Highland Park
Real Estate Statistics
| Total Listings: | 55 |
| Average Price: | $359,542 |
| Highest Listing Price: | $1,250,000 |
| Lowest Listing Price: | $49,500 |
One of the oldest settled areas of Los Angeles, Highland Park is also one of the most scenic due to its architecture and location between the Mt. Washington hills, the San Rafael hills and the Monterey Hills, Los Angeles, California. There are large sprawling parks in the area, including the Arroyo Seco Park and the Ernest E. Debs Regional Park. The Southwest Museum , with one of the largest and most significant collections of Native American artifacts in the country, is located in adjacent Mt. Washington. The light rail Metro Gold Line from Union Station to Pasadena (traversing all of Highland Park) is one of the most enjoyable and dynamic public transportation journeys in the city, because of views offered by the parks, hills and valleys along the meandering route.
Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park and Eagle Rock was founded in Highland Park in 1923, and constructed its building in 1930. It is the second oldest synagogue in Los Angeles still operating in its original location, after the Wilshire Boulevard Temple (built in 1929).[2][3]
Highland Park experienced white flight, from the development of Mid-Wilshire district in the 1920s through the late 60s/early 70s with the development and creation of new neighborhoods in Temple City to the east and the San Fernando Valley to the north-west. By the mid 1960s, it was becoming a largely Latino enclave. Relentless over-development caused land prices to drop. By the mid 1970s, it had emerged as a predominantly Latino area. In keeping with its tradition of being a haven for immigrants, however, the racial demographics never fully homogenized (it was 70% Latino in 2000) as in the case of other neighborhoods like East L.A., leaving room for many races and ethnicities to find a place in Highland Park. Indeed, some residents find the mix of people to be one of the most appealing aspects of the community.
During the 1950s and 1960s, many of Highland Park's grandest and oldest homes were razed. Witness, for example, Heritage Square: a Highland Park museum started by local Los Angeles activists hoping to save some of the Victorian homes which were scheduled for demolition to make room for gas stations and parking lots. One of the fine and architecturally significant homes was the only one saved from this era. Gentrification began to set in in 1984 when large tracts of the district were set aside for historic preservation under Los Angeles' Historic Preservation Overlay Zone ordinance, and thousands of second and third generation Latinos sold their family homes and moved to upscale suburbs of South Pasadena, West Hills and San Dimas, to name a few.
Before the rise of Southern California housing prices from 2002–2005, many arrived to Highland Park to seek out, buy, and revitalize Craftsman homes, some which had suffered neglect over the decades. Although this quiet movement continues, Highland Park has not undergone the dramatic changes that Echo Park and Eagle Rock have experienced. The district's proximity to those neighborhoods (coupled with low rents), have made it increasingly popular among "hipsters". Many local dive bars have become trendy nightclubs, along with the ubiquitous doormen and velvet ropes. In another sign of neighborhood change, the Old LA Certified Farmers Market opened in 2006, operating adjacent to the Highland Park Gold Line Station and providing a new nexus of community activity. It remains to be seen whether gentrification in the area will continue. The area is also served by the Arroyo Seco Journal[4] politically-oriented monthly publication, founded in 1999 by Edward Rivera, a local journalist/activist.
From the late 1950s until around the early 80s, Highland Park and neighboring Eagle Rock were known as a haven for Hot Rod builders. While most of the original hot rod shops have now disappeared, McGibbons Auto Body still exists at 5251 York Blvd. McGibbons shop was the creator of many of the hot rodder and low-rider graphics and paints from the 1970s onward, as well as noted builers of customized hot rods.
One of the last typewriter shops in the City of Los Angeles, the U.S. Office Machine Company, is located in Highland Park at 5722 N. Figueroa. They specialize in repairing antique typewriters, and have restored a few for movie studios. It is one of three businesess located in the old Sunbeam Theatre, one of the earliest in the area, much older than the Highland Theater. It is owned by longtime resident, Jesse Flores, who at one time helped sponsor the Highland Park Christmas parade.
The clothing retail chain Forever 21 was founded in Highland Park in 1984. The first store is still located in its original location at 5637 N. Figueroa and bears the original name of the company, Fashion 21.
In the media
Because of the picturesque neighborhoods in and around Highland Park, many movies are filmed here. Reservoir Dogs was shot largely in Highland Park. Cutter's Way, starring Jeff Bridges was filmed, for the most part, on Aldama Street. The dance hall scene in La Bamba was filmed at the VFW hall on Avenue 53.
Tuff Turf starring James Spader was shot in Highland Park, as well as the cult classic "Up in Smoke" starring Cheech and Chong. More recently, the Jim Carrey film Yes Man was partly shot in Highland Park.
Parts of the short lived TV show 10-8: Officers on Duty were filmed here.
Government and infrastructure
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Central Health Center in Downtown Los Angeles, serving Highland Park.[5]
The United States Postal Service Highland Park Post Office is located at 5930 North Figueroa Street.[6]
Los Angeles Fire Department Station 12[7] is in the area
Transportation
Highland Park is served by the Highland Park (LACMTA station), along Metro's Gold Line light rail line. The station is an island platform located near the intersection of North Avenue 57 at Marmion Way, (one block west of North Figueroa Street).
It is also served by Metro Local bus lines 81, 83, 176, and 256, as well as LADOT's DASH Highland Park/Eagle Rock bus line. Highland Park is the site of the world's first freeway, the Pasadena Freeway SR 110 originally known as the Arroyo Seco Parkway.
Education
Highland Park is zoned to the following schools in the Los Angeles USD (LAUSD)[8].
Zoned elementary schools include:
• Aldama Elementary School
• Annandale Elementary School
• Buchanan Elementary School
• Bushnell Way Elementary School
• Garvanza Elementary School
• San Pascual Elementary School
• Saint Ignatius School
• Toland Way Elementary School
• Yorkdale Elementary School
• Monte Vista Elementary School
• Arroyo Seco Museum Science Magnet School (K-8)
Residents are zoned to Luther Burbank Middle School[9] and Franklin High School. Los Angeles International Charter High School also serves the community
See also
• Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments on the East and Northeast Sides
References
1. a b "Los Angeles Times Neighborhood Project". http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/highland-park/. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
2. Leibowitz, Ed. "Finding Sanctuary", Los Angeles, September 2008.
3. History, Synagogue website. Accessed August 27, 2009.
4. Arroyo Seco Journal
5. "Central Health Center." Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. Retrieved on March 18, 2010.
6. "Post Office Location - HIGHLAND PARK." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on December 9, 2008.
7. "Los Angeles Fire Department — Fire Station 12". http://www.lafd.org/fs12.htm.
8. Susan Carrier (2003-10-12). "History hopes to repeat itself in Highland Park". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/printedition/la-re-guide12oct12,1,7214993.story. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
9. Luther Burbank Middle School
• Los Angeles Times, Real Estate section, Neighborly Advice column: "History hopes to repeat itself in Highland Park" (12 October 2003) -Newspaper Article
• 90042 -Blog
• York Boulevard -Blog
• HighlandParkResidents.com- Blog
• History of Highland Park -Occidental College Sociology Department article.
• Audubon Center -Audubon Center at Debs Park
• Judson Studios -Stained Glass Studio
• The Abbey San Encino -Article by California State Historian Kevin Starr.
• Development History of Highland Park -Realtor
• Southwest Museum -Autry National Center, Southwest Museum of the American Indian
• Heritage Square Museum -Historic Rescued Homes
• Lummis Home (El Alisal) -Museum
• Community News and Events in Historic Highland Park
• Northeast LA Arts Organization
• LA Weekly story on the Avenues gang -News Article
• Los Angeles Police Museum -Historical Society
• L.A. City Council District 1 -City of Los Angeles
• L.A. City Council District 14 -City of Los Angeles
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