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34-515: Okura, originally a native of Wilmington, California , held a number of managerial positions in fast-food restaurants in the area for Burger King and Del Taco in the '70s and '80s. While serving as the manager for a Del Taco in Carson, California in 1981, an El Pollo Loco opened opposite of his restaurant. He was impressed by the chain's char-broiled chicken and the simplicity of its operations. As he investigated what his options were to opening

68-607: A harbor for the city of Los Angeles. Known as New San Pedro from 1858 to 1863, it was subsequently renamed Wilmington by Banning, a.k.a. “Father of the Harbor”, after his birthplace, Wilmington, Delaware . In 1861, at the beginning of the Civil War , Banning and Benjamin Wilson gave the federal government 60 acres of land to build Drum Barracks to protect the nascent Los Angeles harbor from Confederate attack. Wilmington

102-539: A chicken char-broiled restaurant, he met Armando Parra, who mentioned his area of Chihuahua , Mexico had many rotisserie style chicken restaurants. Okura located a restaurant location in Ontario, California but Parra believed the location was too small for char-broiled but suggested using rotisserie cooking instead. Okura changed his plans to rotisserie chicken and opened the first Juan Pollo in January 1984. Sales for

136-570: A population upward of 36,000 people. Originally part of the Rancho San Pedro Spanish land grant, the 2.58-square-mile (6.7 km ) Harbor City was brought into Los Angeles as a preliminary step in the larger city's consolidation with the port cities of Wilmington and San Pedro. The area includes two high schools and seven other schools, as well as the Ken Malloy Harbor Regional and two other parks. There

170-413: Is a Kaiser Permanente hospital as well. Harbor City's percentage of high school graduates is larger than the city's as a whole. Harbor City is flanked by Harbor Gateway to the north, West Carson and Wilmington to the east, Wilmington and San Pedro to the south and Torrance and Lomita to the west. The neighborhood's boundaries are West Sepulveda Boulevard on the north, Western Avenue and

204-534: Is located at 1008 North Avalon Boulevard. The community of Wilmington is located in the Council District 15 within the City of Los Angeles. The community of Wilmington is represented by one Neighborhood Council, Wilmington Neighborhood Council. Only 5.1% of Wilmington residents aged 25 or older had completed a four-year degree by 2000, a low figure when compared with the city and the county at large, and

238-466: Is the site of Banning High School , and ten other primary and secondary schools. Wilmington has six parks. Wilmington was part of a 1784 Spanish land grant. It became a separate city in 1863, and it joined the city of Los Angeles in 1909. Places of interest include the headquarters U.S. Army for Southern California and the Drum Barracks built to protect the nascent Los Angeles harbor during

272-537: The Harbor Freeway (following the city line with Los Angeles County ) on the east, West Anaheim Street and Palos Verdes Drive on the south and the boundary with Lomita and Torrance on the west A total of 23,561 people lived in Harbor City's 2.58 square miles, according to the 2000 U.S. census—about 9,127 people per square mile, an average population density compared to the city as a whole. Population

306-488: The Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, located along Pacific Coast Highway (SR 1) , between Normandie and Vermont Avenues. The hospital is across from Ken Malloy Memorial Park. 18.1% of Harbor City's residents aged 25 or older had completed a four-year degree by 2000, an average figure when compared with the city and the county at large. The schools within Harbor City's boundaries are: In

340-595: The Spanish Empire in 1784 by King Carlos III to Juan Jose Dominguez . The rancho was divided and sold by Californios during the Spanish and Mexican periods of Alta California . After the Mexican–American War ended in 1848, many of the rancho lands were acquired by American settlers. By around the start of the 20th century, city leaders had decided that it would be in the best interests of Angeles if

374-544: The American Civil War . Wilmington shares borders with Carson to the north, Long Beach to the east, San Pedro to the south and west and Harbor City to the northwest. A total of 53,815 people were living within Wilmington's 9.14 square miles, according to the 2010 U.S. census —averaging 5,887 people per square mile, among the lowest population densities in the city as a whole. The median age

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408-619: The Channel Islands. The water at Machado Lake was so clean that it used to be called "Sweet Water." The Tongva lived in a virtual paradise for thousands of years, with good weather, an abundance of food and water, and plenty of resources. In 1542, the Spanish arrived in the Catalina (Pimu’nga) and San Pedro (Chaawenga, Palos Verdes-Chowiinga) harbor areas. Harbor City was originally part of the Rancho San Pedro , granted by

442-667: The Tongva–Gabrieleño Native Americans for thousands of years. In other areas of the Los Angeles Basin, archeological sites date back 8,000 to 15,000 years. Their first contact with Europeans was in 1542 with João Cabrilho (Juan Cabrillo), the Portuguese explorer who also was the first to write of them. Shwaanga, a very large Tongva settlement in the Harbor area, was also a departure point for rancherias on

476-733: The Viceroy of New Spain commissioned Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo to explore the Pacific Ocean in 1542–1543. In 1784, the Spanish Crown deeded Rancho San Pedro , a tract of over 75,000 acres (300 km ) in the area, to retired soldier Juan José Domínguez, for his service with the Portolà expedition into the area over a decade earlier. Phineas Banning acquired the land that would become Wilmington from Manuel Dominguez , grand nephew and heir to Juan José Domínguez, in 1858 to build

510-517: The first coeducational college west of the Mississippi . Los Angeles annexed Wilmington in 1909, and today it and neighboring San Pedro form the waterfront of one of the world's largest import/export centers. Citizens of Wilmington were dubious that annexation would be in their best interests, fearing that it would shift economic activity out of their city and towards Los Angeles. Because the city government of Los Angeles so strongly wanted to have

544-554: The first day were $ 165, but Okura refined the operations of the restaurant, including what chicken sizes worked best, cooking time and flame temperature. Juan Pollo's second location opened in San Bernardino in January 1986. The restaurant also received a favorable review from Norman Baffry, a food critic for The San Bernardino Sun , which increased the popularity of the two restaurants. Okura trained his hourly employees to become future Juan Pollo owner/operators, and most of

578-430: The growing port inside the city limits, it made a number of promises to Wilmington and also to the equally-dubious citizens of the-then independent city of San Pedro. Among these promises were that $ 10 million would be invested in improvements to the port and that as much would be spent inside the city on public works as was collected in taxes. In the 1920s, William Wrigley Jr. built innovative housing in Wilmington that

612-399: The most common places of birth for the 36.2% of the residents who were born abroad, considered an average percentage of foreign-born when compared with the city and the county as a whole. The $ 55,454 median household income in 2008 dollars was average for the city. Renters occupied 54.4% of the housing units, and homeowners occupied the rest. The Los Angeles Basin was the ancestral land of

646-401: The most common places of birth for the 44.5% of the residents who were born abroad, considered a high percentage of foreign-born when compared with the city and the county as a whole. The $ 40,627 median household income in 2008 dollars was average for the city. Renters occupied 61.5% of the housing units, with homeowners occupying the rest. In 2000 there were 1,524 military veterans, or 4.6% of

680-531: The museum; it was a news item incorrectly stating that he was planning on opening a museum which gave him the idea. Juan Pollo has become involved with the revival of Route 66 , hosting its own annual Veteran's Day Parade and Car Show in front of the unofficial McDonald's Museum. Juan Pollo also has been one of the main toy contributors for the annual Christmas toy give away at the Route 66 park at La Placita on Mt. Vernon Avenue in San Bernardino. Okura also purchased

714-617: The percentage of those residents with less than a high school diploma was high for the county. Wilmington is home to Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy, ranked the top high school in the city of Los Angeles and the fourth-best school in California. Wilmington is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District . The area is in Board District 7. As of September 2009, the leadership of District 7

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748-453: The population, relatively low in comparison to the city and county as a whole. There is a Mexican-American community in Wilmington. The area that is now Wilmington was inhabited by the Tongva people of Native Americans . Archeological work in the nearby Chowigna excavation show evidence of inhabitants as far back as 7,100 years ago. The Spanish Empire expanded into this area when

782-529: The port and harbor areas were directly annexed. The independent cities of San Pedro (founded in the late 18th century) and Wilmington (founded in 1858 by Phineas Banning ) were then-independent establishments of what would become the Port of Los Angeles . Following the establishment of San Pedro as the main source for the port in Santa Monica in 1897, Los Angeles city leaders argued that direct control over

816-440: The port areas would be mutually beneficial by providing San Pedro and Wilmington with larger funding and in turn allowing the city to garner more revenue via the increasing port trade. The two cities were initially reluctant to join, but in 1906, frustrated by the indecision of San Pedro and Wilmington leaders, the city of Los Angeles purchased a long and narrow swath of land that connected then- South Los Angeles to San Pedro, naming

850-437: The restaurants are owned by former employees of the chain. In 1998, Okura purchased the location of the original McDonald's , opened in 1948, for $ 135,000 in a foreclosure sale. Okura relocated his corporate offices to the location, and opened an unofficial McDonald's museum on the site. Okura refers to the location as the "historic site of the original McDonald's," due to legal issues with McDonald's. Okura didn't plan to open

884-535: The third-largest oil field in the continental United States , this neighborhood has a high percentage of Latino and foreign-born residents. Nearly 20 percent of Wilmington’s total land area is taken up by oil refineries — roughly 3.5 times more area than is dedicated to open and accessible green spaces. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Wilmington had one of the highest death rates in all of Los Angeles County, exacerbated by elevated levels of industrial pollution. It

918-481: The town of Amboy, California on Route 66 in 2005 for $ 425,000. Okura plans on improving the town, adding a museum and making it a destination for those who are interested in Route 66. Wilmington, Los Angeles Wilmington is a neighborhood in the South Bay and Harbor region of Los Angeles, California , covering 9.14 square miles (23.7 km ). Featuring a heavy concentration of industry and

952-425: The two regions Harbor Gateway and Harbor City. City leaders then threatened to build a new port in Harbor City if the recalcitrant towns would not acquiesce to annexation. Both agreed by 1909. In return, the city of Los Angeles elected to keep Harbor City as a land-locked part of the main city, linking the metropolis to its newly-won ocean trading centers. Harbor City hosts a hospital and various medical buildings in

986-402: Was 28. The percentages of people from birth through age 34 were among the county's highest. Population was estimated at 54,512 in 2008. Wilmington is not considered very diverse ethnically, with a diversity index of 0.245. In 2000, Latinos made up 86.6% of the population, while non-Hispanic whites were at 6.4%, Asians at 4.8%, blacks at 2.6% and others at 1.7%. Mexico and Guatemala were

1020-499: Was a township in the 1870 census. The township consisted of the present-day South Bay communities, Compton , western Long Beach , parts of Rattlesnake Island and Mormon Island which later evolved into Terminal Island . Census records report a population of 942 in 1870. The township had been named San Pedro Township in 1860. Wilson College, precursor to the University of Southern California , opened in Wilmington in 1874 as

1054-743: Was controlled by the San Francisco Port of Embarkation from its inception in 1942 until late 1943 when it became autonomous. The California Shipbuilding Corporation , known for building victory ships during the war (although usually associated with Terminal Island ), operated in Wilmington as well. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Torrance Health Center in Harbor Gateway , Los Angeles, near Torrance and serving Wilmington. The United States Postal Service Wilmington Post Office

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1088-706: Was dubbed the “Court of Nations.” Wilmington is adjacent to the Wilmington Oil Field , discovered in 1932. It is the third largest oil field in the continental United States. Consequently, there are at least 8 major refineries in the Wilmington area, many of them dating back to the original strike. During World War II the United States Military operated the Los Angeles Port of Embarkation in Wilmington, from which soldiers and sailors were sent abroad to battle zones. The LAPE

1122-480: Was estimated at 36,040 in 2008. The median age was 40, also average for Los Angeles. The percentages of people from birth through age 34 were among the county's highest. The percentage of widowed men (7.3%) was among the county's highest. Harbor City is considered highly diverse ethnically, with a diversity index of 0.674. In 2000 Latinos made up 48.1% of the population, non-Hispanic whites 25.1%, Asians 14.1%, blacks 10.7% and others 2%. Mexico and Korea were

1156-481: Was under Interim Superintendent Dr. George McKenna . Los Angeles Harbor College is in Wilmington, at 1111 Figueroa Place, Wilmington, CA 90744. Secondary and primary schools include: Los Angeles Public Library operates the Wilmington Branch . Harbor City, Los Angeles Harbor City is a highly diverse neighborhood in the South Bay and Harbor region of Los Angeles , California, with

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