Lynwood vs. Westwood, 2023
Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) Residential Security Maps and Reports
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Westwood
Grade A32:
Terrain: Level to rolling and low hillside with no construction hazards. Land improved 70%. Ample deed restrictions cover perpetual racial protection, limit improvement costs and provide for uniform “setbacks”. Zoning Single-family residential. Conveniences are all readily available. This area was subdivided coincidentally with establishment of University of California in Los Angeles and was placed upon the market in 1924-25. The topography adds charm and desirability to area and the influences scattered throughout this district. The character of the area is indubitably affected by the proximity of the University which lends to it an atmosphere of “intelligentsia” which is unmistakable. Construction and maintenance indicate high pride of ownership. Adjacency of area C-71 with its fraternity and sorority houses is not considered a detrimental influence and is in reality a protection. This also applies to the fringe along Wilshire Blvd., which is largely occupied with apartment houses which are in in unison, both in type of construction and population with this area. This is a choice area, with a definite pattern and an assured future and is accorded a “high green” grade.
Lynwood/Watts
Grade D61:
Terrain: Level with some low swampy land. Some construction hazards. Land improved 50%. There are no deed restrictions and zoning is mixed, ranging from single family residential to heavy industrial; and also being partly County and partly City controlled. Schools, churches and trading centers are reasonably available, but transportation is inadequate and expensive. Many streets are unimproved and many have dead ends. Sewers are largely lacking. This area, which is located in both County and City territory, is known as the Watts district. It contains one of the largest concentrations of Negroes in Los Angeles County. There are also many Mexicans and Japanese residents, the latter usually occupying garden tracts, largely located in the southern portion. Construction is preponderantly substandard and much of it is of the shack variety. Maintenance is of poor character. Population and improvements are highly heterogeneous and, while slum conditions do not as yet prevail, the trend is definitely in that direction. A high voltage power line traverses a portion of the area and is an added detriment. Business and industrial structures are scattered throughout the district. The area is thoroughly blighted and is accorded a "low red" grade.
Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) Residential Security Maps and Reports
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Westwood
Grade A32:
Terrain: Level to rolling and low hillside with no construction hazards. Land improved 70%. Ample deed restrictions cover perpetual racial protection, limit improvement costs and provide for uniform “setbacks”. Zoning Single-family residential. Conveniences are all readily available. This area was subdivided coincidentally with establishment of University of California in Los Angeles and was placed upon the market in 1924-25. The topography adds charm and desirability to area and the influences scattered throughout this district. The character of the area is indubitably affected by the proximity of the University which lends to it an atmosphere of “intelligentsia” which is unmistakable. Construction and maintenance indicate high pride of ownership. Adjacency of area C-71 with its fraternity and sorority houses is not considered a detrimental influence and is in reality a protection. This also applies to the fringe along Wilshire Blvd., which is largely occupied with apartment houses which are in in unison, both in type of construction and population with this area. This is a choice area, with a definite pattern and an assured future and is accorded a “high green” grade.
Lynwood/Watts
Grade D61:
Terrain: Level with some low swampy land. Some construction hazards. Land improved 50%. There are no deed restrictions and zoning is mixed, ranging from single family residential to heavy industrial; and also being partly County and partly City controlled. Schools, churches and trading centers are reasonably available, but transportation is inadequate and expensive. Many streets are unimproved and many have dead ends. Sewers are largely lacking. This area, which is located in both County and City territory, is known as the Watts district. It contains one of the largest concentrations of Negroes in Los Angeles County. There are also many Mexicans and Japanese residents, the latter usually occupying garden tracts, largely located in the southern portion. Construction is preponderantly substandard and much of it is of the shack variety. Maintenance is of poor character. Population and improvements are highly heterogeneous and, while slum conditions do not as yet prevail, the trend is definitely in that direction. A high voltage power line traverses a portion of the area and is an added detriment. Business and industrial structures are scattered throughout the district. The area is thoroughly blighted and is accorded a "low red" grade.