Hyde Park, Los Angeles

Hyde Park is a district in South Los Angeles, California.

History

Hyde Park is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Los Angeles. It was established in 1887 as a stop on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's Harbor Subdivision, which ran from Downtown Los Angeles to the port at Wilmington in a westward loop.^{[citation needed]}

It was incorporated as a city in 1922, with its own government, but on May 17, 1923, its 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) was consolidated with the larger city after a favorable vote by Hyde Park residents. The city of Hyde Park was bordered by 60th Street on the north, Van Ness Avenue on the east, and the city of Inglewood on the south and west.

Hyde Park grew slowly until the 1920s, during which time developers erected thousands of single-family houses and duplexes along its streets (many of which were replaced by apartment buildings in the 1950s and 1960s). Later, it became a predominantly African-American area, which it has remained into the 21st century.

Demographics

In 2009, the Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. project supplied these Hyde Park neighborhood statistics from the 2000 federal census: population: 36,365; median household income: $39,460.

Ethnic composition was given as black, 66 percent; Latino, 27.3 percent; white, 2 percent; Asian, 0.9 percent, and other, 3.9 percent.

Education

Angeles Mesa neighborhood signs

Residents are served by the Los Angeles Unified School District through two schools:

• Crenshaw High School
• Angeles Mesa Elementary School

See also

• Edward E. Moore, Los Angeles City Council member

External links

• Hyde Park Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library.
• University Park Family is a collaborative online community focused on the nearby University Park, Expo Park and the surrounding areas.
• Leimert Park Beat is a collaborative online community focused on nearby Leimert Park.