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Picfair Village is a residential district in the Mid-City West area of Los Angeles, California. 'Picfair' refers to the corner of Pico and Fairfax, site of the former Picfair Theater.
[edit] Geography
Picfair Village's boundaries are Pico Boulevard on the north, Hauser Boulevard on the east, Venice Boulevard on the south, and Fairfax on the west. Picfair Village is part of the P.I.C.O. Neighborhood Council, bounded by La Brea, Olympic/San Vicente, Venice and La Cienega. The Wilshire Vista neighborhood lies to the north, as does the Miracle Mile area where LACMA and the La Brea Tar Pits are located, Mid-City to the southeast, and Beverlywood to the west. Primary thoroughfares through the area include Pico Boulevard, Venice Boulevard, Fairfax Avenue, and Airdrome, Pickford, and 18th Streets. Much of Picfair Village enjoys splendid views of the Baldwin Hills that lie a few miles to the south.
[edit] Neighborhood Composition and Demographics
Picfair Village is primarily a middle-class area with clear but not overwhelming African-American majority. Per the U.S. Census of 2000, racial representation is approximately 50% African-American, 20% non-Latino white, 25% Latino of any race, and 5% Asian/Pacific Islander. Median household income is in the area of $45,000. The housing stock is predominantly Spanish Colonial one-, two-, and three-family houses, with some small apartment buildings (mostly in the areas north of Pickford Street).
In November 2004, Picfair Village was named as one of Los Angeles magazine's "10 Most Overlooked Neighborhoods in Los Angeles."
