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Northeast Los Angeles

Northeast Los Angeles

Overview
Northeast Los Angeles is an area of the city of Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the municipality of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123.445 inhabitants...

, northeast of Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area...

, east of the Los Angeles River
Los Angeles River
The Los Angeles River starts in San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Mountains, and Santa Susana Mountains and flows through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the west end of the San Fernando Valley, 51 miles southeast to its mouth in Long Beach...

, bounded on the north by the cities of Glendale
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It lies at the eastern end of the San Fernando Valley, is bisected by the Verdugo Mountains, and is a suburb in the Greater Los Angeles Area...

 and Pasadena
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States; and is a satellite city of Los Angeles. Famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home of many leading scientific and cultural institutions, including the...

, and bounded on the east by several cities of the San Gabriel Valley
San Gabriel Valley
The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and west of the Inland Empire. It derives its name from the San Gabriel River that flows...

. The area is home to Occidental College
Occidental College
Occidental College is a small, private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1887, Occidental College, or "Oxy" as it is called by students and alumni, is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges on the West Coast...

 located in Eagle Rock
Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California
Eagle Rock is a neighborhood in northeastern Los Angeles, California, United States. It is bordered by the city of Glendale on the north and west, Highland Park on the south, and the cities of Pasadena and South Pasadena on the east. Major thoroughfares include Eagle Rock Boulevard, Colorado...

.

The bulk of the area closer to Downtown was part of the original Spanish grant when the city incorporated in 1850. One of the first annexations of the city was the city of Highland Park
Highland Park, Los Angeles, California
Highland Park is a district of North East Los Angeles.-Geography and transportation:Highland Park is located along the Arroyo Seco. It is situated within what was once Rancho San Rafael of the Spanish / Mexican era...

 in 1895.
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Northeast Los Angeles is an area of the city of Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the municipality of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123.445 inhabitants...

, northeast of Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area...

, east of the Los Angeles River
Los Angeles River
The Los Angeles River starts in San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Mountains, and Santa Susana Mountains and flows through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the west end of the San Fernando Valley, 51 miles southeast to its mouth in Long Beach...

, bounded on the north by the cities of Glendale
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It lies at the eastern end of the San Fernando Valley, is bisected by the Verdugo Mountains, and is a suburb in the Greater Los Angeles Area...

 and Pasadena
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States; and is a satellite city of Los Angeles. Famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home of many leading scientific and cultural institutions, including the...

, and bounded on the east by several cities of the San Gabriel Valley
San Gabriel Valley
The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and west of the Inland Empire. It derives its name from the San Gabriel River that flows...

. The area is home to Occidental College
Occidental College
Occidental College is a small, private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1887, Occidental College, or "Oxy" as it is called by students and alumni, is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges on the West Coast...

 located in Eagle Rock
Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California
Eagle Rock is a neighborhood in northeastern Los Angeles, California, United States. It is bordered by the city of Glendale on the north and west, Highland Park on the south, and the cities of Pasadena and South Pasadena on the east. Major thoroughfares include Eagle Rock Boulevard, Colorado...

.

History


The bulk of the area closer to Downtown was part of the original Spanish grant when the city incorporated in 1850. One of the first annexations of the city was the city of Highland Park
Highland Park, Los Angeles, California
Highland Park is a district of North East Los Angeles.-Geography and transportation:Highland Park is located along the Arroyo Seco. It is situated within what was once Rancho San Rafael of the Spanish / Mexican era...

 in 1895. Other cities in Northeast Los Angeles was soon annexed to the city: Garvanza
Garvanza, Los Angeles, California
Garvanza is a neighborhood in northeast Los Angeles. It is generally considered a subdistrict of Highland Park.It is named for the garbanzo beans that once flourished there. Garvanza was annexed by the city in 1899....

 (1899), and Arroyo Seco (1912).

Neighborhoods

  • Atwater Village
    Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California
    Atwater is a a neighborhood in North East Los Angeles, California. It lies at an elevation of 404 feet .-Geography:Atwater Village lies between the Los Angeles River to the west and Glendale to the north and east...

  • Arroyo Seco
  • Cypress Park
    Cypress Park, Los Angeles, California
    Cypress Park is a neighborhood in northeast Los Angeles, California, United States.- Neighborhood :Cypress Park is one of the first suburbs of Los Angeles. It was developed mostly in the early 20th Century as a working class neighborhood whose main attraction was its proximity to the nearby...

  • Eagle Rock
    Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California
    Eagle Rock is a neighborhood in northeastern Los Angeles, California, United States. It is bordered by the city of Glendale on the north and west, Highland Park on the south, and the cities of Pasadena and South Pasadena on the east. Major thoroughfares include Eagle Rock Boulevard, Colorado...

  • El Sereno
    El Sereno, Los Angeles, California
    El Sereno is a district in Northeastern Los Angeles, California.El Sereno sits atop the Monterey Hills that separate the Los Angeles Basin from the San Gabriel Valley, and is the easternmost district in the city of Los Angeles...

  • Elysian Valley
    Elysian Valley, Los Angeles, California
    Elysian Valley is a small bedroom community of the City of Los Angeles, California.It is part of the Elysian Park-Silverlake area.-History:...

  • Garvanza
    Garvanza, Los Angeles, California
    Garvanza is a neighborhood in northeast Los Angeles. It is generally considered a subdistrict of Highland Park.It is named for the garbanzo beans that once flourished there. Garvanza was annexed by the city in 1899....

  • Glassell Park
    Glassell Park, Los Angeles, California
    Glassell Park is a neighborhood in northeast Los Angeles, California.-Geography:Glassell Park borders Atwater Village and the Los Angeles River on the west, the city of Glendale on the northwest, Eagle Rock on the northeast, Mount Washington on the southeast and Cypress Park on the south...

  • Heritage Square Museum
    Heritage Square Museum
    Heritage Square Museum is a living history museum located in the Montecito Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, that tells the story of the development of Southern California through architecture. Eight historic structures, a train car, and a trolly car were all saved from demolition...

  • Hermon
    Hermon, Los Angeles, California
    Hermon is a small district in the city of Los Angeles, California. It is situated in a half square-mile valley bordered by the Arroyo Seco and the historic 110 freeway to the west, Monterey Hills to the south, and South Pasadena to the north and east. The community has been part of Los Angeles...

  • Highland Park
    Highland Park, Los Angeles, California
    Highland Park is a district of North East Los Angeles.-Geography and transportation:Highland Park is located along the Arroyo Seco. It is situated within what was once Rancho San Rafael of the Spanish / Mexican era...

  • Lincoln Heights
    Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, California
    Lincoln Heights is a neighborhood northeast of downtown Los Angeles, California.-Geography and transportation:Lincoln Heights is bounded by the Los Angeles River on the west, the San Bernardino Freeway on the south, and Indiana Street on the east; the district's northern border is unclear due to...

  • Montecito Heights
    Montecito Heights, Los Angeles, California
    Montecito Heights is a small district on the North East Side formerly known as an original East Los Angeles area of Los Angeles, California.-Geography and Transportation:...

  • Monterey Hills
    Monterey Hills, Los Angeles, California
    Monterey Hills is a small, diverse, middle-class community within the city of Los Angeles, California located about 4 miles ENE of downtown Los Angeles and about 3 miles from Pasadena off of the 110 Freeway. It is surrounded by El Sereno to the southeast, Hermon to the east, Montecito Heights to...

  • Mt. Washington
  • University Hills
    University Hills, Los Angeles, California
    University Hills is a district on the East Side of Los Angeles, California. It is the site of California State University, Los Angeles.-Geography and transportation:...


Transportation


The area well-served by freeways and public transportation. California's first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway (CA SR-110) connects the area with Downtown and Pasadena. The I-10 San Bernardino Freeway
San Bernardino Freeway
The San Bernardino Freeway is a named freeway in the U.S. state of California in the Greater Los Angeles area. It refers to the following two segments:...

 lies immediately to the south of the area.

The MTA Gold Line light-rail's four Gold Line stations (Lincoln/Cypress, Heritage Square, Southwest Museum, Highland Park) connects Northeast Los Angeles with Downtown and Pasadena.