South Park is a neighborhood within the South Los Angeles region of Los Angeles, California.

Geography

According to the Mapping L.A. project of the Los Angeles Times, South Park is bordered by Historic South Central on the north, Central-Alameda on the east, Florence on the south and Vermont-Slauson and Vermont Square on the west. The neighborhood's street boundaries are given as East Vernon Avenue on the north, Central Avenue on the east, Slauson Avenue on the south and the Harbor Freeway on the west.

Demographics

According to Mapping L.A., a total of 30,496 people lived in South Park's 1.41 square miles, as measured by the 2000 U.S. census — averaging 21,638 people per square mile. Population was estimated at 32,851 in 2008. The median age was 23. The percentages of residents aged birth to 34 were among the county's highest. was established on a 20-acre plot purchased from "the Boetcher estate" in 1900, and after its planting with orange, oak and walnut trees, it was said to "compare favorably with any of the city's older beauty spots." It fronted on South Park Avenue, now Avalon Boulevard. The water well and pump house developed at that time are still in existence.

The park features a baseball diamond (lighted), basketball courts (lighted/outdoor), children's play area, picnic tables, seasonal pool (outdoor/unheated) and tennis courts (lighted).

  • George Washington Carver Middle School, LAUSD, 4410 McKinley Avenue
  • Dr. Maya Angelou Community High School, LAUSD, 300 E 53rd St
  • Synergy Kinetic Academy, LAUSD charter middle school, 1420 East Adams Boulevard
  • Los Angeles Academy Middle School, LAUSD, 644 East 56th Street
  • Celerity Dyad Charter School, LAUSD elementary, 4501 South Wadsworth Avenue
  • Forty-Ninth Street Elementary School, LAUSD, 750 East 49th Street
  • Aurora Elementary School, LAUSD, 1050 East 52nd Place
  • Main Street Elementary School, LAUSD, 129 East 53rd Street
  • Alliance College Ready Middle Academy #12
  • Alliance Patti & Peter Neuwirth Leadership Academy
  • Synergy Quantum Academy High School

References

  • [http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/south-park/comments/] Comments about living in South Park
  • [http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/south-park/crime/] South Park crime map and statistics