Faircrest Heights, Los Angeles facts for kids
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Faircrest Heights
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Faircrest Heights Signage located at the intersection of Fairfax Avenue and Airdrome.
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 Faircrest Heights
Location in Western Los Angeles
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| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  California |
| County |  Los Angeles |
| Time zone | Pacific |
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90035, 90016, 90019
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| Area code(s) | 323 |
Faircrest Heights is a neighborhood in Mid-City, Los Angeles, California.
In December 2004, Los Angeles magazine named Faircrest Heights one of the "10 Best Districts You've Never Heard Of".
Geography
The boundaries of Faircrest Heights are Pico Boulevard on the north, Fairfax Avenue on the east, Washington Boulevard on the south, and La Cienega Boulevard on the west. Faircrest Heights is the eastern part of the Crestview neighborhood which is part of the P.I.C.O. Neighborhood Council and where the KROQ-FM Radio Station, the Pepper Claude Senior Center, LAWPD Receiving Station # D, Electric Charging Station, Crescent Heights Boulevard Elementary School and the magnet school, Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies are located. The La Cienega Heights, Melvil-McManus Block, Regent Square and Reynier Village districts and the La Cienega Plaza area in the western part of the Crestview neighborhood bounded by La Cienega Boulevard, National Boulevard, Washington Boulevard, Pickford Street and Robertson Boulevard which is part of the South Robertson Neighborhood Council and where The La Cienega Plaza Shopping Center, Shenandoah Street Elementary School, Rocha House and Reynier Park are located lies to the west, the Carthay Square, Little Ethiopia and South Carthay districts in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood to the north, the Picfair Village district in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood where the SGI-USA Los Angeles Friendship Center is located to the east, Lafayette Square in the Mid-City section where the LAWPD Manager Building is located to the southeast and Culver City to the south. Primary thoroughfares through the area include Pico Boulevard, Airdrome, Pickford, 18th Streets, Venice Boulevard, Fairfax Avenue, S. Crescent Heights Boulevard, and La Cienega Boulevard. Faircrest Heights has views of Downtown Los Angeles to the east, the Baldwin Hills to the south, Hollywood Hills to the north and Century City to the west.
Demographics
Based on the 2010 Census, within the five census block groups that compose Faircrest Heights, racial representation is mixed with approximately 38% white, 37% African American, 8% Asian, and 18% other. The housing stock was primarily built in the late 1920s to early 1940s, and consists of primarily Spanish Colonial Revival, English Revival, and Minimal Traditional style single family residences, with some small apartment buildings (mostly in the areas north of Pickford Street).
History
Neighbors United is a Faircrest Heights neighborhood organization, founded in 1981. Their mission is to preserve and strengthen the quality of the Faircrest Heights district in the Crestview neighborhood by promoting safety, organizing community events, encouraging beautification, and by promoting and facilitating citizen communication, participation, and involvement in local governance.
In December 2004, Los Angeles magazine named Faircrest Heights one of the "10 Best districts You've Never Heard Of".
