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Willowbrook. South Los Angeles, also known as South Central Los Angeles or simply South Central, is a region in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, lying mostly within the city limits of Los Angeles, south of downtown . It is "defined on Los Angeles city maps as a 16-square-mile (41 km 2) rectangle with two prongs at the south end.”.
Watts is a neighborhood in southern Los Angeles, California. It is located within the South Los Angeles region, bordering the cities of Lynwood, Huntington Park and South Gate to the east and southeast, respectively, and the unincorporated community of Willowbrook to the south. Founded in the late nineteenth century as a ranching community, the ...
A vast network of interconnected freeways in the megaregion of Southern California serves a population of over 23 million people. The Master Plan of Metropolitan Los Angeles Freeways was adopted by the Regional Planning Commission in 1947 and construction began in the early 1950s. [1] The plan hit opposition and funding limitations in the 1970s ...
History of California. The history of Los Angeles began in 1781 when 44 settlers from central New Spain (modern Mexico) established a permanent settlement in what is now Downtown Los Angeles, as instructed by Spanish Governor of Las Californias, Felipe de Neve, and authorized by Viceroy Antonio María de Bucareli.
South Gate, California. / 33.94417°N 118.19500°W / 33.94417; -118.19500. South Gate is the 19th largest city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, with 7.4 square miles (19 km 2 ). South Gate is located 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Downtown Los Angeles. [ 7] It is part of the Gateway Cities region of southeastern Los ...
Area code. 213. Bunker Hill is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. It is part of Downtown Los Angeles . Historically, Bunker Hill was a large hill that separated the Victorian-era Downtown from the western end of the city. The hill was tunneled through at Second Street in 1924, and at Third and Fourth Streets. [1]
Designated. 1964. Small tar pit. The La Brea Tar Pits is an active paleontological research site in urban Los Angeles. Hancock Park was formed around a group of tar pits where natural asphalt (also called asphaltum, bitumen, or pitch; brea in Spanish) has seeped up from the ground for tens of thousands of years.
U.S. Route 80 The Broadway of America 1942 alignment of US 80 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by CDOH Length 176.53 mi (284.10 km) Mileage reflects US 80 as it was in 1942. Existed November 11, 1926–July 1, 1964 Tourist routes Historic U.S. Route 80 Major intersections (in 1942) West end US 101 in San Diego Major intersections US 395 in San Diego SR 94 in San Diego SR 79 near ...