Westside Village, Los Angeles, California
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Westside Village was originally part of Rancho La Ballona
. The area that later became Westside Village was one of the first housing tract
s created in the late 30s and early 40s by developer Fritz B. Burns. Known for his efficiently designed and planned housing developments, he included about 1,100 single-family houses on cozy curvilinear streets amid schools, parks, stores and places of worship.
The houses, with single-car garages, were crafted with affordability in mind. Averaging 900 square feet (83.6 m²) on lots of about 50-by-135 feet, the original homes sold for around $4,000.
To add some greenery, Burns bought out a local nursery
, providing trees and shrubs at a discount—from 25 to 50 cents each—to homeowners. Today, huge trees tower over the area, which is bounded by National Boulevard to the north, Charnock Road to the south, Overland Avenue to the east and Sepulveda Boulevard
to the west. Jacaranda
and pine
trees are especially prevalent. It has a population of about 12,000, of which 70% are renters and 30% are homeowners.
Rancho la Ballona
Rancho La Ballona was a Mexican land grant in present day Los Angeles County, California confirmed by governor Juan Alvarado in 1839 to Ygnacio and Augustin Machado and Felipe and Tomas Talamantes...
. The area that later became Westside Village was one of the first housing tract
Tract housing
Tract housing is a style of housing development in which multiple similar homes are built on a tract of land which is subdivided into individual small lots...
s created in the late 30s and early 40s by developer Fritz B. Burns. Known for his efficiently designed and planned housing developments, he included about 1,100 single-family houses on cozy curvilinear streets amid schools, parks, stores and places of worship.
The houses, with single-car garages, were crafted with affordability in mind. Averaging 900 square feet (83.6 m²) on lots of about 50-by-135 feet, the original homes sold for around $4,000.
To add some greenery, Burns bought out a local nursery
Nursery
Nursery can refer to:Childcare* Nursery , a room within the house designed for the care of a young child or children* Nursery school, a daycare facility for preschool-age children...
, providing trees and shrubs at a discount—from 25 to 50 cents each—to homeowners. Today, huge trees tower over the area, which is bounded by National Boulevard to the north, Charnock Road to the south, Overland Avenue to the east and Sepulveda Boulevard
Sepulveda Boulevard
Sepulveda Boulevard is a street in Los Angeles, California, which stretches some 42.8 miles from Rinaldi Street at the north end of the San Fernando Valley to the city limits of Hermosa Beach, where it "jumps" east and continues on to Long Beach. It generally runs north-south, passing underneath...
to the west. Jacaranda
Jacaranda
Jacaranda is a genus of 49 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of South America , Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. It is also found in Asia, especially in Nepal...
and pine
Pine
Pines are trees in the genus Pinus ,in the family Pinaceae. They make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species.-Etymology:...
trees are especially prevalent. It has a population of about 12,000, of which 70% are renters and 30% are homeowners.