El Sereno

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El Sereno is a district in the east of the city in the Californian metropolis of Los Angeles .

geography

El Sereno, in eastern Los Angeles, borders the Boyle Heights , Lincoln Heights and Montecito Heights districts . It borders the outside of the city limits of the Alhambra , East Los Angeles , Monterey Park, and South Pasadena . The neighborhood is about 10 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles

The Arroyo Rosa de Castilla flows through El Sereno . The water in the east of El Sereno is now largely underground and only flows over a short distance above ground.

population

Until the 1960s, El Sereno was mostly inhabited by Italian Americans . From the beginning of this decade, Latinos immigrated and settled here. They have formed the majority of the residents since 1967. According to the 2000 census, 40,954 people lived in El Sereno. 81% were Latinos. 42.5% of residents were born outside of the United States. According to estimates by the City of Los Angeles, the district had 43,766 residents in 2008.

history

The first inhabitants of today's El Sereno were Indians from the Tongva people . The Tongva settlement of Ostungna was in the neighborhood. The area belonged to the Mission San Gabriel established in 1771 during the Spanish colonial era. In 1776, in today's El Sereno, a mud building was built for cultivation on the Arroyo Rosa de Castilla that flows along here. In 1810 a customs post was also built.

Rancho Rosa de Castilla around 1880.

The territory of El Sereno was given to Juan Balesteros in 1831 as Rancho Rosa de Castilla . George W. Baird bought the land from the children of the previous owner. He named it Bairdstown after himself , divided it into individual lots and sold these lots in 1900. In 1915, Bairdstown was incorporated into Los Angeles. In 1917, Bairdstown was renamed El Sereno.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b El Sereno in the Los Angeles Times Mapping LA project .
  2. ↑ a b c Stephanie O'Neill, EL SERENO: Price, Convenience, Friendliness Exert Pull: El Sereno: Close to three freeways and just 10 miles from downtown Los Angeles, its residents have an easy commute , Los Angeles Times, February 16 1992.
  3. ^ A trickle of history runs unnoticed through El Sereno , The Eastsider LA, August 16, 2012.
  4. ^ A b El Sereno Historical Society
  5. ↑ Los Angeles Herald, Volume XLII, Number 251, August 21, 1917

Coordinates: 34 ° 5 ′  N , 118 ° 11 ′  W