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City Hall 927-8301

7100 S. Garfield Ave.

Police (business) 927-8345

7100 S. Garfield Ave.

Fire (business) 927-1211

5715 E. Fry St.

Post Office 773-0787

6511 S. Eastern Ave.

Library 927-1309

7110 S.Garfield Ave.

In Emergency, Dial 911 Government City Council: Roger McComas (mayor), Marvin Graves (mayor pro tem), Ronald Bird, Robert Cunningham, Alan Shelby

City Manager: Claude Booker

Fire Chief: John Englund

Police Chief: William Donohoe

Area Lawmakers Congress: Matthew G. Martinez, Democrat, 30th District; 1712 W. Beverly Blvd., No. 201, Montebello, 90640; (213) 722-7731

State Assembly: Gloria Molina, Democrat, 56th District; 5261 E. Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, 90022; (213) 721-5557

State Senate: Art Torres, Democrat, 24th District; 548 S. Spring St., No. 500, Los Angeles, 90013; (213) 627-5333

County Supervisor: Edmund D. Edelman, 3rd District; Hall of Administration, Room 821, 500 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, 90012; (213) 974-1033

Statistics Population: 38,082

Area: 3.0 square miles

Incorporation: Aug. 1, 1961

Median household income: $16,047

Median home value: $60,636

Median age: 22.4 years

Racial/ethnic mix: white, 74.5%; Latino, 68.6%; black, 0.8% ; other, 24.7%

(Total is more than 100% because racial/ethnic breakdowns overlap) Hidden History The middle of a mobile home park may seem an unlikely place for a state historic site, but if the El Rancho Historical Society has its way, tour groups will be stopping at the Su Casa Mobile Home Park to see the city’s oldest house. The society has been working with the city to declare the Gage Mansion a state historic site. Since the mansion was built in 1810 by Spanish soldier Don Antonio Maria Lugo, it has had several owners, including Henry T. Gage, California’s governor from 1899 to 1903. Four of the mansion’s 12 rooms are now occupied by the trailer park manager and the rest of the building is used as a clubhouse by park residents. Originally, the adobe house had eight rooms and stood on more than 29,000 acres acquired by Lugo through a Spanish land grant. After the wing was added, the house’s exterior was paneled in wood. Now the mansion stands among a cluster of trees and mobile homes.

The middle of a mobile home park may seem an unlikely place for a state historic site, but if the El Rancho Historical Society has its way, tour groups will be stopping at the Su Casa Mobile Home Park to see the city’s oldest house. The society has been working with the city to declare the Gage Mansion a state historic site. Since the mansion was built in 1810 by Spanish soldier Don Antonio Maria Lugo, it has had several owners, including Henry T. Gage, California’s governor from 1899 to 1903. Four of the mansion’s 12 rooms are now occupied by the trailer park manager and the rest of the building is used as a clubhouse by park residents. Originally, the adobe house had eight rooms and stood on more than 29,000 acres acquired by Lugo through a Spanish land grant. After the wing was added, the house’s exterior was paneled in wood. Now the mansion stands among a cluster of trees and mobile homes.

Statistics: Donnelley Demographics (1985 estimates)