Blair Hills, Culver City, California
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Blair Hills is a small, quiet, predominately African American
neighborhood of Culver City, California
estimated at 0.559 square miles (1.4 km²) with a population density
of 2956 people per sq. mile . The Blair Hills neighborhood is roughly bounded by La Cienega Boulevard
on the east, oil well
s on the south, Baldwin Hills Scenic State Park on the west and Jefferson Boulevard
and Rodeo Road to the north.
In the 1950s a property developer by the name of Stone & Stone began building homes in an area now called Blair Hills. Prior to the 1950s the area had been used as an oil field
.
Blair Hills neighborhood highlights include its 1.62 acres (6,555.9 m²) Blair Hills Park, low homeowner turnover, and its active Neighborhood Association
.
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
neighborhood of Culver City, California
Culver City, California
Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 38,883, up from 38,816 at the 2000 census. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Culver...
estimated at 0.559 square miles (1.4 km²) with a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 2956 people per sq. mile . The Blair Hills neighborhood is roughly bounded by La Cienega Boulevard
La Cienega Boulevard
La Cienega Boulevard is a major, well-known north–south arterial road that runs between El Segundo Boulevard in El Segundo, California on the south and the Sunset Strip/Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood....
on the east, oil well
Oil well
An oil well is a general term for any boring through the earth's surface that is designed to find and acquire petroleum oil hydrocarbons. Usually some natural gas is produced along with the oil. A well that is designed to produce mainly or only gas may be termed a gas well.-History:The earliest...
s on the south, Baldwin Hills Scenic State Park on the west and Jefferson Boulevard
Jefferson Boulevard
Jefferson Boulevard is a street in Los Angeles and Culver City. Its eastern terminus is at Central Avenue east of Exposition Park. At its entrance to Culver City, it splits with National Boulevard. North of Sawtelle Boulevard, it merges with Sepulveda Boulevard...
and Rodeo Road to the north.
In the 1950s a property developer by the name of Stone & Stone began building homes in an area now called Blair Hills. Prior to the 1950s the area had been used as an oil field
Oil field
An oil field is a region with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum from below ground. Because the oil reservoirs typically extend over a large area, possibly several hundred kilometres across, full exploitation entails multiple wells scattered across the area...
.
Blair Hills neighborhood highlights include its 1.62 acres (6,555.9 m²) Blair Hills Park, low homeowner turnover, and its active Neighborhood Association
Neighborhood association
A neighborhood association is a group of residents or property owners who advocate for or organize activities within a neighborhood. An association may have elected leaders and voluntary dues....
.