Palisades del Rey, California
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Palisades del Rey is a former settlement in Los Angeles County
, California
. It lay at an elevation of 135 feet (41 m).
Palisades del Rey, also known as Surfridge, was a community of 822 homes occupying 470 acres (190.2 ha) in Los Angeles County
, California
. It lay south of Playa del Rey
and north of El Segundo
and immediately west of the perimeter of Los Angeles International Airport
. The area is bounded by Rindge Avenue, Waterview Street, Pershing Drive, West Imperial Highway, and Vista del Mar.
Palisades del Rey was originally constructed in the 1920s. In the 1960s and 1970s, the area was acquired by the City of Los Angeles
in a series of eminent domain
purchases and all the properties were demolished. It is now the protected habitat for the endangered El Segundo blue butterfly
.
The beach to the west of the area is Dockweiler State Beach
.
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It lay at an elevation of 135 feet (41 m).
Palisades del Rey, also known as Surfridge, was a community of 822 homes occupying 470 acres (190.2 ha) in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It lay south of Playa del Rey
Playa del Rey, Los Angeles, California
Playa del Rey is a beachside community within the city of Los Angeles, California. It has a ZIP code of 90293 and area codes of 310 and 424...
and north of El Segundo
El Segundo, California
El Segundo is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located on the Santa Monica Bay, it was incorporated on January 18, 1917, and is one of the Beach Cities of Los Angeles County and part of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments...
and immediately west of the perimeter of Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport is the primary airport serving the Greater Los Angeles Area, the second-most populated metropolitan area in the United States. It is most often referred to by its IATA airport code LAX, with the letters pronounced individually...
. The area is bounded by Rindge Avenue, Waterview Street, Pershing Drive, West Imperial Highway, and Vista del Mar.
Palisades del Rey was originally constructed in the 1920s. In the 1960s and 1970s, the area was acquired by the City of Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
in a series of eminent domain
Eminent domain
Eminent domain , compulsory purchase , resumption/compulsory acquisition , or expropriation is an action of the state to seize a citizen's private property, expropriate property, or seize a citizen's rights in property with due monetary compensation, but without the owner's consent...
purchases and all the properties were demolished. It is now the protected habitat for the endangered El Segundo blue butterfly
El Segundo blue butterfly
El Segundo Blue is a butterfly local to a small dune ecosystem in Southern California that used to be a community called Palisades del Rey, close to the Los Angeles International Airport . It is a federally designated endangered species. The El Segundo Blue Butterfly Habitat Preserve next to LAX...
.
The beach to the west of the area is Dockweiler State Beach
Dockweiler State Beach
Dockweiler State Beach is a Los Angeles beach protected under the state park system. Part of the park is located directly under the flight path of the immediately adjacent Los Angeles International Airport. Additionally, it is one of the few beaches in Los Angeles County where bonfires are permitted...
.