Baldwin Village, Los Angeles
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Baldwin Village is a neighborhood in the
Geography
In 1988, Baldwin Village became a distinct community in the city's General Plan, and signs were to be posted to identify the area.[1] It is bounded by La Brea Avenue, Marlton Avenue, Obama Blvd, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Santo Thomas Drive.[2]
History
Baldwin Village was developed in the early 1940s and 1950s by architect
Development
While redevelopment has shown many successes, not all efforts have yielded results.
Marlton Square
Development of Marlton Square was stalled in bankruptcy after years of work and millions of dollars of public and private funds until 2012.
Kaiser Permanente
The neighborhood houses a 100,000
Education
- Hillcrest Drive Elementary - 4041 Hillcrest Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90008
Media
Film
Baldwin Village served as a location for the 1992 film White Men Can't Jump.[7] The neighborhood also appears in the 2001 film Training Day.[8]
Television
It was also in episode 1 of Season 3 of the NBC television series Southland.
It was a prominent setting in the S.W.A.T. episode "Local Heroes" (Season 4, Episode 15).
Music Videos
Waka Flocka Flame's "Hard in Da Paint" music video was also filmed in Baldwin Village.[9][10]
See also
References
- ^ "Council File: 88-1035". LACity.org. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ Mitchell, John (June 19, 1988). "Village Residents Hope a New Name Means a New Image". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- ^ Winton, Richard (May 19, 2011). "Baldwin Village drug trafficking gang targeted in raid led by federal, local authorities". L.A. Now. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ McChesney, Keegan (April 20, 2016). FROM RISK TO RESILIENCE: Examining environmental justice indicators in Los Angeles' most climate vulnerable community (PDF) (Thesis). Occidental College. pp. 26–30. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Hayasaki, Erika (September 30, 2006). "Gang Violence Fuels Racial Tensions The fatal shooting of a 3-year-old girl in Baldwin Village escalates friction among blacks and Latinos in the neighborhood". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Care near you". thrive.kaiserpermanente.org. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ^ Cowan, Jared (March 27, 2017). "Revisiting the Filming Locations of White Men Can't Jump 25 Years Later".
- ^ "Film locations for Training Day (2001)". Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ^ Bodenner, Chris (March 8, 2016). "Orbital View: It's The Jungle in There". The Atlantic. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Waka Flocka "Hard in Da Paint" (Official Video)". YouTube. July 21, 2010. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021.
External links
- Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Hills
- LA Improvements.
- The Gangs of Los Angeles - Part 3: Helping to Heal Communities, FBI
