Nevin, Los Angeles
Nevin | |
|---|---|
  Nevin Location within Los Angeles | |
| Coordinates: 34°00′50″N 118°14′52″W / 34.014°N 118.2479°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County |  Los Angeles |
| City |  Los Angeles |
| Time zone | Pacific |
| zip code | 90011, 90058 |
| Area code | 323 |
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Nevin is a neighborhood in South Los Angeles, California.
Geography
[edit]It consists of the area surrounding the street and school of the same name. Broadly construed, the neighborhood is bounded by Washington Boulevard, Alameda Street, Vernon Avenue and Hooper Avenue.[1]
Nevin is listed as a populated place by the US Geological Survey.[2]
History
[edit]The neighborhood, along with Nevin Street and Nevin Street school, were "likely named in memory of Santa Fe Railway manager William G. Nevin".[3]
Nevin Street School opened in 1916.[4][5][6]
Demographics
[edit]Today the neighborhood is working-class and industrial in nature; most of the housing stock is apartments or multi-family residential. It is one of the poorest and most densely populated areas of Los Angeles.[citation needed]
It has had a succession of ethnicities as dominant in the area. Whites made up most of the first residents. Though the neighborhood, like the rest of South LA, had a predominantly African-American population from about 1930 into the early 21st century, today the population is primarily Hispanic, with a minority of other ethnicities. Next most populous is the African-American minority.
Education
[edit]There is one public school in the neighborhood operated by the Los Angeles Unified School District:
- Nevin Street Elementary - 1569 E. 32nd Street.[4]
Government
[edit]Nevin is represented by the Central Alameda Neighborhood Council.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Los Angeles, CA (Nevin)". NeighborhoodScout.
- ^ "Nevin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ Kines, Mark Tapio (January 21, 2022). "Nevin Avenue". LAStreetnames.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
Nevin Avenue, Southeast L.A. - Likely named in memory of Santa Fe Railway manager William George Nevin (1855-1902).
- ^ a b "Nevin Elementary". LAUSD.org. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
- ^ "Like Old Woman Living in Shoe". The Los Angeles Times. March 14, 1919. p. 13. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "Los Angeles School Gives Sunshine Lessons and Serves Free Lunches to Children". Los Angeles Evening Post-Record. December 7, 1933. p. 7. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
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