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South Los Angeles

South Los Angeles
Region of Los Angeles County
The junction of the 110 and the 105 freeways
The junction of the 110 and the 105 freeways
South Los Angeles is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
South Los Angeles
South Los Angeles
Location in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Coordinates: 33°58′50″N 118°17′10″W / 33.98056°N 118.28611°W / 33.98056; -118.28611
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
CitiesLos Angeles
Compton
Inglewood
Unincorporated areasView Park–Windsor Hills
West Athens
Westmont
Florence-Graham
Willowbrook

South Los Angeles, also known as South Central Los Angeles or simply South Central, is a region in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, lying mostly within the city limits of Los Angeles, south of downtown. It is "defined on Los Angeles city maps as a 16-square-mile (41 km2) rectangle with two prongs at the south end.” In 2003, the Los Angeles City Council renamed this area "South Los Angeles".[1][2][3][4][5]

The name South Los Angeles can also refer to a larger 51-square-mile (130 km2) region that includes areas within the city limits of Los Angeles as well as five unincorporated areas in the southern portion of Los Angeles County.[6]

  1. ^ "The History of South Central Los Angeles and Its Struggle with Gentrification". KCET. September 13, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  2. ^ Mike Sonksen (June 20, 2018). "Inglewood Today: The History of South Central Los Angeles and Its Struggle with Gentrification". USC Lusk Center of Real Estate. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Smith, Laurajane; Waterton, Emma; Watson, Steve (2012). The Cultural Moment in Tourism. Routledge. p. 206. ISBN 9780415611152. The City of Los Angeles officially changed the area's name from South Central to South Los Angeles in 2003 in an effort to change the perception of the area as one plagued by urban decay and violence, but residents still largely refer to it as South Central.
  4. ^ "Map of South Los Angeles". Google Maps. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
  5. ^ Sims, Calvin (April 10, 2003). "In Los Angeles, It's South-Central No More". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "South L.A.", Mapping L.A. website of the Los Angeles Times

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