Nevin | |
|---|---|
  Nevin Location within Los Angeles | |
| Coordinates:34°00′50″N118°14′52″W / 34.014°N 118.2479°W /34.014; -118.2479 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County |  Los Angeles |
| City |  Los Angeles |
| Time zone | Pacific |
| zip code | 90011, 90058 |
| Area code | 323 |
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Nevin is a neighborhood inSouth Los Angeles, California.
It consists of the area surrounding the street and school of the same name. Broadly construed, the neighborhood is bounded byWashington Boulevard,Alameda Street,Vernon Avenue and Hooper Avenue.[1]
Nevin is listed as a populated place by the US Geological Survey.[2]
The neighborhood, along with Nevin Street and Nevin Street school, were "likely named in memory ofSanta Fe Railway manager William G. Nevin".[3]
Nevin Street School opened in 1916.[4][5][6]
Today the neighborhood isworking-class andindustrial in nature; most of the housing stock is apartments or multi-family residential. It is one of the poorest and most densely populated areas of Los Angeles.[citation needed]
It has had a succession of ethnicities as dominant in the area. Whites made up most of the first residents. Though the neighborhood, like the rest of South LA, had a predominantly African-American population from about 1930 into the early 21st century, today the population is primarily Hispanic, with a minority of other ethnicities. Next most populous is the African-American minority.
There is one public school in the neighborhood operated by theLos Angeles Unified School District:
Nevin is represented by theCentral Alameda Neighborhood Council.
Nevin Avenue, Southeast L.A. - Likely named in memory of Santa Fe Railway manager William George Nevin (1855-1902).
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