Montecito Heights, Los Angeles
Montecito Heights is a small district in Northeast Los Angeles. The population in 2000 was estimated at 16,768.[1]
Montecito Heights | |
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Neighborhood of Los Angeles | |
 Viewed from Pasadena Ave. bridge | |
  Montecito Heights Location within Central Los Angeles | |
| Coordinates: 34.090258°N 118.202889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 90031 |
Geography and transportation
Montecito Heights' boundaries are roughly the Pasadena Freeway (SR 110) or the Arroyo Seco on the northwest, Pasadena Avenue on the west, Avenue 33 to the south, Huntington Drive to the southeast, and Monterey Road to the east. Neighboring districts include Monterey Hills on the northeast, El Sereno on the southeast, Lincoln Heights on the southwest, Mount Washington on the northwest, and Highland Park on the north. Owing to the rugged terrain, no major thoroughfares run through the area, besides Griffin Avenue (Los Angeles). The district is largely in ZIP code 90031.
Neighborhood
Known by the residents as the 'Wilderness in the City', Montecito Heights sits on the Monterey Hills that divide the Los Angeles Basin from the San Gabriel Valley. Montecito Heights is a relatively isolated area of greenery and trendy resident home restorers. City views are available on the district's hills. Along with neighboring Highland Park and Pasadena, it is one of the historic centers of the Arts and Crafts movement.
Notable residents
- Alana Cordy-Collins, anthropologist and archaeologist
- Napoleon Cordy, Mayanist
- John Strother Griffin, the founder of East Los Angeles
- Bricia Lopez, author and restaurateur[2]
- Jackson Pollock, artist
- Edward Rivera, journalist
- Abbie Fentress Swanson, Executive Producer Los Angeles Times, Podcasts and Audio [3]
References
- Los Angeles Times. "Montecito Heights Profile". Mapping L.A. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- "MEET BRICIA". Super Mamas. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "Abbie Fentress Swanson Los Angeles Times". LA Times. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
External links
- Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council
- Montecito Heights Improvement Association
- Montecito Heights profile by the Los Angeles Times
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