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Encyclopedia > Glassell Park, Los Angeles, California

Glassell Park is a neighborhood district in northeastern Los Angeles, California. Glassell Park is a community incorporated by the city of Los Angeles. Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ...


Geography

Glassell Park is bordered by Atwater Village and Silver Lake on the west, the city of Glendale on the northeast Elysian Park. on the southwest, Cypress Park on the southeast, Mount Washington on the east, and Eagle Rock on the northeast. While somewhat indefinite, the district's boundaries are roughly the Glendale Freeway on the northwest, the Los Angeles River on the southwest, Division Street on the east, and El Paso Drive on the northeast. Major thoroughfares include Eagle Rock Boulevard and San Fernando Road. Atwater Village is a neighborhood in northeast Los Angeles, California. ... Silver Lake is a Los Angeles neighborhood east of Hollywood. ... Nickname: The Jewel City Location of Glendale within Los Angeles County and the State of California. ... Located next to Chavez Ravine where Dodger Stadium is located Elysian Park is mostly a hillside community that is home to the Los Angeles Police Department Academy. ... Cypress Park is a neighbourhood east of the Los Angeles River in Los Angeles, California. ... Mt. ... The Eagle Rock Eagle Rock is a neighborhood in northeastern Los Angeles, California. ... Southern California freeways California State Route 2; the Santa Monica Boulevard segment is highlighted in red, Alvarado Street is highlighted in green, the Glendale Freeway is highlighted in blue, and the Angeles Crest Highway is highlighted in purple. ... The Los Angeles River, highlighted in red (on the left). ... San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. ...


The Neighborhood

Glassell Park is one of Los Angeles's older neighborhoods, having been developed in the late 19th century along the Los Angeles Railway track that formerly ran in the median of Eagle Rock Boulevard and the adjoining hills. It is a quiet, almost sleepy, largely residential district, with a large industrial corridor along San Fernando Road (which parallels Union Pacific railroad tracks) and low-rise commercial buildings along Eagle Rock Boulevard. Today it is largely working class, Latino, white, Filipino and Asian. During World War II, the LARy replaced the mission bell tower in its logo with the slogan Dedicated to Victory. ... The Union Pacific Railroad (NYSE: UNP) is the largest railroad in the United States. ...


Glassell Park has benefited from (also victimized by) the Southern California real estate boom that began in the early 2000s. The community has seen an influx of middle-class families moving into the neighborhood, attracted by its abundance of Craftsman homes and relatively low prices. It has been suggested that Handicraft be merged into this article or section. ...


Near-record rainfall in the winter of 2004-05 caused landslides in Glassell Park, leading to the red tagging of 14 homes in Glassell Park and Mt. Washington neighborhoods. This entry refers to the geological term landslide. ...


Glassell Park has two elementary schools Glassell Park Elementary School and Fletcher Drive Elementary School.


Local Information

More local information can be found at the local Neighborhood Council website.


2000 census data indicates that the 90065 zip code, which encompasses Glassell Park and Mount Washington, is 65.7% Latino (of all races), 41.9% white, 15.2% Asian, and 2.1% African American. Mt. ...


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Glassell Park, Los Angeles, California at AllExperts (397 words)
Glassell Park is a neighborhood district in northeastern Los Angeles, California.
Glassell Park is bordered by Atwater Village and Silver Lake on the west, the city of Glendale on the northeast, Echo Park on the southwest, Cypress Park on the southeast, Mount Washington on the east, and Eagle Rock on the northeast.
Glassell Park is one of Los Angeles's older neighborhoods, having been developed in the late 19th century along the Pacific Electric Railway track that formerly ran in the median of Eagle Rock Boulevard and the adjoining hills.
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