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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEIGHBORHOOD PAGES
Click on the cities and neighborhoods below for descriptions of life in these Los Angeles areas.
West Hollywood, which became a city in 1984, benefited for many years from its location and status as an unincorporated area in the middle of the city of Los Angeles, just north of Beverly Hills.
Since gambling was illegal in 1920s Los Angeles, casinos and nightclubs sprang up just outside the city limits along the Sunset Strip and attracted the stars and entertainment execs who would later open clubs such as Ciro's, the Mocambo and the Trocadero there in the 1930s and 1940s.
While the names have changed to Whisky-a-Go-Go, House of Blues and the Roxy, the downtown streets are still a hub of raucous late-night clubbing and bar-hopping. During the day, trendy boutiques sell designer clothes next to vintage clothing shops and antique dealers in and around the Pacific Design Center.
Known as a mecca for creative people, and with a reputation for tolerance, the city has attracted a diverse group of residents. The large gay and lesbian population, which produces the annual Gay Pride Parade, is a strong and visible presence, as are the numbers of Russian Jewish immigrants who moved to the area in the 1980s and 1990s. Although most of the residents are single professionals, a growing number of families have been drawn to the area in recent years.
Housing includes a wide range of rental apartments, condominiums and single-family homes, which have become more popular and more costly every year for the last several years. The median price for single-family homes was $345,000 in 2002 but rose to $704,500 in March 2007, according to DataQuick Information Systems.
North of the Sunset Strip, small winding roads feature interesting hillside homes that range in price from $800,000 to $2,000,000. Below Sunset, a collection of quaint city blocks has many of the small two- and three-bedroom Spanish-style homes built in the 1920s that have become highly sought after. If renovated and updated, a home in this area can sell for more than $1.5 million.
For apartment and condo-hunters, the Kings Road area offers convenience to the Strip and a hip attitude. The one- and two-bedroom units average in the $500,000 range.
