Northeast Los Angeles
district in Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Northeast Los Angeles (abbreviated NELA) is a 17.18 mi2 (44.5 km2) region of Los Angeles County, comprising seven neighborhoods within Los Angeles. The area is home to Occidental College located in Eagle Rock.
History
The bulk of the area closer to Pueblo de Los Angeles-Downtown Los Angeles was part of the original Spanish and Mexican land grants of Rancho San Rafael and Rancho San Pascual when the city incorporated in 1850. One of the first annexations of the city was Highland Park in 1895. Other nearby communities attached to Los Angeles were Garvanza (1899), Arroyo Seco (1912) and Eagle Rock (1923). Development in the Northeast was fostered by service of the Los Angeles Railway "Yellow Cars."
Traditionally a heavily Latino and working-class part of the city, Northeast Los Angeles has undergone gentrification starting in the 2000s. With the influx of young professionals, Northeast Los Angeles has gained attention for its hipster culture and a new wave of commercial development; however, increasing housing prices have caused tensions with long-time residents.
Geography
According to the Mapping L.A. survey of the Los Angeles Times, Northeast Los Angeles consists of a 17.18 mi2 (44.5 km2) region bounded on the south and west by the Interstate 5, the north by the cities of Glendale and Pasadena, and bounded on the east by the Arroyo Seco Parkway. Much of Northeast Los Angeles is located on or around the San Rafael Hills.
The same survey identifies the following seven neighborhoods as comprising Northeast Los Angeles:
Other neighborhoods within the region are:
Population
2017 City of Los Angeles data
According to the 2013-2017 American Community Survey and the City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning, Northeast Los Angeles had 243,925 residents.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Northeast Los Angeles” as district in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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