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{{Infobox settlement



|name = Huntington Park, California

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|official_name = City of Huntington Park

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|established_date3 = September 1, 1906<ref>{{Cite web

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| title = California Cities by Incorporation Date

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| accessdate = August 25, 2014}}</ref>

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|leader_title = [[Mayor]]

|leader_name = Graciela Ortiz <ref name=govt>{{cite web | url = http://www.huntingtonpark.org/index.asp?NID=56 | title = Huntington Park! - City Council | accessdate = March 31, 2015}}</ref>

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'''Huntington Park''' is a city in the [[Gateway Cities]] district of southeastern [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]], [[California]].

As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the city had a total population of 58,114, down from 61,348 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]].

== History ==

Named for prominent industrialist [[Henry E. Huntington]], Huntington Park was incorporated in 1906 as a [[streetcar suburb]] for workers in the rapidly expanding industries to the southeast of downtown [[Los Angeles]]. To this day, about 30% of its residents work at factories in nearby [[Vernon, California|Vernon]] and [[Commerce, California|Commerce]].<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/ http://factfinder.census.gov/] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521160844/http://factfinder.census.gov/ |date=May 21, 2008 }} ''Factfinder.census.gov''</ref> The stretch of [[Pacific Boulevard]] in downtown Huntington Park was a major commercial district serving the city's largely working-class residents, as well as those of neighboring cities such as [[Bell, California|Bell]], [[Cudahy, California|Cudahy]], [[South Gate, California|South Gate]], and [[Downey, California|Downey]]. As with most of the other cities along the corridor stretching along the [[Los Angeles River]] to the south and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, Huntington Park was an almost exclusively white community during most of its history; Alameda Street and [[Slauson Avenue]], which were fiercely defended segregation lines in the 1950s, separated it from black areas.

The changes that shaped Los Angeles from the late 1970s onward—the decline of American manufacturing that began in the 1970s; the rapid growth of newer suburbs in [[Orange County, California|Orange County]], the eastern [[San Gabriel Valley|San Gabriel]], western [[San Fernando Valley|San Fernando]] and [[Conejo Valley|Conejo]] valleys; the collapse of the aerospace and defense industry at the end of the [[Cold War]]; and the implosion of the Southern California real estate boom in the early 1990s—resulted in the wholesale departure of virtually all of the white population of Huntington Park by the mid-1990s. The vacuum was filled almost entirely by two groups of [[Latino]]s: upwardly mobile families eager to leave the barrios of [[East Los Angeles, California|East Los Angeles]], and recent [[Mexico|Mexican]] immigrants. Today, Pacific Boulevard is once again a thriving commercial strip, serving as a major retail center for working-class residents of southeastern Los Angeles County—but unlike its previous heyday of the 1930s, the signs along the avenue's storefronts are now primarily in Spanish.

A weekly certified farmers market is now hosted at Salt Lake Park (opposite the Recreation Center on Bissell Street) every Wednesday from 9am-1:30pm. The market includes year round as well as seasonal vendors that provide access to the following products: Bee products, eggs, fruits and fruit products, herbs, nuts, plants, vegetables, granola, nuts, corn, etc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodveg.org/HP.html|title=Huntington Park Farmers Market|work=goodveg.org|accessdate=January 19, 2015}}</ref>

=== Pacific Boulevard ===

On November 18, 1930, the Warner's Theater at 6714 Pacific Boulevard, opened and its first attraction was "The Life of the Party". It had 1,468 seats. This theater has been closed for decades. It was bought by Pacific Boulevard Holdings/ Retail Management Corp for $1,600,000.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Warner Theatre Huntington Park - [more] Los Angeles Movie Palaces|url = https://sites.google.com/site/losangelesmoviepalaces/warner-hp|website = sites.google.com|accessdate = November 2, 2015}}</ref>{{better source|date=December 2015}} California Theatre opened on 1925 and was operated by Fox Theatres as the Fox California Theatre. In the 80s it was known as the California 3 Theatre. This theatre close in 2006 and was later converted into a retail space. It was renamed California 2 Theatres and now there is a Tuxedo shop along with other retail stores and restaurants.<ref>{{Cite web|title = California Theatre Huntington Park - [more] Los Angeles Movie Palaces|url = https://sites.google.com/site/losangelesmoviepalaces/california|website = sites.google.com|accessdate = November 2, 2015}}</ref>{{better source|date=December 2015}}

During the 2014 World Cup, Mexico won the game between Croatia to move on to the next round and Pacific Boulevard was closed down because people filled the streets celebrating. All retail stores and restaurants were told to close. The cops were in riot gear and on horseback to keep the residents safe and making sure no damage was made. Five people were arrested at the moment.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 5 Arrested in World Cup Street Celebration|url = http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Fans-Celebrate-in-Huntington-Park-After-Mexicos-Win-in-World-Cup-264325361.html|website = NBC Southern California|accessdate = November 2, 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==

Huntington Park is located at {{Coord|33|59|N|118|13|W|type:city}} (33.982, -118.217).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> Before California abolished judicial townships (some time after 1960), Huntington Park was located in San Antonio Township.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.0|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

Cities surrounding Huntington Park include [[Bell, California|Bell]], [[Cudahy, California|Cudahy]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Maywood, California|Maywood]], [[South Gate, California|South Gate]], and [[Vernon, California|Vernon]]. In addition [[unincorporated area]]s, including [[Florence-Graham, California|Florence-Graham]] and [[Walnut Park, California|Walnut Park]], are adjacent to Huntington Park.<ref>"[http://www.huntingtonpark.org/documents/Community%20Development/Planning/Zoning%20Map_5-06_Ltr%20Sz.pdf Zoning Map]." ''City of Huntington Park''. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref>

==Demographics==

{{US Census population

|1910= 1299

|1920= 4513

|1930= 24591

|1940= 28648

|1950= 29450

|1960= 29920

|1970= 33744

|1980= 45932

|1990= 56065

|2000= 61348

|2010= 58114

|estyear=2015

|estimate=59430

|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2015">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2015/SUB-EST2015.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015|accessdate=July 2, 2016}}</ref>

|footnote=<center>U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |accessdate=June 4, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6YSasqtfX |archivedate=May 11, 2015 }}</ref></center>

}}

[[Image:Huntingtonparkdowntown.jpg|thumb|right|Pedestrians on the Pacific Boulevard shopping district]]

===2012===

A 2012 study by the California Center for Public Health Advocacy found Huntington Park California had the highest percentage of overweight children in all of California with 53% of the city's child population being obese or overweight.<ref>http://www.publichealthadvocacy.org/research/overweightdocs2012/Overweight_Chart_High%20to%20Low_6-1-2012.pdf</ref>

===2010 census===

The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0636056|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Huntington Park city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Huntington Park had a population of 58,114. The [[population density]] was 19,270.0 people per square mile (7,440.2/km²). The racial makeup of Huntington Park was 56,445 (97.1%) [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]], 29,776 (51.2%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (1.6% Non-Hispanic White), 440 (0.8%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 752 (1.3%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 393 (0.7%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 28 (0.0%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 24,535 (42.2%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2,190 (3.8%) from two or more races.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0636056.html|title=Huntington Park (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau|work=census.gov|accessdate=January 19, 2015}}</ref>

The Census reported that 57,859 people (99.6% of the population) lived in households, 248 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 7 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 14,597 households, out of which 8,581 (58.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 7,461 (51.1%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 3,212 (22.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,623 (11.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,377 (9.4%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 81 (0.6%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 1,644 households (11.3%) were made up of individuals and 694 (4.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.96. There were 12,296 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (84.2% of all households); the average family size was 4.19.

The population was spread out with 18,439 people (31.7%) under the age of 18, 6,984 people (12.0%) aged 18 to 24, 17,886 people (30.8%) aged 25 to 44, 10,942 people (18.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 3,863 people (6.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28.9 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

There were 15,151 housing units at an average density of 5,023.9 per square mile (1,939.7/km²), of which 3,936 (27.0%) were owner-occupied, and 10,661 (73.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.2%. 18,054 people (31.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 39,805 people (68.5%) lived in rental housing units.

During 2009–2013, Huntington Park had a median household income of $36,397, with 28.7% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov"/>

===2000 census===

According to the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=American FactFinder |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov |archivedate=September 11, 2013 }}</ref> of 2000, there were 61,348 people, 14,860 households, and 12,660 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 20,252.4 inhabitants per square mile (7,817.4/km²). There were 15,335 housing units at an average density of 5,062.4 per square mile (1,954.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 41.4% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.8% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.0% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.80% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 51.1% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.9% from two or more races. 95.6% of the population were [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

As of 2000, speakers of [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as their [[first language]] accounted for 90.77% of residents, while [[English language|English]] was spoken by 9.17%, [[Chinese language|Chinese]] by 0.05% of the population.<ref name="MLALanguage">{{cite web |url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=6&county_id=&mode=&zip=&place_id=36056&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r |title=Data Center Results - Huntington Park, California |publisher=[[Modern Language Association]] |accessdate=November 18, 2009}}</ref>

There were 14,860 households out of which 58.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 20.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.8% were non-families. 10.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.12 and the average family size was 4.34.

In the city, the population was spread out with 35.8% under the age of 18, 13.0% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 13.8% from 45 to 64, and 5.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,941, and the median income for a family was $29,844. Males had a median income of $21,039 versus $16,733 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $9,340. About 23.3% of families and 25.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 31.5% of those under age 18 and 18.7% of those age 65 or over.

===Latino communities===

{{10 Latino neighborhoods in Los Angeles County}}

==Government and infrastructure==

Fire protection in Huntington Park is provided by the [[Los Angeles County Fire Department]]. The LACFD operates Station #164, the battalion headquarters, at 6301 South Santa Fe Avenue and Station #165 at 3255 Saturn Avenue, both in Huntington Park, as a part of Battalion 13.<ref>"[http://fire.lacounty.gov/HometownFireStations/HometownFireStations.asp Hometown Fire Stations] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070913190430/http://fire.lacounty.gov/HometownFireStations/HometownFireStations.asp |date=September 13, 2007 }}." ''[[Los Angeles County Fire Department]]''. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref> The [[Huntington Park Police Department]] provides law enforcement.

The [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]] operates the Whittier Health Center in [[Whittier, California|Whittier]], serving Huntington Park.<ref>"[http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phn/docs/HealthCenter/whittier.pdf Whittier Health Center] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527190101/http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phn/docs/HealthCenter/whittier.pdf |date=May 27, 2010 }}." [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]]. Retrieved on March 18, 2010.</ref>

In the [[California State Senate]], Huntington Park is in {{Representative|casd|33|fmt=sdistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |title=Statewide Database |publisher=UC Regents |accessdate=November 6, 2014}}</ref>

In the [[California State Assembly]], Huntington Park is split between {{Representative|caad|53|fmt=adistrict}}, and {{Representative|caad|59|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web

| url = http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/downloads/meeting_handouts_072011/handouts_20110729_q2_ad_finaldraft_splits.zip

| title = Communities of Interest - City

| publisher = [[California Citizens Redistricting Commission]]

| accessdate = November 6, 2014}}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Huntington Park is in {{Representative|cacd|40|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|40|accessdate=October 5, 2014}}</ref>

The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Huntington Park Post Office at 6606 Seville Avenue,<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/67185?p=1&s=CA&service_name=post_office&z=hUNTINGTON+PARK Post Office Location - HUNTINGTON PARK]." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref> the Soto Post Office at 5625 Soto Street,<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/1029?p=1&s=CA&service_name=post_office&z=hUNTINGTON+PARK Post Office Location - SOTO]." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref> and the State Street Post Office at 7800 State Street.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/59931?p=1&s=CA&service_name=post_office&z=Huntington+Park Post Office Location - STATE STREET]." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref>

===Transportation===

Bus services are provided by both the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] (Metro), and Huntington Park's own COMBI bus service.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

==Education==

Huntington Park is zoned to schools in the [[Los Angeles Unified School District]].

Public elementary schools that serve the city include:

*Hope Street Elementary School (Huntington Park) (Opened 2005<ref name="laschools.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.laschools.org/project-status/one-project?project_number=47.07502|title=Project Details|work=laschools.org|accessdate=January 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name="laschools.org"/>)

*Huntington Park New Elementary School 7 (Opened 2006<ref name="laschools.org1">{{cite web|url=http://www.laschools.org/project-status/one-project?project_number=47.03101|title=Project Details|work=laschools.org|accessdate=January 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name="laschools.org1"/>)

*Middleton Elementary School (Huntington Park) and Middleton New Primary Center (K)

*Miles Elementary School (Huntington Park)

*Pacific Boulevard School (Huntington Park, Opened 2005<ref name="laschools.org2">{{cite web|url=http://www.laschools.org/project-status/one-project?project_number=22.24077|title=Project Details|work=laschools.org|accessdate=January 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name="laschools.org2"/>)

*San Antonio Elementary School (Huntington Park)

*Walnut Park Elementary School (Huntington Park)

*Huntington Park New Elementary #3 (Huntington Park, opening soon)

* KIPP Comienza Community Prep (Serving Grades K-4)

* Aspire: Antonio Maria Lugo Academy

* Aspire: Titan Academy

* Aspire: Junior Collegiate Academy

* Academia Moderna (Serving Grades K-5)

Public middle schools include:

*Gage Middle School (Huntington Park)

*Nimitz Middle School (Huntington Park)

*[[Centennial College Preparatory Academy]]

* Aspire: Ollin University Preparatory Academy (Serving Grades 7-9)

* Walnut Park Middle School

* Prepa Tec (2665 Clarendon Ave. Serves Grades 7 & 8 and 6005 Stafford Ave. Serves Grade 6 only)

Public high schools include:

* [[Huntington Park High School]]

* Alliance Collins Family College Ready High School <ref>{{Cite web|title = Alliance Collins Family College Ready High School|url = http://www.collinsfamilyjaguars.org/|website = www.collinsfamilyjaguars.org|accessdate = October 27, 2015}}</ref> (Also known as: Alliance Huntington Park College-Ready Academy High School)

* [http://aspirepacificacademy.org Aspire Pacific Academy] (serving grades 6-10 for the 16-17 school year) (Opened in 2010)

* Linda Esperanza Marquez High School

* [[Bell High School (California)|Bell High School]]

* Maywood Academy High School

* Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield High School<ref>{{Cite web|title = Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield High School|url = http://www.bloomfieldhs.org/|website = www.bloomfieldhs.org|accessdate = October 27, 2015}}</ref> (Opened in 2014) (Serving Grades 9 & 10)

* Diego Rivera Learning Complex<ref>{{Cite web|title = Diego Rivera Learning Complex: Home Page|url = https://drlc-lausd-ca.schoolloop.com/|website = drlc-lausd-ca.schoolloop.com|accessdate = October 27, 2015}}</ref>

Most residents are zoned to [[Huntington Park High School]] or [[Linda Esperanza Marquez High School]] (opened 2012). Some residents of Huntington Park are zoned to [[Bell High School (Bell, California)|Bell High School]] in [[Bell, California|Bell]], and some areas are jointly zoned to both schools.<ref name="SEHSchanges">"[http://web.archive.org/web/20060409044938/laschools.org/employee/mpd/fs-mpd/download/map_booklets/Project22.pdf Proposed Changes to South East HS Area Schools]." [[Los Angeles Unified School District]]. Retrieved on June 24, 2010.</ref><ref name="Huntmap">"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US0636056&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Huntington Park city, California]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on July 2, 2010.</ref> Any student who lives in the Bell or Huntington Park zones may apply to [[Maywood Academy High School]] in [[Maywood, California|Maywood]]; Maywood Academy, which opened in 2005 and moved into its permanent campus in 2006, does not have its own attendance boundary because it lacks American football, track and field, and tennis facilities.<ref>"[http://www.maywoodacademy.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=52515&type=d School History]." [[Maywood Academy High School]]. Retrieved on July 2, 2010.</ref>

San Antonio Continuation School and Huntington Park College Ready Academy<ref>{{cite web|title=Alliance — College Ready Academy High Schools|url=http://www.laalliance.org/schools.html}}</ref> (a public charter school) also serve the high school population. Some parts of Huntington Park are zoned to both Huntington Park and [[Bell High School (Bell, California)|Bell High School]].

The groundbreaking for South Region High School 7 in Huntington Park occurred in 2010.<ref>"[http://www.laschools.org/news/item?item_id=144170855 LAUSD Breaks Ground on New High School in Huntington Park]." [[Los Angeles Unified School District]]. March 25, 2010. Retrieved on June 24, 2010.</ref> The school was scheduled to open in 2012.<ref name="Project Details">{{cite web | title=Project Details | website=FSD Home | url=http://www.laschools.org/project-status/one-project?project_number=56.40036 | ref={{sfnref | FSD Home}} | accessdate=January 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Project Details"/>

In addition Pacific Boulevard Special Education Center (ungraded) is in the city.

Private schools include:

* Church of the Nazarene School (K-6)

* St. Matthias Elementary School (K-8)

* Interamerican Adult School (7-12)

===Public libraries===

[[County of Los Angeles Public Library]] operates the Huntington Park Library at 6518 Miles Avenue.<ref>"[http://www.colapublib.org/libs/huntingtonpark/ Huntington Park Library]." ''[[County of Los Angeles Public Library]]''. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref>

==Notable people==

{{Refimprove section|date=April 2016}}

* [[Lois Andrews]] - actress, famous for her big-screen portrayal of the comics character [[Dixie Dugan (comics)|Dixie Dugan]].

* [[Leon Leyson]] - youngest person on [[Schindler's List]], taught for many years at [[Huntington Park High School]].<ref>[http://www.nbclosangeles.com/station/as_seen_on/Leon-Leysons-Life-Featured-in-A-Child-on-Schindlers-List.html?corder=&pg=1 "Leon Leyson's Life Featured in 'A Child on Schindler's List,'"] ''NBC Los Angeles'' (July 22, 2009).</ref> He died from [[lymphoma]] at age 82 in [[Whittier, California]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Youngest Schindler's List survivor dies|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/14/leyson-schindlers-list/1832805/?sf8593533=1|publisher=USA Today|accessdate= January 14, 2013|date=January 14, 2013}}</ref>

* [[Rosario Marin]] - 41st [[Treasurer of the United States]] and a former mayor of Huntington Park.

* [[Lorenzo Mata]] - professional basketball player.

* [[Terry Wilson (actor)|Terry Wilson]] - stuntman and actor, famous as "Bill Hawks" on the [[television series]] ''[[Wagon Train]]'', was born in 1923 in Huntington Park.

* [[Tex Winter]] - famous college basketball coach, former [[Houston Rockets]] head coach, and assistant head coach for the [[Los Angeles Lakers]]

* [[Elton Gallegly]] - former US Representative, California's 24th District

* [[Tim Wallach]]

* [[Kerry King]] - Lead guitarist and founding member of Slayer

* [[Jeremy McKinney]] - NFL player

==See also==

{{Portal|Greater Los Angeles}}

* [[South Los Angeles|South Central Los Angeles]]

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