Mar Vista Gardens is a housing project at 11965 Allin Street in the Del Rey

Del Rey, Los Angeles, California

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 district of southwestern Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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, bordering Ballona Creek

Ballona Creek

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 and situated near Culver City, California

Culver City, California

Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 38,883, up from 38,816 at the 2000 census. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Culver...

. It is operated by the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles

Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles

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. The complex has a "Culver City" mailing address but is not in the city of Culver City.

It is the westernmost large housing project in the HACLA system. It has 62 buildings and 601 apartments. Some of the apartments overlook Ballona Creek. In addition to housing units, the Gardens has athletic fields, a gymnasium and a community center. A part-time health clinic is located in the community center.

Mar Vista Gardens is the traditional home of the Culver City Boyz

Culver City Boyz

Culver City Boyz is an infamous Mexican American street gang primarily in western Los Angeles, California, including pockets in Culver City. Their traditional home is the Mar Vista Gardens, which is Los Angeles' westernmost largest housing project in the HACLA system...

, an infamous Chicano

Chicano

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 street gang. By 2003, many Culver City Boyz had been expelled from the public housing due to strict rules. Many Westside gang members relocated to the city of Inglewood

Inglewood, California

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.

Recent muggings have occurred near Mar Vista Gardens.

Zoned schools

Residents of the complex are zoned to schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District

Los Angeles Unified School District

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.
Stoner Ave. Elementary School

• Braddock Drive Elementary School
• Marina del Rey Middle School
• Venice High School
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• Central High Mar Vista Gardens

Notable residents

• Tito Valenzuela (born 1957) owner of Tito's Tacos
• Art Alexakis
  Art Alexakis
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  (born 1962) lead singer of the band Everclear
• Yolanda del Río (born 1976) rancheras singer
• Todd Bridges (born 1964) actor