Montecito Heights, Los Angeles

Montecito Heights
Montecito Heights
Neighborhood of Los Angeles
	Viewed from Pasadena Ave. bridge
	Montecito Heights Location within Central Los Angeles
	Coordinates: 34°05′25″N 118°12′10″W / 34.090258°N 118.202889°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Los Angeles
City	Los Angeles
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	90031

Montecito Heights is a small district in Northeast Los Angeles. The population in 2000 was estimated at 16,768.^[1]

Geography and transportation

Montecito Heights' boundaries are roughly the Pasadena Freeway (SR 110) or the Arroyo Seco on the northwest, Pasadena Avenue on the west, Avenue 33 to the south, Huntington Drive to the southeast, and Monterey Road to the east. Neighboring districts include Monterey Hills on the northeast, El Sereno on the southeast, Lincoln Heights on the southwest, Mount Washington on the northwest, and Highland Park on the north. Owing to the rugged terrain, no major thoroughfares run through the area, besides Griffin Avenue (Los Angeles). The district is largely in ZIP code 90031.

Neighborhood

Known by the residents as the 'Wilderness in the City',^{[citation needed]} Montecito Heights sits on the Monterey Hills that divide the Los Angeles Basin from the San Gabriel Valley. Montecito Heights is a relatively isolated area of greenery and trendy resident home restorers.^{[original research?]} City views are available on the district's hills.^{[citation needed]} Along with neighboring Highland Park and Pasadena, it is one of the historic centers of the Arts and Crafts movement.^{[citation needed]}

Landmarks

Notable residents

Alana Cordy-Collins, anthropologist and archaeologist
Napoleon Cordy, Mayanist
John Strother Griffin, the founder of East Los Angeles
Jackson Pollock, artist
Edward Rivera,^[who?] journalist

References

^ Los Angeles Times. "Montecito Heights Profile". Mapping L.A. Retrieved 2010-06-26.

External links

34°05′25″N 118°12′10″W / 34.090258°N 118.202889°W / 34.090258; -118.202889

[1] Los Angeles Times. "Montecito Heights Profile". Mapping L.A. Retrieved 2010-06-26.

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