Victoria Park is a small, semi-gated neighborhood that is centrally located in Los Angeles, California. It is 2.5 miles south of Hollywood and 3.5 miles west of downtown Los Angeles. Century City is five miles west along Pico Boulevard.
The neighborhood is bounded by Venice Boulevard on the south, Pico Boulevard on the north, West Boulevard on the west, and Crenshaw Boulevard on the east. The only way to enter the neighborhood is on Windsor Drive off of Pico Boulevard. Lafayette Square and Wellington Square are just to the south. Windsor Village and Hancock Park are to the north. Victoria Park resides in the much larger district of Mid-City and, because of its architectural style, it is also considered part of the West Adams district.
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Established in 1908, the Victoria Park neighborhood is one of only two neighborhoods in the entire city of Los Angeles where the homes are arranged on a circular street. Many of the homes serve as fine architectural examples of The American Arts and Crafts Movement. The Holmes-Shannon House, built in 1911 and pictured above right, was added to the both the National Register of Historic Places and the list of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in 2008. The Craftsman home, built in 1912 and pictured below right, was added to the list of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in 1998.
On December 2 and 3 of 2006, the West Adams Heritage Association's twentieth annual Holiday Tour took place in the neighborhood.[1] Titled "A Holiday to Remember in Victoria Park", guests on the docent-led tour enjoyed champagne and a progressive dinner as they visited a half dozen residences.[2]
The neighborhood is zoned to the following schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District: