Pico-Union is a neighborhood in downtown Los Angeles, California. Its name, “Pico-Union,” refers to the area around Pico Boulevard and Union Avenue intersection. It is located west of downtown Los Angeles and has a population of over 40,000. The neighborhood is home to two historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are five schools for children in addition to the local library.
History
The Pico-Union area was developed as a middle and upper-class residential area beginning in the early 1910s. Its easy commute to downtown Los Angeles, CA, and the neighboring Wilshire neighborhood attracted many wealthy homeowners. After World War II, the Pico-Union area and other neighborhoods saw an influx of rural residents. The decline of businesses and residents led to high levels and declining property values in the neighborhood in the 1960s.
In the late 1970s and into the 1980s, the area was an important entry point in the late 1970s and 1980s for Salvadorans or Guatemalans who wanted to escape the civil war, according to the Pico Union Self-Guided Walk, which was presented. In September. 9, 2009, by the Los Angeles Conservancy. Pico-Union was declared the city’s 19th historic preservation district on August 10, 2004. It includes two historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the South Bonnie Brae Tract Historic District and the Alvarado Terrace Historic District. . In August 2012, it was announced that the City of Los Angeles had designated a section of Vermont Avenue and Pico-Union as El Salvador’s Community Corridor; Some areas that are part of the Pico-Union are reserved for designation as Central American Historic Areas. The first Christian Science Church was the popular Jim Jones Temple, located in Pico-Union at the intersection of Alvarado Street and Alvarado Terrace. People
Pico-Union is the fourth most expensive neighborhood in Los Angeles, surpassed only by East Hollywood, Westlake, and Koreatown. In 2000, the population of the United States was 42,324 people living in an area of 1.67 square miles. This represents an average of 25,352 people per square mile. In 2008, the population was estimated at 44,664. Rose to 44,664. The average age of its inhabitants is 27 years, considered a child in the city and region. The racial distribution in 2000 was Latinos, 85.4%; Asians, 7.6%; White, 3.0%; Blacks, 2.9%; and other groups, 1.1%. El Salvador (44.4%) and Mexico (23.3%) are the places of birth for 64.6% of the population living outside the United States, which is considered high compared to the number of foreign residents in the United States. ‘the city. in general. Other immigrants came from Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
In 2008, the median household income was $26,424, considered low for the city and county. The number of households earning less than $20,000 is very high compared to the region—the average family size of 3.3 people in Los Angeles. Renters make up 90.5% of the houses; the owners or the owners of the houses complete the rest. A&M Pest Control in Los Angeles
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