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El Sereno
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 90032 |
El Sereno ( /ˌɛlsɨˈriːnoʊ/; Spanish [el seˈɾeno] "the night watchman" and also "the tranquil/serene one") is a district in Eastern Los Angeles, California.
El Sereno sits atop the Monterey Hills that separate the Los Angeles Basin from the San Gabriel Valley, and is the easternmost district in the city of Los Angeles. It is bordered by Monterey Hills and South Pasadena on the north, Alhambra on the east, University Hills on the southeast, City Terrace on the south, Boyle Heights on the southwest, Lincoln Heights on the west, and Montecito Heights on the northwest. Principal thoroughfares include Huntington Drive; Valley Boulevard; Eastern and Alhambra Avenues; and Soto Street. The district lies within ZIP code 90032.
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El Sereno was founded in 1905 as a working-class suburb of Los Angeles along the former Pacific Electric Railway line that ran in the median of Huntington Drive. El Sereno was called Bairdstown until 1915. Like most of East Los Angeles, it was extremely ethnically diverse until World War II and shortly thereafter, when most of its non-Mexican-descended population moved to newer suburbs in other parts of Greater Los Angeles. Gangs became a serious problem in the late 1970s. The gentrification that has occurred in many of the districts east of the Los Angeles River has yet to occur to any significant degree in El Sereno, despite its proximity to affluent South Pasadena.
The northernmost segment of the Long Beach Freeway (I-710) was intended by Caltrans to go through El Sereno, as well as South Pasadena. The popular association of the 710 Freeway controversy with South Pasadena is largely a result of that city's demographics (wealthy and white), even though construction of the freeway would result in nearly as many historic homes being demolished in El Sereno. Community activists filed suit against Caltrans requesting the same treatment be given to El Sereno as it would South Pasadena. Thus, any future undergrounding of the roadway would include El Sereno.
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Central Health Center in Downtown Los Angeles, serving El Sereno.[1]
Los Angeles Fire Department Station 16 (South El Sereno) and Station 47 (El Sereno) are in the area.
Residents are zoned to schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Non-LAUSD schools:
The Voice Newspaper reports on local news that affects this community. Forty to 60% of all articles are submitted by the community. www.thevoicepub.com Previously the El Sereno Star had filled the void for local news.
Launched in 2010 the Our Town El Sereno community magazine focuses on residents, businesses, and schools of El Sereno.
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