The intersection of Pico and Union Pico-Union is a district in Los Angeles, California. Its name derives from the intersection of Pico Boulevard and Union Avenue. The intersection of Pico Boulevard and Union Avenue in Pico-Union, Los Angeles, California. ...
The intersection of Pico Boulevard and Union Avenue in Pico-Union, Los Angeles, California. ...
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 1290. ...
Geography and Transportation
Pico Union is bordered by South Park on the east, West Adams on the south, Harvard Heights and Koreatown on the west, and Westlake on the north. Its boundaries are Hoover Street on the west, Olympic Boulevard on the north, the Harbor Freeway on the east, and the Santa Monica Freeway on the south. Principal thoroughfares include Washington, Venice, Pico, and Olympic Boulevards, Vermont and Union Avenues, and Alvarado and Hoover Streets. The district lies within ZIP codes 90006 and 90015. South Park is an unincorporated village in: Sonoma County, California (CA), United States, North America. ...
West Adams, also known as Historic West Adams, is a large district located in the center of Los Angeles, California, southwest of Downtown and north of USC. The district is bordered by Pico-Union, Angelus Vista and Harvard Heights on the north, the original South Los Angeles on the east...
Harvard Heights is a small district in central Los Angeles, California. ...
Wilshire Boulevard in Koreatown Koreatown is a community of the Wilshire Center district in the Mid-Wilshire area of the City of Los Angeles, California. ...
Westlake is a district in central Los Angeles, California. ...
Olympic Boulevard is a major arterial road in Los Angeles, California. ...
The Harbor Freeway goes under many bridges as it passes through downtown Los Angeles The Harbor Freeway is one of the principal north-south freeways in Los Angeles County, California. ...
Southern California freeways Interstate 10; the Santa Monica Freeway segment is highlighted in red and the San Bernardino Freeway is highlighted in blue. ...
Washington Boulevard is the longest continuous east-west arterial road in Los Angeles, California. ...
Venice Boulevard is a four lane east-west boulevard in Los Angeles. ...
Pico Boulevard is a major Los Angeles street that runs from Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica to South Central Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles. ...
Vermont Avenue is one of the longest running north/south streets in Los Angeles. ...
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The Neighborhood Pico Union is one of the poorest neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Once predominantly white and (prior to World War II) heavily Jewish, it is now primarily populated by first-generation Hispanic immigrants, particularly Oaxacans, Guatemalans, Salvadorans, and Hondurans. In many places, Pico-Union resembles an East Side neighborhood, with busy industrial concerns frequently adjoining residential properties. A number of Korean businesses, priced out of Koreatown, have also established themselves in the district. Most of the district lies within the infamous Rampart Division of the Los Angeles Police Department, and is plagued with high crime. Several transnational gangs, most notably the 18th Street Crew and Mara Salvatrucha ("MS-13"), were started in the neighborhood and maintain a strong presence. Image File history File links Alvarado2. ...
Image File history File links Alvarado2. ...
Combatants Allied Powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Axis Powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33...
The word Jew (Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination...
Catedral de Santo Domingo The Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca or simply Oaxaca is one of the 31 states of Mexico, located in the southern part of Mexico, west of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. ...
Intersection of Eagle Rock Boulevard and Colorado Boulevard. ...
The Rampart Division of the Los Angeles Police Department serves the districts to the west and northwest of Downtown Los Angeles, including Echo Park, Pico-Union and Westlake. ...
It has been suggested that Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners be merged into this article or section. ...
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The 18th Street Gang is a Los Angeles-based gang comprosed mostly of Hispanic members and is considered by many gang analyst to be the largest gang in the nation in terms of membership . ...
A Mara Salvatrucha member, with the familiar tattoos. ...
Pico Union may be in the beginning stages of gentrification. Although the core of the neighborhood is still impoverished and somewhat dilapidated, the area's western and eastern fringes are beginning to see residential development. Near the Harbor Freeway, development in downtown Los Angeles--especially the South Park area around Staples Center--is expanding into Pico-Union, while the areas around Hoover Street are beginning to be incorporated into something of a "Greater Koreatown." Image File history File links Luthernchurch. ...
Image File history File links Luthernchurch. ...
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South Park is an unincorporated village in: Sonoma County, California (CA), United States, North America. ...
Staples Center is a multipurpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles, California at the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment District. ...
Pico Union became the city's 19th Historic Preservation Overlay Zone on August 10, 2004. It contains two historic districts listed in the National Register of Historic Places: South Bonnie Brae Tract Historic District and Alvarado Terrace Historic District. HPOZ Map A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ...
Demographics Pico Union occupies U.S. Census tracts 2242, 2243.10, and 2243.20. Per the 2000 census, the district has a population of 8598. Racial breakdown was 28.2% white, 3.8% black or African-American, 1.4% Native American, 1.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 59.4% some other race, and 5.6% two or more races; 92% of all races were of Latino or Hispanic ethnicity. Per capita income was $9273; 41.5% of individuals were below the federal poverty line. 1880 US Census of Hoboken, New Jersey The United States Census is mandated by the United States Constitution[1]. The population is enumerated every 10 years and the results are used to allocate Congressional seats (congressional apportionment), electoral votes, and government program funding. ...
Attractions La Curacao Department Store Loyola Law School, part of Loyola Marymount University, is located on Olympic Boulevard near the northern edge of Pico Union. Loyola Law School is the graduate law school of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. ...
Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a comprehensive co-educational private Roman Catholic Jesuit university in Los Angeles, California. ...
The successful La Curacao Department Store is located at 1605 W. Olympic Boulevard at Union Ave. Pico Union is adjacent to the new LA Live development The Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment District, also popularly called Times Square West, and L.A. Live is a civic center currently under development and construction in the City of Los Angeles in California. ...
Education Pico-Union is in the Los Angeles Unified School District. The Los Angeles Unified School District ( the LAUSD) is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. ...
Schools that serve the Pico-Union area include: Richard Geib, a schoolteacher who once taught at Berendo, described his experience at teaching at Berendo Middle School on his website. Los Angeles Senior High School Los Angeles High School, founded in 1873, is the oldest public high school in the Southern California Region and in the Los Angeles Unified School District. ...
Belmont Senior High School is a public high school located at 1575 West 2nd Street in Downtown Los Angeles. ...
External links - Redevelopment Project One
- Redevelopment Project Two
- Pico Union murals, street scenes and houses
- Neighborhood Blog
- A collection of photographs of Pico Union
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