Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California

Geography20,000-40,000 dollars, and among the highest
Atwater Village lies between the Los Angelesamount of asians in the city. 59.6% of people rent
River to the west and Glendale to the north andin Atwater.
east. In addition, the neighborhood shares bordersEducation
with the neighborhoods of Silver Lake to theLos Angeles Unified School District operates the
south, Elysian Valley to the southeast, Glassellfollowing public schools:
Park to the northeast, and Los Feliz and GriffithAtwater Avenue Elementary School
Park across the river to the west. Much ofGlenfeliz Boulevard Elementary School
Atwater lies in the old river flood plain, whichWashington Irving Middle School
resulted in deep, fertile soil.John Marshall High School
Principal thoroughfares include San Fernando Road,National Catholic Educational Association operates
Fletcher Drive, and Los Feliz and Glendalethe following schools:
Boulevards. The Golden State and GlendaleHoly Trinity School
Freeways run along the district's western andLos Angeles Public Library operates the Atwater
southeastern borders, respectively.Village Branch.
HistoryReferences
What is now Atwater Village began originally as a^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographical
part of Rancho San Rafael, which covered muchNames Information System: Atwater Village, Los
of what is now Glendale and northeastern LosAngeles, California
Angeles. In 1868, W.C.B. Richardson purchased a^ a b "Future looks brighter in urban Atwater", LA
portion of the rancho and renamed it RanchoTimes, May 25, 2003
Santa Eulalia. This land eventually fell into the^ a b LA Conservancy Atwater Village Historic
family of Harriet Atwater Paramore, for whomProfile
the neighborhood was originally named as^ Hidden Magic in Hollywood: Disney's connection
"Atwater Park", which was a poppy field at theto the historic Tam O'Shanter Restaurant
time it was first subdivided in 1912.External links
In subsequent decades, residents began to settleFriends of Atwater Village
in the area. Many new residents were newlyAtwater Village Neighborhood Council
prosperous workers, including many working atCouncilman Eric Garcetti's website, 13th
the nearby DWP substation. Spanish-style housesdistrictv  d  e
and bungalows were built in the 1920s to 1940s, 
many of which still retain their original details.Griffith Park, Los Angeles
Growth was aided by the construction of a line of   Atwater Village, Los Angeles    
the Pacific Electric Railway with its distinctive "redGlendale, California
cars", which ran down Glendale Boulevard. TheLos Feliz, Los Angeles
line, along with the rest of the streetcar system,Silver Lake, Los Angeles
however, was dismantled in favor of freewaysGlassell Park, Los Angelesv  d  e
and buses.City of Los Angeles
The Tam O'Shanter Inn, established in 1922, isTopics
one of the oldest restaurants in Los AngelesHistory Transportation Culture Landmarks Historic
County. Walt Disney was a frequent patron there.Places Skyscrapers Demographics Crime Sports
Franciscan Pottery, a well-known manufacter ofMedia Music Notable people
pottery and dinnerware, was located in Atwater.Government
The company moved the plant to China in 1978Mayors City Council Other elected officials Fire
and the large property is now occupied byDepartment Police Public schools
Costco, Best Buy, and Toys R Us.Regions
Before Interstate 5 there was a drive-in movieDowntown Eastside Harbor Area
theatre at the corner of Riverside Dr. and LosGreater Hollywood Westlake & Silver Lake
Feliz for a brief period in the late 1950s.Los Feliz San Fernando and Crescenta Valleys
DemographicsSouth Los Angeles Westside Wilshirev  d  e
As of mapping , there are 14,888 people in theEastside/Northeast, Los Angeles, California
neighborhood. The makeup of the neighborhood isDistricts andneighborhoods
51.3% Hispanic, 19.7% Asian, 1.4% Black, , 19.09%Atwater Village Boyle Heights Brooklyn Heights
Asian, 22.2% White, and 5.4% other, 49.3% areCypress Park Eagle Rock El Sereno Glassell Park
from other countries 27.2% were born in MexicoHermon Highland Park Lincoln Heights Montecito
and 12% were born in The Phillipines. It hasHeights Monterey Hills Mt.
among the highest amount of people that make