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'''Vermont Square''' is a 2.54-square-mile, low-income neighborhood in ], within the ] area. It is notable for its dense concentration of residents, their youthful age range, their high ratio of single to married parents and their low median household income.<ref name=MappingLAVermontSquare> "Vermont Square," Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times''</ref> It is the site of ]<ref name=ThomasGuide/> and the Barack Obama Global Preparatory Academy.<ref name=MappingLAVermontSquare/><ref name=ObamaAcademy/>
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'''Vermont Square''' is a ] in ], within the ] region. The ] library, a designated Historic–Cultural Monument, is located in the community.


==Geography== ==History==
⚫ ]


] The name Vermont Square appeared in newspaper ads in 1909, advertising the community as "the largest subdivision ever put on the market in Los Angeles".
⚫ ]
Vermont Square is bordered by ] on the north, ] on the northeast, South Park on the east, ], ] and ] on the south and ] and ] on the west.<ref> "South L.A.," Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times''</ref> The neighborhood's street boundaries are ] on the north, the ] on the east, West 54th Street on the south and South Van Ness Avenue on the west.<ref name=MappingLAVermontSquare> "Vermont Square" Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times''</ref><ref name=ThomasGuide>''The Thomas Guide,'' 2006, pages 673 and 674</ref>


In the 1920s, the neighborhood was home to lower-middle-class white families. After World War II, African Americans began moving into the community. In the 1980s, Latino families began moving in.<ref name=Pool>{{cite news | url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119487718/just-dont-call-it-south-central/ | title = Just Don't Call It South-Central | author = Bob Pool | newspaper = Los Angeles Times |quote = So now residents of a 3-square-mile section southwest of the Coliseum want to put an end to that kind of confusion by returning to a name coined by early Los Angeles subdividers to describe their neighborhood. | date = April 30, 1997}}</ref>
==Population==
]
⚫ A total of 42,284 people lived in Vermont Square's 2.54 square miles, according to the 2000 U.S. census—averaging 17,798 people per square mile, among the highest ] in the city as a whole. Population was estimated at 47,555 in 2008. The median age was 26, considered young when compared to the city as a whole. The percentages of young residents, aged birth to 18, were among the county's highest.<ref name=MappingLAVermontSquare/>


As late as 1969, the name Vermont Square was still being used by local businesses.<ref>{{cite news |title=Almond's Men's Shop in Vermont Square |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115996558/vermont-square-ad-in-the-southwest-wave/ |access-date=8 January 2023 |publisher=Southwest Wave |date=August 21, 1969}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=We Welcome our New Neighbor in Vermont Square |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115995633/advertising-in-the-southwest-wave/ |access-date=8 January 2023 |publisher=Southwest Wave |date=November 6, 1969}}</ref>
⚫ Within the neighborhood, ] made up 58.5% of the population, with ] at 39.2%, white 1.4%, ] 1.1%, and other 1.8%. Mexico and El Salvador were the most common places of birth for the 38.5% of the residents who were born abroad, an average percentage of foreign-born when compared with the city or county as a whole.<ref name=MappingLAVermontSquare/>

In 1996, the community got a LANI (Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative) grant to install trees, streetlights and bus shelters.<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. Gives $1.6 million for Neighborhoods |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115992477/vermont-square-lani-grant/ |access-date=7 January 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 11, 1996}}</ref>

In the 1997, in an effort to distinguish the area from ], residents of Vermont Square met with historian Gregory Fischer to discuss neighborhood signage. Fischer had helped design historic signage for the ] neighborhood. <ref name=Pool/><ref>{{cite news | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=wF0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=%2280+years+%E2%80%94+and+put+them+to+use+again%22&pg=PA74 | title = The Soul of a New Neighborhood | author = Gregory Rodriguez | publisher = ] | date = January 1997 | quote = 'If we don't do something for the neighborhoods, this city will lose its past and the chance to regain its identity.' That's what Greg Fischer, a researcher at the Center for the Study of Los Angeles, wrote to mayor-elect Richard Riordan in 1993. Fischer suggested that the city resurrect the original names of old neighborhoods and housing developments — names that have been lost or forgotten during the region's explosive expansion of the last 80 years — and put them to use again. 'Bring back neighborhood names such as Vermont Square, Belle-Mead, Coburn Park and Normandie Avenue Heights,' he proposed. 'People will have pride in an area with a name.'}}</ref> Vermont Square signage is installed on Vermont Avenue at King Boulevard.
]

In December 2000, Vermont Square Park was refurbished at a cost of $20,000. Lights were repaired, trees were trimmed, sandboxes graded and gazebos freshly painted.<ref>{{cite news |last1=newton |first1=Jim |title=Instant Beautification |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119490007/fixing-up-vermont-square-park/ |access-date=22 February 2023 |work=] |date=December 16, 2000 |page=A10}}</ref> On April 19, 2002, the Vermont Square Community Garden was dedicated, with Councilperson ] in attendance. Funded by an $80,000 grant from the ], it was the first community garden in South Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reich |first1=Kenneth |title=Community Garden Takes Root |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119490602/vermont-square-community-garden/ |access-date=23 February 2023 |work=] |date=April 20, 2002 |page=B4}}</ref>

==Geography==

In 1997, The ''Los Angeles Times'' defined the neighborhood as a 3-mile area, approximately bounded by ] on the north, Hoover Street on the east, ] on the south and Arlington Avenue on the west.<ref name=Pool/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pool |first1=Bob |title=Just Don't Call it South Central (Vermont Square Map) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118786661/vermont-square-map/ |access-date=17 February 2023 |work=] |date=April 30, 1997}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{update |section |cat=demographics|date=April 2023}}
⚫ A total of 42,284 people lived in Vermont Square's 2.54 square miles, according to the 2000 U.S. census—averaging 17,798 people per square mile, among the highest ] in the city as a whole. Population was estimated at 47,555 in 2008. The median age was 26, considered young when compared to the city as a whole. The percentages of young residents, aged birth to 18, were among the county's highest.<ref name=MappingLAVermontSquare>{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}} "Vermont Square," Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times''</ref>
⚫ Within the neighborhood, ] made up 58.5% of the population, with ] at 39.2%, ] 1.4%, ] 1.1%, and other 1.8%. Mexico and El Salvador were the most common places of birth for the 38.5% of the residents who were born abroad, an average percentage of foreign-born when compared with the city or county as a whole.<ref name=MappingLAVermontSquare/>


The $29,904 median household income in 2008 dollars was considered low for the city and county. The percentage of households earning $20,000 or less was high, compared to the county at large. The average household size of 3.4 people was high for the city. Renters occupied 63.2% of the housing units, and homeowners occupied the rest.<ref name=MappingLAVermontSquare/> The $29,904 median household income in 2008 dollars was considered low for the city and county. The percentage of households earning $20,000 or less was high, compared to the county at large. The average household size of 3.4 people was high for the city. Renters occupied 63.2% of the housing units, and homeowners occupied the rest.<ref name=MappingLAVermontSquare/>
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In 2000, there were 2,519 families headed by single parents, or 26.7%, a rate that was high for the county and the city.<ref name=MappingLAVermontSquare/> In 2000, there were 2,519 families headed by single parents, or 26.7%, a rate that was high for the county and the city.<ref name=MappingLAVermontSquare/>


⚫ Vermont Square residents with a four-year college degree amounted to 5.3% of the population aged 25 and older in 2000, which was a low figure when compared with the city and the county at large; the percentage of those residents with less than a high school diploma was high for the county.<ref name=MappingLAVermontSquare/>
⚫ ==Education==


⚫ ==Education==
⚫ Vermont Square residents with a four-year degree amounted to 5.3% of the population aged 25 and older in 2000, which was a low figure when compared with the city and the county at large; the percentage of those residents with less than a high school diploma was high for the county.<ref name=MappingLAVermontSquare/>


] ]
The schools within the Vermont Square boundaries are:<ref name=ThomasGuide/><ref name=MappingLASchoolsVermontSquare> "Vermont Square Schools," Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times''</ref> ] has 12 schools within Vermont Square. They are:<ref name=MappingLASchoolsVermontSquare>{{dead link|date=January 2023}} "Vermont Square Schools," Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times''</ref>


* ], ], 4131 South Vermont Avenue * ], ], 4131 South Vermont Avenue, a high school just across the street from the ]
* Manual Arts Community Adult School, LAUSD, 4131 South Vermont Avenue * Manual Arts Community Adult School, LAUSD, 4131 South Vermont Avenue
* Barack Obama Global Preparatory Academy, LAUSD charter, 1708 West 46th Street<ref name=MappingLAVermontSquare/><ref name=ObamaAcademy> Academy website</ref><ref> Los Angeles Unified School District</ref> * Barack Obama Global Preparatory Charter Academy, LAUSD, 1708 West 46th Street<ref name=MappingLAVermontSquare/><ref name=ObamaAcademy> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618013330/http://obamaglobalprep.org/ |date=2013-06-18 }} Academy website</ref><ref> Los Angeles Unified School District</ref>
* Lou Dantzler Preparatory Charter Middle School, LAUSD, 5029 South Vermont Avenue * Lou Dantzler Preparatory Charter Middle School, LAUSD, 5029 South Vermont Avenue
* Global Education Academy, LAUSD charter, 4141 South Figueroa Street * Global Education Academy, LAUSD charter, 4141 South Figueroa Street
* Menlo Avenue Elementary School, LAUSD, 4156 Menlo Avenue * Menlo Avenue Elementary School, LAUSD, 4156 Menlo Avenue
* ] Elementary School, private, 4224 South Normandie Avenue * ] Elementary School, LAUSD, 4506 South Raymond Avenue
* Little Citizens Westside Academy, private, 4356 South Western Avenue
* Normandie Avenue Elementary School, LAUSD, 4506 South Raymond Avenue
* Dr. James Edward Jones Primary Center, LAUSD, 1017 West 47th Street * Dr. James Edward Jones Primary Center, LAUSD, 1017 West 47th Street
* Garr Academy of Math and Entrepreneurial Studies, LAUSD charter, 5101 South Western Avenue * Garr Academy of Math and Entrepreneurial Studies, LAUSD charter, 5101 South Western Avenue
* Fifty-Second Street Elementary School, LAUSD, 816 West 51st Street * Fifty-Second Street Elementary School, LAUSD, 816 West 51st Street
* Western Avenue Elementary School, LAUSD, 1724 West 53rd Street * ] Elementary School, LAUSD, 1724 West 53rd Street
* Lou Dantzler Preparatory Charter Elementary School, LAUSD, 1260 West 36th Street * Lou Dantzler Preparatory Charter Elementary School, LAUSD, 1260 West 36th Street


==Recreation and parks== ==Parks and Libraries==
] sits in Vermont Square Park on the intersecting axis of Budlong Drive.]] ] Library sits in Vermont Square Park.]]

⚫ * Vermont Square Park, unstaffed, 1248 West 47th Street, opposite the Vermont Square branch library<ref name=ThomasGuide/><ref> Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks</ref>
* 49th Street Park - 670 E. 49th Street. It features a children's play area and benches.<ref> Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks</ref>
* 49th Street Park, at Hoover Avenue<ref name=ThomasGuide/>
⚫ * Vermont Square Park - 1248 West 47th Street. It is opposite the Vermont Square branch library. <ref> Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks</ref> It contains barbecue pits, basketball courts, a children's play area and picnic tables.
* The ] library - 1201 W. 48th Street. The oldest branch library in the ] system, it was built in 1913 with a grant from ] and is one of three surviving ] in Los Angeles. It is a designated a Historic–Cultural Monument and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. To direct visitors, there is city-installed signage on Vermont Avenue at 48th Street , on King Boulevard at Budlong Avenue, and on Normandie Avenue at 48th Street.


==Notable people== ==Notable people==
* ], City Council member * ], City Council member
* ], member of Congress * ], member of Congress
* ], Painter
* ], Rapper

==See also==
⚫ {{Portal|Greater Los Angeles}}


==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
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Neighborhood of Los Angeles in California, United States
Vermont Square
Neighborhood of Los Angeles
St. Cecilia Catholic ChurchSt. Cecilia Catholic Church
Vermont Square is located in Los AngelesVermont SquareVermont SquareLocation within Central Los Angeles
Coordinates: 33°59′59″N 118°17′45″W / 33.999846°N 118.2959017°W / 33.999846; -118.2959017
Country United States
State California
County Los Angeles
City Los Angeles
Time zonePacific
Zip Code90037, 90062
Area code323

Vermont Square is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, within the South Los Angeles region. The Vermont Square Branch library, a designated Historic–Cultural Monument, is located in the community.

History

Advertisement in the Los Angeles Herald, 1909
Advertisement in the Los Angeles Herald, 1909

The name Vermont Square appeared in newspaper ads in 1909, advertising the community as "the largest subdivision ever put on the market in Los Angeles".

In the 1920s, the neighborhood was home to lower-middle-class white families. After World War II, African Americans began moving into the community. In the 1980s, Latino families began moving in.

As late as 1969, the name Vermont Square was still being used by local businesses.

In 1996, the community got a LANI (Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative) grant to install trees, streetlights and bus shelters.

In the 1997, in an effort to distinguish the area from South Central Los Angeles, residents of Vermont Square met with historian Gregory Fischer to discuss neighborhood signage. Fischer had helped design historic signage for the Victoria Park neighborhood. Vermont Square signage is installed on Vermont Avenue at King Boulevard.

Vermont Square signage, 2017

In December 2000, Vermont Square Park was refurbished at a cost of $20,000. Lights were repaired, trees were trimmed, sandboxes graded and gazebos freshly painted. On April 19, 2002, the Vermont Square Community Garden was dedicated, with Councilperson Jan Perry in attendance. Funded by an $80,000 grant from the S.Mark Taper Foundation, it was the first community garden in South Los Angeles.

Geography

In 1997, The Los Angeles Times defined the neighborhood as a 3-mile area, approximately bounded by Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on the north, Hoover Street on the east, Slauson Avenue on the south and Arlington Avenue on the west.

Demographics

This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (April 2023)

A total of 42,284 people lived in Vermont Square's 2.54 square miles, according to the 2000 U.S. census—averaging 17,798 people per square mile, among the highest population densities in the city as a whole. Population was estimated at 47,555 in 2008. The median age was 26, considered young when compared to the city as a whole. The percentages of young residents, aged birth to 18, were among the county's highest. Within the neighborhood, Latinos made up 58.5% of the population, with black people at 39.2%, whites 1.4%, Asian 1.1%, and other 1.8%. Mexico and El Salvador were the most common places of birth for the 38.5% of the residents who were born abroad, an average percentage of foreign-born when compared with the city or county as a whole.

The $29,904 median household income in 2008 dollars was considered low for the city and county. The percentage of households earning $20,000 or less was high, compared to the county at large. The average household size of 3.4 people was high for the city. Renters occupied 63.2% of the housing units, and homeowners occupied the rest.

In 2000, there were 2,519 families headed by single parents, or 26.7%, a rate that was high for the county and the city.

Vermont Square residents with a four-year college degree amounted to 5.3% of the population aged 25 and older in 2000, which was a low figure when compared with the city and the county at large; the percentage of those residents with less than a high school diploma was high for the county.

Education

Manuel Arts High Logo

LAUSD has 12 schools within Vermont Square. They are:

  • Manual Arts Senior High School, LAUSD, 4131 South Vermont Avenue, a high school just across the street from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Manual Arts Community Adult School, LAUSD, 4131 South Vermont Avenue
  • Barack Obama Global Preparatory Charter Academy, LAUSD, 1708 West 46th Street
  • Lou Dantzler Preparatory Charter Middle School, LAUSD, 5029 South Vermont Avenue
  • Global Education Academy, LAUSD charter, 4141 South Figueroa Street
  • Menlo Avenue Elementary School, LAUSD, 4156 Menlo Avenue
  • Normandie Avenue Elementary School, LAUSD, 4506 South Raymond Avenue
  • Dr. James Edward Jones Primary Center, LAUSD, 1017 West 47th Street
  • Garr Academy of Math and Entrepreneurial Studies, LAUSD charter, 5101 South Western Avenue
  • Fifty-Second Street Elementary School, LAUSD, 816 West 51st Street
  • Western Avenue Elementary School, LAUSD, 1724 West 53rd Street
  • Lou Dantzler Preparatory Charter Elementary School, LAUSD, 1260 West 36th Street

Parks and Libraries

The century-old Vermont Square Branch Library sits in Vermont Square Park.
  • 49th Street Park - 670 E. 49th Street. It features a children's play area and benches.
  • Vermont Square Park - 1248 West 47th Street. It is opposite the Vermont Square branch library. It contains barbecue pits, basketball courts, a children's play area and picnic tables.
  • The Vermont Square Branch library - 1201 W. 48th Street. The oldest branch library in the Los Angeles Public Library system, it was built in 1913 with a grant from Andrew Carnegie and is one of three surviving Carnegie libraries in Los Angeles. It is a designated a Historic–Cultural Monument and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. To direct visitors, there is city-installed signage on Vermont Avenue at 48th Street , on King Boulevard at Budlong Avenue, and on Normandie Avenue at 48th Street.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ Bob Pool (April 30, 1997). "Just Don't Call It South-Central". Los Angeles Times. So now residents of a 3-square-mile section southwest of the Coliseum want to put an end to that kind of confusion by returning to a name coined by early Los Angeles subdividers to describe their neighborhood.
  2. "Almond's Men's Shop in Vermont Square". Southwest Wave. August 21, 1969. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. "We Welcome our New Neighbor in Vermont Square". Southwest Wave. November 6, 1969. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. "U.S. Gives $1.6 million for Neighborhoods". Los Angeles Times. May 11, 1996. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. Gregory Rodriguez (January 1997). "The Soul of a New Neighborhood". Los Angeles. 'If we don't do something for the neighborhoods, this city will lose its past and the chance to regain its identity.' That's what Greg Fischer, a researcher at the Center for the Study of Los Angeles, wrote to mayor-elect Richard Riordan in 1993. Fischer suggested that the city resurrect the original names of old neighborhoods and housing developments — names that have been lost or forgotten during the region's explosive expansion of the last 80 years — and put them to use again. 'Bring back neighborhood names such as Vermont Square, Belle-Mead, Coburn Park and Normandie Avenue Heights,' he proposed. 'People will have pride in an area with a name.'
  6. newton, Jim (December 16, 2000). "Instant Beautification". Los Angeles Times. p. A10. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  7. Reich, Kenneth (April 20, 2002). "Community Garden Takes Root". Los Angeles Times. p. B4. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  8. Pool, Bob (April 30, 1997). "Just Don't Call it South Central (Vermont Square Map)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Vermont Square," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
  10. "Vermont Square Schools," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
  11. Archived 2013-06-18 at the Wayback Machine Academy website
  12. Los Angeles Unified School District
  13. Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks
  14. Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks

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