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Northeast Los Angeles


Northeast Los Angeles is a region of the city of Los Angeles, north of Sunset Boulevard, east of Vermont Avenue, bounded on the north by the cities of Glendale and Pasadena, and bounded on the east by the Arroyo Seco Parkway. The area is home to Occidental College located in Eagle Rock.

The bulk of the area closer to Pueblo de Los Angeles-Downtown Los Angeles was part of the original Spanish and Mexican land grants of Rancho San Rafael and Rancho San Pascual when the city incorporated in 1850. One of the first annexations of the city was Highland Park in 1895. Other nearby communities attached to Los Angeles were Garvanza (1899), Arroyo Seco (1912) and Eagle Rock (1923). Development in the Northeast was fostered by service of the Los Angeles Railway "Yellow Cars."

According to the Mapping L.A. survey of the Los Angeles Times, Northeast Los Angeles consists of a 17.18-square-mile region comprising seven neighborhoods, which are:


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