Baldwin Vista, Los Angeles

Baldwin Vista is a community and neighborhood in the South Los Angeles district of Los Angeles, California. It is located in the western Baldwin Hills, and partially borders on Culver City.

Baldwin Vista's small population is diverse but primarily African-American, and typically affluent. Baldwin Vista and other surrounding geographic features/places are named for the famous 19th century land baron and horse racing pioneer, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin.

Notable People

Karen Bass, the U.S. Representative for California's 33rd congressional district, lives in Baldwin Vista.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles.

Leimert Park Beat is a collaborative online community focused on the area around Leimert Park: The Soul of Los Angeles and the African American cultural center of the city.

South Los Angeles region, Los Angeles

Districts and neighborhoods	Baldwin Hills Broadway-Manchester Canterbury Knolls Central-Alameda Chesterfield Square Crenshaw Exposition Park Gramercy Park Green Meadows Harvard Park Historic South Central Hyde Park Jefferson Park King Estates Leimert Park Manchester Square Nevin South Park University Park Vermont Knolls Vermont Square Vermont Vista Vermont-Slauson Watts West Adams

Points of interest	Coliseum Exposition Park USC Watts Towers

Neighboring cities and communities	Athens Compton Florence-Graham Harbor Area Huntington Park Inglewood Ladera Heights Lynwood South Gate Vernon View Park-Windsor Hills Westmont Willowbrook

LA Regions Crescenta Valley Downtown Eastside Harbor Area Greater Hollywood Northeast LA Northwest LA San Fernando Valley South LA Westside Wilshire Mid-City West Mid-Wilshire

Coordinates: 34°00′22″N 118°21′45″W / 34.0060°N 118.3624°W / 34.0060; -118.3624

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