The Los Angeles Avenues refer to a series of 52 numbered streets in Los Angeles, California in the Northeast and Eastside regions. They are all designated with the word "Avenue" followed by a number such as "Avenue 64." The Avenues are located in the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Lincoln Heights, Cypress Park, Montecito Heights, Glassell Park, Highland Park, Mt. Washington and Eagle Rock. They are not related to 2nd through 13th Avenues west of Arlington Avenue in Jefferson Park and other neighborhoods in South Los Angeles.
The Avenues street gang derives their name from these avenues.
Geography The avenue numbers generally reflect the Los Angeles street grid beginning with Avenue 16 at the 1600 block north of 1st Street in Downtown through Avenue 67 at the 6700 block in Highland Park. North of the Los Angeles River Pasadena Avenue and Figueroa Street assume the role of Main Street and divide house numbers on streets running east and west. House numbers originate at 100 and increase east or west from that dividing point. For example, 1100 West Avenue 26 is 11 blocks west of Pasadena.
In many places the Avenues do not reflect the grid or the Los Angeles' numbering and naming convention. For example:
Pasadena Avenue is the east-west dividing street from Avenue 16 though Avenue 38 but Avenues 16 through 25 defy the naming convention and are prefixed "North" for west of Pasadena and "South" for east of Pasadena. At Avenue 39 Figueroa Street takes over as the divide and, through Avenue 45, Avenues are prefixed "East"-"West" according to convention but Avenues 49 through 61 revert to the non-conventional "North"-"South" prefixes again. Finally the dividing line turns 90 degrees to the right onto York Boulevard (Los Angeles) dividing Avenues 62 through 67 which run due north and south, perpendicular to the lower numbered Avenues to the south. Avenues 44 and 45 are actually labeled both North and West in different sections In Eagle Rock and Highland Park Avenues 45 through 61 turn due North as they proceed west of the dividing line crossing York Boulevard which runs east and west. They effectively turn the Los Angeles street grid 90 degrees to the east. In many places the grid collides with itself with two intersecting streets bearing the same block number.
Avenues AvenueRangeOriginal Name(s)Range of Original Segment(s)Date ChangedNotesAvenue 20North Main St (599E) - Pasadena Av (101E)Walnut StFeb 26 1897Avenue 25Pasadena Av (100W) - Humboldt (299W)Hamilton PlFeb 26 1897Avenue 26Griffin Av (399E) - St Fernando Rd (699W)Hoff St (to Ave 27) Avenue 27
Well StGriffin (399E) - Pasadena Av (100E) Griffin (399E) - Pasadena Av (100E)
Pasadena Av (100W) - St Fernando Rd (699W)Feb 26 1897 Apr 22 1901
Feb 26 1897Lincoln/Cypress Metro station (A Line)Avenue 27E of Barranca St (130W) - Barranca St (199W)
Idell St (600W) - Pepper Av (899W) Tract #9364
Rio Vista Terrace1906
1926Avenue 43E of Berenice Pl (799E) - W of Figueroa St (199W)
El Paso Dr (1400W) - W of El Paso Dr (1409W)
E of Toland Way (1469W) - Toland Way (1499W)
Eagle Rock Bl (3800W) - York Hill Pl (4215W)(new) C St
Anita Tr
(new)
Winifred WayE of Berenice Pl (799E) - Carlota Bl (199E)
Carlota Bl (200E) - Figueroa St (100E)
Figueroa St (100W) - W of Figueroa St (199W)
Eagle Rock Bl (3800W) - York Bl (3899W)
York Bl (3900W) - York Hill Pl (4125W)1906
Feb 26 1897
Feb 26 1897
Jan 9 1925
Apr 17 1924Lummis House, Montecito HeightsAvenue 46Avenue 57Carlota Bl (412E) - Highgate Av (1599W)Avenue 58
Walnut St
Ash St
Ash St
Ash St
Ash St
Hill AdditionCarlota (412E) - Figueroa (100E)
Figueroa (100W) - Aldama (499W)
Aldama (500W) - Fayette (899W)
Fayette (900W) - Meridian (999W)
Meridian (1000W) - Rangeview (1199W)
Rangeview (1200W) - Eaton (1325W)
Eaton (1326W) - Highgate (1599W)Jan 10, 1900
Feb 26, 1897
Jun 2, 1908
May 6, 1912
Apr 7, 1920
Nov 4, 1920
Sep 10, 1920Highland Park Metro station (A Line)Avenue 58Carlota Bl (200E) - N of Carlota Bl (291E) Benner St (250E) - N of Benner St(200E)
S of Figueroa (153E) - Figueroa (100E)
Figueroa (100W) - Monte Vista (299W)Morton Valley
Griffith Tract
LaurelSep 10 1912 Sep 10 1912
1902
Jan 10 1910Avenue 67Elgin St (500W) - Ferrara St (599W) Hough St (800W) - Comet St (999W)
S of Gold Pl (1000W) - N of Gold Pl (1099W)Birdwood Tr
Tract #15615
Parque Tract1921
1923
1925
See also Los Angeles streets, 1–10 Los Angeles streets, 11–40 Los Angeles streets, 41–266 Northeast Los Angeles List of streets in Los Angeles
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