part of the South Bay. in reality we are part of the City Of Los Angeles and yes Villaraigoza is our Mayor. This is on the South West area of Los Angeles and most outsiders think we are an incorporated city or part of the County. Neither one, thank God, that we are a part of this great metropolis we call the City of Los Angeles. Might feel like a suburb, but we're really not!!!!!! :righton:

Ferneynism, love ya. "Villaraigosa". He's a diva. http://www.antonio2005.com/

lol