West Adams

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West Adams is a historic residential neighborhood in central Los Angeles known for its early 20th-century architecture and cultural diversity.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
neighborhood
residential neighborhood
adjacentTo Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw area
Jefferson Park NERFINISHED
Mid-City
University Park
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
Colonial Revival
Craftsman
Mission Revival
Victorian
city Los Angeles
climate Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) of Los Angeles
contains apartment buildings
historic homes
small commercial corridors
country United States
developmentPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
governedBy Los Angeles City Council
hasCharacteristic culturally diverse
historic
residential
hasCommunityOrganization neighborhood associations
hasDemographics ethnically diverse population
mixed-income residents
hasHistoricSignificance one of Los Angeles’s oldest residential areas
hasLandUse multi-family housing
single-family homes
hasType urban neighborhood
heritageDesignation multiple Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments within area
housingEra pre–World War II housing stock
knownFor cultural diversity
early 20th-century architecture
historic residential character
locatedIn California
Los Angeles
United States
partOf Central Los Angeles
South Los Angeles region (broadly defined)
state California
timeZone Pacific Time Zone
transportationAccess Interstate 10
Metro E Line (Expo Line) nearby
urbanForm street grid pattern
zoningType primarily residential

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Baldwin Village ("Crenshaw district")
Leimert Park
adjacentTo
Central Los Angeles
Central Los Angeles ("Crenshaw, Los Angeles")
contains
Harvard Heights ("West Adams, Los Angeles")
nearbyEntity
Jefferson Park Historic District ("West Adams area")
partOf

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