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Coordinates: 34°02′39″N 118°14′38″W / 34.044232°N 118.243886°W  Skid Row, officially known as Central City East,[1] is an area of Downtown Los Angeles. As of the 2000 census, the population of the district was 17,740.[2]
[edit] DescriptionThe area contains one of the largest stable populations of homeless persons in the United States.[3] Informal population estimates range from 7,000 to 8,000. People passing through this area immediately used to see cardboard boxes and camping tents lining the sidewalks. According to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the official boundaries of skid row are Third and Seventh Streets to the north and south and Alameda and Main Streets to the east and west, respectively.[4] Now, because of heavy involvement with the missions downtown, LAPD,[5] and the Mayor's office, the landscape has dramatically changed from mid-2006 to current. In 2006, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals determined that the number of beds for the homeless was inadequate, and suspended the city's anti-camping ordinance within the official boundaries of Skid Row, between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. During the day, homeless individuals are prohibited from sleeping on the sidewalk. The city originally appealed but later settled the case with the ACLU, which permits sleeping on the streets between nine p.m. and six a.m. until 1,250 additional units are built for the homeless population.[6] Most of the city's homeless and social-services providersVolunteers of America, Union Rescue Mission, Urban Connection, Downtown Women's Center, Frontline Foundation, Los Angeles Mission Community Clinic, Fred Jordan Mission and Midnight Mission, are based on Skid Row. An important development took place in 2007 when Union Rescue Mission finally opened a facility outside of Skid Row, known as Hope Gardens,[7] which is exclusively for women and children. The name is official enough that fire engines and ambulances serving the neighborhood have historically had "Skid Row" emblazoned on their sides. On June 1, 2006, the Los Angeles Times reported that fire officials planned to change the legend on the vehicles to read "Central City East". Many residents supported the change, but it was opposed by firefighters and some residents who take pride in the sense that they live in Skid Row.[8] [edit] DemographicsSource: Los Angeles Almanac: Central City East population profile As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 17,740 people and 2,410 households residing in the neighborhood. The population density was 4,111/mi². The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 25.5% White, 16.7% African American, 0.4% Native American, 5.8% Asian, 40.7% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 51.4% of the population.[10] In the neighborhood the population was spread out with 9.8% under the age of 18, 54.7% from 18 to 34, 39.9% from 35 to 64, and 4.6% who were 65 years of age or older.[11] The per capita income for the neighborhood was $14,210. About 41.8% of the population were below the poverty line.[12] [edit] ControversyIn 2005, 2006 and 2007, several local hospitals (including Kaiser Permanente and Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center) and suburban law enforcement agencies (including the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department) were accused by the Los Angeles Police Department and other officials of transporting those homeless people in their care to Skid Row.[13][14] [edit] Safer City InitiativeIn recent years, the Safer City Initiative set to clean up Skid Row was enacted by the city and police department and has resulted in dramatic changes in the area. Though problems persist, homelessness and crime have dropped to unprecedented levels, which reflects the incoming gentrification of even more downtown Los Angeles neighborhoods. [edit] Fire DepartmentThe Los Angeles Fire Department(LAFD) protects the Skid Row neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles out of one firehouse also first due to half of Downtown, along with Fire Station # 3 in the Business District. Fire Station # 9 in Skid Row operates two engines, one truck, and two rescue ambulances. It is currently one of the busiest firehouses in the city. [edit] Transportation The community is served primarily by one LADOT[15] and 13 Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus lines[16]: The following MTA lines which serves the neighborhood: [edit] Local LinesMain article: Current Metro Local Routes Line 16/316 - Downtown Los Angeles to Century City (via 5th and 6th Streets) Line 18 - Koreatown to Montebello (via 5th and 6th Streets) Line 20 - Downtown Los Angeles to Westwood (via 7th Street) Line 51 - Compton to Wilshire/Vermont Station (via 7th and San Pedro Streets) Line 52/352 - Artesia Transit Center to Wilshire/Vermont Station (via 7th and San Pedro Streets) Line 53 - California State University, Dominguez Hills to Downtown Los Angeles (via 5th and 6th Streets) Line 60 - Artesia Station to Downtown Los Angeles (via 7th Street) Line 62 - Hawaiian Gardens to Downtown Los Angeles (via 5th and 6th Streets) [edit] Rapid LinesMain article: Metro Rapid Metro Rapid Line 720 - Commerce to Santa Monica (via 5th and 6th Streets) Metro Rapid Line 753 - Imperial Station to Downtown Los Angeles (via 5th and 6th Streets) Metro Rapid Line 760 - Artesia Station to Downtown Los Angeles (via 7th Street) [edit] See also[edit] References
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