Mar Vista Gardens, Los Angeles, California
- Mar Vista Gardens, Los Angeles, California
Mar Vista Gardens is a housing project at 11965 Allin Street in the Del Rey district of southwestern Los Angeles, California, bordering Ballona Creek and situated near Culver City, California. It is operated by the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles. The complex has a "Culver City" mailing address but is not in the city of Culver City [http://gangcolors.com/pdf/culvercity.pdf] .
It is the westernmost large housing project in the HACLA system. It has 62 buildings and 601 apartments. Some of the apartments overlook Ballona Creek.
Mar Vista Gardens is the traditional home of the Culver City Boyz, an infamous Chicano street gang. By 2003, many Culver City Boyz had been expelled from the public housing due to strict rules [http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=362&IssueNum=22] . Many Westside gang members relocated to the city of Inglewood.
Zoned schools
Residents of the complex are zoned to schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.Stoner Ave. Elementary School
* [http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Braddock_EL/ Braddock Drive Elementary School]
* [http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Marina_Del_Rey_MS Marina del Rey Middle School]
* Venice High School
Recent muggings near Mar Vista Gardens [http://www.westsidebikeside.com/warning-muggings-on-ballona-creek-bike-path/ http://www.westsidebikeside.com/warning-muggings-on-ballona-creek-bike-path/]
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