Mid-City Heights, Los Angeles | |
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 Mid-City Heights neighborhood sign on West Boulevard as it crosses over the Santa Monica Freeway. | |
  Mid-City Heights, Los Angeles Location within Central Los Angeles | |
| Coordinates: 34°02′13″N118°20′41″W / 34.036854°N 118.344787°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County |  Los Angeles |
| Time zone | Pacific |
| Zip Code | 90016 |
| Area code | 323 |
Mid-City Heights is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. It lies within the larger Mid-City area of Los Angeles.
Mid-City Heights is bounded by Washington Boulevard on the north, the Santa Monica Freeway on the south, West Boulevard on the east and Hauser Boulevard on the west. [1] [2] [3]
The City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation has installed neighborhood signage at the following locations: West Boulevard and Washington Boulevard, West Boulevard and the Santa Monica Freeway, La Brea Avenue and Washington Boulevard, La Brea Avenue and the Santa Monica Freeway, and Washington Boulevard and Hauser Street.
The neighborhood lies within the larger area of Mid-City, Los Angeles.
Prior to acquiring the name "Mid-City Heights", the area was an unnamed section within Mid-City Los Angeles. A petition to name the area Mid-City Heights began circulating in the community in September 2015. A petition to name a neighborhood must contain 500 signatures from residents and businesses the reside in the community being named. The petition with 540 signatures was submitted to the Los Angeles City Clerk on January 7, 2017.
After the gathered signatures were submitted, the city process of approval began, which included finding out if the area hadn't already been given a name in the distant past. It hadn't. The naming effort went through various City Hall agencies, a City Hall motion, and a Mid-City Neighborhood Council (MINC) vote. [3] [4] On June 30, 2017, the name was approved by the city.
In December 2017, residents formed the Mid-City Heights coalition and, in conjunction with their LAPD senior lead officers, cleaned up a homeless encampment near the Santa Monica Freeway and Highland Avenue. [5]
The following landmarks lie within the boundaries of Mid-City Heights.
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Hauser Blvd. to the west and Washington Blvd. to the north. West Blvd. to the east and the 10 Freeway to the south.
