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28-766: Mid-Wilshire is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California . It is known for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art , the Petersen Automotive Museum , and the Miracle Mile shopping district. According to the city's official community plan, the Wilshire Community Plan Area (CPA), also known as the Wilshire District, "is bounded by Melrose Avenue and Rosewood Avenue to

56-408: A ban on painted signs on the outside of buildings. In 1990 a Park Mile-Wilshire District neighborhood design review board, composed of five to seven volunteers appointed by City Council members, was one of four such local boards throughout the city that oversaw architectural planning. Sycamore Square is a neighborhood located between Hancock Park to the north, Miracle Mile to the west, and Brookside to

84-802: A four-year degree amounted to 45.2% of the population in 2000, a high rate for both the city and the county. The percentage of residents with a master's degree was also high. Public facilities are provided by City of Los Angeles: the Department of Recreation and Parks and the Los Angeles Public Library . Public schools are part of the Los Angeles Unified School District , The schools operating within Mid-Wilshire are: Central Los Angeles The Los Angeles Department of City Planning divides

112-417: A high concentration of Ethiopian restaurants, as well as a significant concentration of residents of Ethiopian and Eritrean ancestry. Miracle Mile is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) stretch of Wilshire Boulevard between Fairfax and Highland Avenues . In the early 1920s, Wilshire Boulevard west of Western Avenue was an unpaved farm road, extending through dairy farms and bean fields. Developer A. W. Ross saw

140-533: Is a major arterial road in Los Angeles, California . It stretches from Ocean Avenue on the western end of Santa Monica to East Los Angeles —farther than Wilshire Boulevard and most other streets. Its path runs parallel to and north of Pico Boulevard from Santa Monica to Downtown Los Angeles , and parallel to and south of Santa Monica Boulevard on its western end and Wilshire Boulevard past Beverly Hills . Like other major Los Angeles streets, Olympic

168-511: Is at least four lanes in width. Unlike other east-west arterial roads such as Wilshire Boulevard , Santa Monica Boulevard , and Sunset Boulevard , it does not cross major attractions and sites and therefore contains far less traffic. While Wilshire crosses through the heart of Los Angeles, Olympic runs through the southern end of principal areas such as West Los Angeles , Westwood , Century City , Beverly Hills , Hancock Park , Koreatown , Westlake and Downtown Los Angeles . Little Ethiopia

196-534: Is east of Fairfax Avenue and Olympic. Proceeding east on Olympic, it breaks off in Downtown LA's Fashion District but continues on from there, passing the southern areas of Boyle Heights , East Los Angeles , Commerce , and Montebello with an eastern terminus in Pico Rivera as a small neighborhood street. Olympic Boulevard is primarily a commercial, urban street. There is a grass divider with trees in

224-607: The 2000 United States Census , Central Los Angeles had 836,638 residents in its 57.87 sq mi (149.9 km ), including the uninhabited Griffith and Elysian parks, which amounted to 14,458 people per square mile. The densest neighborhood was Koreatown, and the least dense was Elysian Park. The four densest regions by population were in Central Los Angeles: Koreatown with 42,611 residents per square mile, followed by Westlake , 38,214; East Hollywood , 31,095, and Pico-Union , 25,352. About 81% of

252-531: The Harriman interests had begun a four-track subway line across Oxford Square, south of Wilshire Boulevard. In 1991 the City Council approved a request by Oxford Square - Windsor Village residents to close 10th Street at Victoria Avenue in an effort to reduce crime in the communities after a recent outbreak of burglaries and robberies, as well as one homicide. In February 2015 the neighborhood association

280-678: The Mapping L.A. survey of the Los Angeles Times, the Central Los Angeles region constitutes 57.87 sq mi (149.9 km ) and comprises twenty-three neighborhoods within the City of Los Angeles , as well as Griffith Park , the city's largest public park . In Mapping L.A., the Central Los Angeles region consists of: The following data applies to Central Los Angeles within the boundaries set by Mapping L.A.: In

308-549: The Santa Monica portion. Around Carthay , Olympic passes through residential neighborhoods. A number of schools are located on Olympic as well. Crossroads School is located at Olympic and 20th in Santa Monica, New Roads Middle School is located at the Franklin/Berkeley St. area in Santa Monica. and Wildwood School is located in between Bundy and Barrington. Los Angeles High School is located slightly to

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336-415: The area's population lived in rental units, while 19% lived in owner-occupied housing. Westlake was the neighborhood with the highest rental occupancy, and Hollywood Hills West had the lowest. The latter district also had the oldest population, and Pico-Union had the youngest. Hollywood Hills West also was the wealthiest neighborhood, and Downtown was the poorest. Hollywood Hills West was the neighborhood with

364-502: The area's potential and developed Wilshire as a commercial district to rival downtown Los Angeles. Oxford Square is an historic neighborhood which, according to the Oxford Square Neighborhood Association, lies between Pico Boulevard and Olympic Boulevard and includes both sides of Victoria Avenue and South Windsor Boulevard. In 1910 the neighborhood was laid out between Wilshire Boulevard on

392-474: The city into Area Planning Commission (APC) areas, each further divided into Community Plan areas (CPAs). The Central Los Angeles APC area is made up of the following six CPAs: Each CPA is divided by neighborhood council, though a neighborhood council can cover an area in more than one CPA. Neighborhoods within each CPA include the following: Central City CPA Central City North CPA Wilshire CPA Hollywood CPA Westlake CPA According to

420-451: The east of Olympic and Highland Avenue . Olympic expands to six lanes starting east of Santa Monica and generally maintains a speed limit of 45 miles per hour (72 km/h). Even so, due to Los Angeles traffic, Olympic often becomes congested. It was originally named 10th Street, but was renamed Olympic Boulevard for the 1932 Summer Olympics , as that was the occasion of the tenth modern event. Tenth Street School, at Olympic and Grattan,

448-411: The east. It is bordered by Wilshire Boulevard to the north, Olympic Boulevard to the south, La Brea Avenue to the west, and both sides of Citrus Avenue to the east. Wilshire Vista is a neighborhood of 1700 homes. It contains two Los Angeles Cultural Historic Monuments. The 2000 U.S. Census counted 41,683 residents in the 2.78-square-mile neighborhood—an average of 14,988 people per square mile, among

476-437: The highest population densities for the city and the county. In 2008 the city estimated that the population had increased to 47,176. The median age for residents was 34, about the city's average. Mid-Wilshire was said to be "highly diverse" when compared to the city at large. The ethnic breakdown in 2000 was whites , 33.6%; blacks , 22.7%; Latinos , 19.9%; Asians , 19.8%; and others, 3.9%. Mexico (16.1%) and Korea (24%) were

504-440: The largest percentage of residents holding a four-year academic degree, and Pico-Union had the lowest percentage. The ethnic breakdown in 2000 was Latino 46.1%; white 26.4%, Asian 16.2%; black 8.2%, and other 3.1%. Mid-Wilshire was the most ethnically diverse neighborhood and Pico-Union the least. Other regions of Los Angeles County Olympic Boulevard (Los Angeles) Olympic Boulevard (formerly 10th Street )

532-432: The most common places of birth for the 25.1% of the residents who were born abroad, a figure that was considered average for the city as a whole. The median household income in 2008 dollars was $ 58,483, average for Los Angeles. The average household size of 2.1 people was low for Los Angeles. Renters occupied 78.3% of the housing units, and home- or apartment owners the rest. Mid-Wilshire residents aged 25 and older holding

560-518: The nearby Hancock Park area, with long, horizontal warm look of brick and other textures rather than a vertical high-tech design. Construction is regulated by the Park Mile Ordinance, adopted by the city in 1979. It was designed to protect the single-family nature of the residential area and to promote development that provided Park Mile with an "image and sense of continuity." There is a three-story height limit along Park Mile, as well as

588-483: The neighborhood of Mid-Wilshire is bounded roughly by Crenshaw Boulevard, Pico Boulevard, Fairfax Avenue, and Wilshire Boulevard. Part of Miracle Mile overlaps with Mid-Wilshire. According to the Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. project, Mid-Wilshire is bounded on the north by West Third Street, on the northeast by La Brea Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard , on the east by Crenshaw Boulevard , on

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616-631: The north and Pico Street on the south, west of the Los Angeles Country Club . It was served by the Pico Street streetcar line . The unimproved lots offered by developer Emil Firth ranged from 50 to 100 feet on the street and were 171 feet deep. The streets were 70 feet wide, with 15-foot sidewalks and parkways , which were to be planted with palm trees and flowers. Ornamental electroliers were to be placed every 300 feet. Lot prices ranged from $ 1,000 to $ 2,500. Earlier, in 1907.

644-504: The north; 18th Street, Venice Boulevard and Pico Boulevard to the south; Hoover Street to the east; and the Cities of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills to the west." The adjacent CPAs are Hollywood to the north; South Central Los Angeles and West Adams – Leimert – Baldwin Hills to the south; Silver Lake – Echo Park – Elysian Valley and Westlake to the east; and West Los Angeles to

672-518: The south by Pico Boulevard and on the west by Fairfax Avenue . Mid-Wilshire is flanked by Fairfax , Hancock Park , and Windsor Square to the north; Koreatown and Arlington Heights to the east; Mid-City to the south; and Mid-City West ( Carthay and Beverly-Fairfax ) to the west and northwest. Mid-Wilshire includes the following neighborhoods: Little Ethiopia is a block-long stretch of Fairfax Avenue between Olympic Boulevard and Whitworth Drive in Los Angeles, California . The area has

700-565: The west. The Wilshire area includes the neighborhoods of (roughly from east to west) Wilshire Center , Koreatown (part of which extends outside the CPA), Windsor Square , Hancock Park , Larchmont , Mid-Wilshire, Mid-City , Miracle Mile , Beverly–Fairfax , and the Carthay neighborhoods (commonly known as Carthay Circle , South Carthay , and Carthay Square). Within the Wilshire CPA,

728-510: The west. With 4,255 units located in eighteen 13-story towers and 31 two-story "garden apartment buildings," it is the largest housing development in the United States. Park Mile is a commercial strip that lies along Wilshire Boulevard between Highland Avenue on the west, Wilton Place on the east, Sixth Street on the north and Eighth Street on the south. Some of the office buildings in the district have been designed to harmonize with

756-607: Was founded in 1888 and has kept the original name. Parts of the old 10th Street exist as smaller streets near Hancock Park, in Westlake, and in the Central City East area southeast of Downtown. Bus service throughout Olympic Boulevard is served between Santa Monica and Century City by Santa Monica Transit line 5, between Century City and Downtown LA by Metro Local line 28, and from The Fashion District east by Metro Local lines 62 and 66. There are two rail stations on

784-476: Was lobbying to form an Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ). That would have put a temporary moratorium on the issuance of city building and demolition permits. Los Angeles City Council approved the HPOZ, adopting its preservation plan effective March 26, 2017. Park La Brea is an apartment complex bounded by 3rd Street on the north, Cochran Avenue on the east, Sixth Street on the south, and Fairfax Avenue on

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