Atwater Village
Atwater Village is a neighborhood in northeast Los Angeles , California .
location
The district extends along the east bank of the Los Angeles River . Atwater Village is in what was originally an alluvial plain of the river. It is located immediately south of the point where it turns south to south of Atwater Village by the Los Angeles Narrows the mountain range of the Santa Monica Mountains to break through and into the Los Angeles Basin to flow. The cast-in with a flood basin river bed is partially planted here and attractive about for kayakers .
Atwater Village is bordered to the west by Los Feliz and the eastern foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains with Griffith Park , to the south by Silver Lake , to the southwest by Glassell Park and to the north and east by Glendale . The river separates the borough of Los Feliz and Silver Lake. It's not far from the Los Angeles Zoo .
The main streets that run through the district are San Fernando Road , Fletcher Driver , Los Feliz Boulevard and Glendale Boulevard . The Golden State Freeway runs on the western border and the Glendale Freeway on the southeast .
Demographic data
In 2000, according to the then census, there were 14,888 residents in Atwater Village. According to estimates by the city of Los Angeles, in 2008 there were 15,455 people. The ethnic composition is: 51.3% Latinos , 22.2% White, 19.7% Asians, 1.4% African American and 5.4% other. Of the residents, 49.3% were born outside of the United States .
history
Today's Atwater Village was originally part of Rancho San Rafael , which also encompassed what is now Glendale and parts of northeast Los Angeles. In 1868, WCB Richardson acquired what is now Atwater Village and named it Rancho Santa Eulalia . In 1902 the area was divided into individual plots and offered for sale as Atwater or At-Water . This emphasized the proximity to the water of the Los Angeles River. In 1986 the name Atwater was supplemented by "Village" to Atwater Village. The proximity to the Los Angeles River also meant the risk of flooding . After the 1938 flood disaster in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles River was completely canalized.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Scott Garner, Neighborhood Spotlight: Atwater Village's new rise echoes the LA River’s , Los Angeles Times, November 10, 2016.
- ↑ a b c Atwater Village in the Los Angeles Times Mapping LA project .
- ↑ About Atwater Village on the Atwater Village Chamber of Commerce website.