Montecito Heights is a small district on the North East Side formerly known as an original East Los Angeles area of Los Angeles, California.
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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 39 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. The district is largely in ZIP code 90031. The new Metro Gold line runs through Highland Park, so merely a few minutes drive from anywhere in Montecito Heights and you can access any rail or bus line that connects through Union Station downtown. Have a friend drive you down the street to the Gold Line, it will take you to Union Station from which you can also catch the convenient FlyAway bus which will drop you right off at your airline gate at LAX. http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/gold_line.htm
The Neighborhood
Central to just about everything and known by the residents as the 'Wilderness in the City' Montecito Heights sits atop 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. Some of the city's most spectacular 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.
Some have posted negative images of the area referencing incidents in the distant past when the area was not in the midst of revitaliztion. While gang violence may have been a problem in the area in the past it currently is no more a problem in Montecito Heights than in any other community in Los Angeles. In actuality, for the past few years the NorthEast police division reported lower crime rates than surrounding communities. Community policing, crimewatches and an influx of homeowners interested in restoring the craftsman houses have made a tremendous positive difference over the past ten years. The community has been and continues to be on an upward gentrification climb and was touted as "the next Silver Lake" in a newspaper article. Variety Magazine ( June 18, 2008 ) had this to say about Montecito Heights in regards to home buyers employed in the entertainment industry: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117987695.html?categoryId=3171&cs=1.
Landmarks
- Ernest E. Debs Regional Park
- Heritage Square Museum
- Audubon Center
- Charles F. Lummis Home and Garden
Notable Residents
- Charles Lummis - journalist, Indian activist and librarian.
- Alana Cordy-Collins - anthropologist and archaeologist
- Napoleon Cordy - Mayanist
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