Ladera Heights, California
| Ladera Heights, California | |
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| Census-designated place | |
Ladera Heights community sign
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 Location of Ladera Heights in Los Angeles County, California. |
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 Ladera Heights, California
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| Coordinates: 33°59′20″N 118°22′27″W / 33.98889°N 118.37417°WCoordinates: 33°59′20″N 118°22′27″W / 33.98889°N 118.37417°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
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 California
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| County |
 Los Angeles
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| Area | |
| • Total | 2.966 sq mi (7.681 km2) |
| • Land | 2.966 sq mi (7.681 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 305 ft (93 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,498 |
| • Density | 2,200/sq mi (850/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 90056 |
| Area code(s) | 310/424/323 |
| FIPS code | 06-39108 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1867032, 2408521 |
Ladera Heights is a census-designated place and unincorporated area in southwestern Los Angeles County, California. The population was 6,498 at the 2010 census. Culver City lies to its west, the Baldwin Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles to its north, and the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles to its south and southwest.
Ladera Heights originated in the late 1940s with the development of "Old Ladera". In the 1960s, custom homes were built in "New Ladera". Prominent builders included Valentine and Gallant. Robert Earl, who designed many of the Valentine homes, went on to build large multimillion-dollar estates throughout Southern California and in other countries. Neighboring Fox Hills contained a beautiful golf course with rolling hills that backed up to Wooster Avenue. Valentine built Robert Earl designed homes on Wooster overlooking the Fox Hills golf course. Years later, Donald Trump asked Earl to design estate homes with panoramic views of his Palos Verdes golf course.
Baseball player Frank Robinson and other sports players began moving to Ladera Heights in the early 1970s. Many celebrities have lived in Ladera Heights over the years, including Peter Vidmar (Olympic Gold 84), Vanessa Williams (Actress), Chris Darden (Attorney), Chris Strait (Comedian), Lisa Leslie and Olympia Scott (Basketball), Ken Norton (Boxing), Arron Afflalo, Tyler, The Creator (Rapper) and Byron Scott (Basketball)
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), all of it land.
Ladera Heights is portioned into three sections, known as "Upper Ladera," "Lower Ladera" and "Old Ladera". Upper Ladera includes all houses north of Slauson in between La Cienega Boulevard and Shenandoah Avenue, while Lower Ladera (the larger of the two) consists of all houses south of Slauson in between Wooster and La Cienega. Old Ladera is the small area just east of La Cienega and south of Slauson. The Ladera Center, located in Lower Ladera just west of La Cienega Boulevard, hosts a number of local franchise stores and eateries.
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