Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles
| Harbor Gateway | |
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| — Neighborhood of Los Angeles — | |
| Harbor Gateway neighborhood sign | |
| Los Angeles County with the City of Los Angeles in red. The Harbor Gateway is a two-mile wide north-south corridor that connects the Port of Los Angeles to the south with the rest of the city in the north (note the vertical red line). | |
| Coordinates: 33°51′00″N 118°17′57″W / 33.850072°N 118.299068°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
The Harbor Gateway is a neighborhood in southern part of the city of Los Angeles, California. As of the 2000 census, the neighborhood had a population of 39,860.[1]
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[edit] Description
The Harbor Gateway is a two-mile wide north-south corridor located approximately between Vermont Avenue and Figueroa Street north of I-405, and Western and Normandie avenues south of I-405. The territory was acquired by the city of Los Angeles in a shoestring annexation, to specifically connect San Pedro, Wilmington, Harbor City and the Port of Los Angeles with the rest of the city (note the vertical red line on the map above.)
Despite being part of the city of Los Angeles, some parts of Harbor Gateway have a "Torrance, CA", "Gardena, CA" or "Carson, CA" address because they are serviced by those cities' post offices.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 39,860 people and 11,994 housing units in the neighborhood. The population density was 7,988.8/mi². The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 31.99% White, 16.33% African American, 0.82% Native American, 15.25% Asian, 0.71% Pacific Islander, 29.36% from other races, and 5.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 54.17% of the population.
[edit] Government and infrastructure
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Torrance Health Center in Harbor Gateway, near Torrance.[3]
The National Transportation Safety Board operates the Gardena Aviation Field Office in Harbor Gateway; it is the regional headquarters of the NTSB Aviation Western Region.[4]
[edit] Economy
The headquarters of National Stores (Fallas Paredes) is in Harbor Gateway, near Gardena.[5] Yoshinoya America's headquarters are in Harbor Gateway, near Torrance.[6]
[edit] Education
The area is served by the Los Angeles Unified School District. Gardena High School is located in Harbor Gateway, near Gardena.[7]
Los Angeles Public Library operates the Harbor Gateway-Harbor City Branch.[8]
[edit] Parks and recreation
The Rosecrans Recreation Center/CVS Playground is in Harbor Gateway. The playground was developed by the nonprofit Boundless Playgrounds.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.laalmanac.com/population/po24la.htm laalmanac.com
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Torrance Health Center." Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. Retrieved on March 18, 2010.
- ^ "Regional Offices: Aviation." National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.
- ^ "Contact Us." National Stores. Retrieved on February 24, 2010.
- ^ "Company Contact Information." Yoshinoya America. Retrieved on February 25, 2010.
- ^ "Gardena city, CA." United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on April 21, 2009.
- ^ "Harbor City-Harbor Gateway." Los Angeles Public Library. Retrieved on March 6, 2010.
- ^ "Rosecrans Recreation Center/CVS Playground." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 23, 2010.
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Coordinates: 33°51′00″N 118°17′57″W / 33.850072°N 118.299068°W