Editing Ladera Heights, California

{{Short description|Census-designated place in California, United States}}
{{About|the unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California|the community in San Mateo County, California|Ladera, California|the community in Orange County, California|Ladera Ranch, California|the community in the City of Los Angeles|Ladera, Los Angeles}}
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'''Ladera Heights''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] in [[Los Angeles County, California]]. The population was 6,634 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ladera Heights CDP, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US0639108|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 13, 2022}}</ref>  [[Culver City, California|Culver City]] lies to its west, the [[Baldwin Hills, California|Baldwin Hills]] neighborhood to its north, the [[View Park–Windsor Hills]] community to its east, the [[Westchester, Los Angeles, California|Westchester]] neighborhood to its south and southwest and the city of [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]] to its southeast. With an average household income of $132,824, Ladera Heights ranks third amongst the ten wealthiest majority-Black communities in the United States.

==History==
Ladera Heights originated in the late 1940s with the development of "Old Ladera". In the 1960s, custom homes were built in "New Ladera". Prominent architect builders included Valentine and Gallant. Robert Earl, who designed many of the Valentine homes, went on to build large multimillion-dollar estates throughout Southern California and in other countries.  Neighboring [[Fox Hills, Culver City, California|Fox Hills]] contained a golf course with rolling hills that backed up to Wooster Avenue. Valentine built Robert Earl designed homes on Wooster overlooking the Fox Hills golf course.

Baseball player [[Frank Robinson]] and other sports players began moving to Ladera Heights in the early 1970s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laderaheights.org/newsletters/2005summer-lhca-newsletter-scanned.pdf |title=Ladera Heights Community Association Newsletter |access-date=May 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427210247/http://www.laderaheights.org/newsletters/2005summer-lhca-newsletter-scanned.pdf |archive-date=2011-04-27 |url-status=dead}}</ref>  Many celebrities have lived in Ladera Heights over the years, including [[Peter Vidmar]], [[Vanessa Williams]], [[Chris Darden]], [[Chris Strait]], [[Lisa Leslie]], [[Olympia Scott]], [[Ken Norton]], [[Arron Afflalo]], [[Tyler, The Creator]], [[Michael Cooper]] and [[Byron Scott]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Ryan |first=Ruth
|date=September 15, 1996 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-09-15-re-44117-story.html |title=In His Book It's Ladera Heights |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>
Ladera Heights is known as a residence for [[African American upper class|affluent African Americans]].<ref name=usa>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/10/19/starbucks-coffee-shop-black-community-los-angeles/1694101002/ |title=When a Starbucks closes in L.A., does anyone notice? |author=Sabrina Ford |newspaper=USA TODAY |date=October 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=July 7, 2017|title=See the 10 Most Affluent African-American Neighborhoods in America|url=https://www.bet.com/article/4nev6s/see-the-10-most-affluent-black-neighborhoods-in-america|access-date=2020-06-09|work=BET}}</ref>

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

Most of the area is in unincorporated Los Angeles County, with a small section in the neighborhood of [[Ladera, Los Angeles]], within the [[City of Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laderaheights.info/ |title=Ladera Heights Community Information |access-date=November 30, 2017}}</ref>

Ladera Heights is portioned into three sections, known as "Upper Ladera," "Lower Ladera" and "Old Ladera". Upper Ladera includes all houses north of Slauson in between La Cienega Boulevard and Shenandoah Avenue, while Lower Ladera (the larger of the two) consists of all houses south of Slauson in between Wooster and La Cienega. Old Ladera is the small area just east of La Cienega and south of Slauson. The Ladera Center, located in Lower Ladera just west of La Cienega Boulevard, hosts a number of local franchise stores and eateries.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 6079
|1980= 6647
|1990= 6316
|2000= 6568
|2010= 6498
|2020= 6654
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br>1850–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County  |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1880-1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
According to a 2014 ranking, Ladera Heights ranks #3 among the top 10 richest majority-Black communities in the US, just under [[View Park–Windsor Hills, California|View Park-Windsor Hills]], CA, and the [[Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles|Baldwin Hills]] neighborhood of Los Angeles, and just above [[Mitchellville, Maryland]]. Per the study, Ladera Heights has an average family income of $132,824.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://praisedc.com/1683807/10-richest-black-communities-in-america/|title=10 Richest Black Communities in America|date=4 January 2014 |access-date=November 12, 2020 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Ladera Heights CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP008>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Ladera Heights CDP, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Hispanic+2000&g=160XX00US0639108&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Ladera Heights CDP, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0639108&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Ladera Heights CDP, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0639108&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|1,227
|863
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,014
|18.68%
|13.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15.24%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|4,602
|4,704
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,231
|70.07%
|72.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |63.59%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|17
|14
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14
|0.26%
|0.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|190
|228
|style='background: #ffffe6; |351
|2.89%
|3.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.28%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|4
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.06%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|36
|33
|style='background: #ffffe6; |85
|0.55%
|0.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.28%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|270
|300
|style='background: #ffffe6; |451
|4.11%
|4.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.78%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|222
|355
|style='background: #ffffe6; |506
|3.38%
|4.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.60%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''6,568'''
|'''6,498'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''6,654'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 Census===
[[File:Slauson Ave panoramic from Shenandoah.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Panoramic view of Slauson Avenue in Ladera Heights from Shenandoah]]
The 2010 US Census<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0639108|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715030256/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0639108|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Ladera Heights CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Ladera Heights had a population of 6,498. The population density was {{convert|2,191.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Ladera Heights was 4,786 (73.7%) African American, 979 (15.1%) White (13.3% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{cite web|title=Census|website=Census.gov|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0639108.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702003140/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0639108.html|archive-date=2012-07-02}}</ref>  20 (0.3%) Native American, 231 (3.6%) Asian, 2 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 134 (2.1%) from other races, and 346 (5.3%) from two or more races.  Hispanic or Latino of any race were 355 people (5.5%).

The census reported that 6,486 people (99.8% of the population) lived in households, 8 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 4 (0.1%) were institutionalized.

There were 2,751 households, 702 (25.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,240 (45.1%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 462 (16.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 113 (4.1%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 93 (3.4%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 20 (0.7%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 778 households (28.3%) were one person and 351 (12.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.36.  There were 1,815 families (66.0% of households); the average family size was 2.88.

The age distribution was 1,122 people (17.3%) under the age of 18, 401 people (6.2%) aged 18 to 24, 1,264 people (19.5%) aged 25 to 44, 2,183 people (33.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,528 people (23.5%) who were 65 or older.  The median age was 49.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.1 males.

There were 2,867 housing units at an average density of 966.7 per square mile, of the occupied units 2,027 (73.7%) were owner-occupied and 724 (26.3%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.7%.  4,891 people (75.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,595 people (24.5%) lived in rental housing units.

During 2009&ndash;2013, Ladera Heights had a median household income of $99,563, with 4.7% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov"/>

===2000 Census===

At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 6,568 people, 2,691 households, and 1,883 families residing in the census-designated place (CDP).  The population density was {{convert|2,230.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,755 housing units at an average density of {{convert|935.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 70.8% African American, 7.0% White, 2.9% Asian, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.4% from other races, and 4.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.4%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> [[English Americans|English]] and [[German Americans|German]] were the most common ancestries. [[Canada]] and [[Trinidad]] were the most common foreign places of birth.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/ladera-heights/index.html|title=
Ladera Heights Profile - Mapping L.A. - Los Angeles Times|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

Of the 2,691 households 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 24.8% of households were one person and 9.1% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.89.

The age distribution was 20.7% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% 65 or older.  The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.7 males.

The median household income was $90,233 and the median family income  was $103,174. Males had a median income of $64,643 versus $52,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $47,798.  About 1.1% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==

===Primary and secondary schools===
Most of Ladera Heights is served by the [[Inglewood Unified School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06037_los_angeles/DC20SD_C06037.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Los Angeles County, CA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2021-01-08|page=11}}</ref> The schools serving Ladera Heights are in the [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]] city limits. As of 2006 fewer than 400 Ladera Heights residents attended Inglewood USD schools.<ref>{{cite news |last=Merl |first=Jean |title=Parents Want to Ditch City's Schools |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 23, 2006 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-03-me-ladera3-story.html |page=2 |access-date=March 22, 2010}}</ref> La Tijera School (K-8) and Parent School (K-8) serve Ladera Heights.<ref>{{cite news |last=Merl |first=Jean |title=Parents Want to Ditch City's Schools |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 23, 2006 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-03-me-ladera3-story.html |page=3 |access-date=March 22, 2010}}</ref> La Tijera and Parent feed into [[Inglewood High School (California)|Inglewood High School]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iusd.net/parent/index.html |title=Parent K-8 School |website=Parent K-8 School |access-date=March 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525234104/http://iusd.net/parent/index.html |archive-date=May 25, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://inglewood.k12.ca.us/reports/04-05/Inglewood-High-SARC-04-05.pdf |title=School Accountability Report Card 2004-2005 |website=[[Inglewood Unified School District]] |access-date=March 23, 2010 |quote=Students enter Inglewood High School from four feeder schools. The highest percentage of ninth grade students formerly attended Crozier Middle School, one of the District’s two middle schools. Other students attended the District’s K-8 schools: La Tijera, Warren Lane, and Parent. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070113011404/http://inglewood.k12.ca.us/reports/04-05/Inglewood-High-SARC-04-05.pdf |archive-date=January 13, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2006, a group of residents petitioned to move the area into the [[Culver City Unified School District]] of [[Culver City, California|Culver City]]. Both the Culver City USD and the Inglewood USD opposed the move.<ref>{{cite news |last=Merl |first=Jean |title=Parents Want to Ditch City's Schools |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 23, 2006 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-03-me-ladera3-story.html |page=1 |access-date=March 22, 2010}}</ref>

As of 2014 the [[Wiseburn School District]] allows parents in Ladera Heights to send their children to Wiseburn schools on inter-district transfers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wiseburn.k12.ca.us/new/default.html |title=Wiseburn School District |website=[[Wiseburn School District]] |access-date=April 4, 2014 |quote=Also serving the children of employees from the surrounding aerospace, technology, travel, and entertainment industries, as well as families living in the Westchester, Playa del Rey, Playa Vista, Mar Vista, and Ladera Heights area on an interdistrict permit transfer. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407090001/http://wiseburn.k12.ca.us/new/default.html |archive-date=2014-04-07 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Colleges and universities===
[[West Los Angeles College]], a community college, is in Ladera Heights.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wlac.edu/Transportation/index.aspx|title=Map, Parking & Transportation|publisher=West Los Angeles College|accessdate=2021-01-09|quote=9000 Overland Avenue Culver City, CA 90230}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st06_ca/place/p0639108_ladera_heights/DC10BLK_P0639108_001.pdf Compare with the U.S. Census Bureau map of Ladera Heights]. Note it is not in the City of Culver City despite the postal address. Compare: "[http://www.culvercity.org/~/media/Maps/Map04_GeneralCity%20pdf.ashx City Map]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150822122239/http://www.culvercity.org/~/media/Maps/Map04_GeneralCity%20pdf.ashx Archive]). City of Culver City. Retrieved on June 28, 2015.</ref>

==Services==
Ladera Heights receives fire protection from the [[Los Angeles County Fire Department]].

The [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]] (LASD) operates the Marina del Rey Station in [[Marina del Rey]], serving Ladera Heights.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lasd.org/stations/for2/mdr/index.html |title=Marina del Rey Station |website=[[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]] |access-date=January 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121132545/http://www.lasd.org/stations/for2/mdr/index.html |archive-date=2010-01-21 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]] SPA 5 West Area Health Office serves Ladera Heights.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phcommon/public/aboutus/aboutdisplay.cfm?ou=ph&prog=chs&unit=spa5 |title=About Us |website=[[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]] |access-date=March 18, 2010}}</ref>

==Government==
In the [[California State Legislature]], Ladera Heights is in {{Representative|casd|30|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|54|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |title=Statewide Database |publisher=[[Regents of the University of California]] |access-date=April 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |archive-date=February 1, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Ladera Heights is in {{Representative|cacd|37|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|37}}</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
Ladera Park is  adjacent to the [[View Park-Windsor Hills]] and the [[Inglewood, California|City of Inglewood]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US0682667&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on |title=View Park Windsor Hills CDP, California |website=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606063228/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US0682667&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on |archive-date=2011-06-06 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="LaderaPark">{{cite web |url=http://parks.lacounty.gov/Parkinfo.asp?URL=cms1_033405.asp&Title=Ladera |title=Ladera Park |website=County of Los Angeles |access-date=March 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721044208/http://parks.lacounty.gov/Parkinfo.asp?URL=cms1_033405.asp&Title=Ladera |archive-date=July 21, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The park has an outdoor [[amphitheatre]], a baseball–softball diamond field, a basketball court, children's play areas, a community recreation center, water fountains, picnic areas with barbecue grills and tennis courts.<ref name="LaderaPark"/>

== Retail commerce ==
Ladera Heights Shopping Center (at the northwest side of the junction of La Tijera, La Cienega, and Centinela boulevards) hosted a [[Henshey's]] Department Store from 1966 to 1990<ref name="lat">{{cite news |last1=Kelleher |first1=Kathleen |date=12 July 1992 |title=Henshey's, the Westside's First Department Store, Falls Victim to the Economy After 67 Years. : All Sales Final |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-12-we-4343-story.html |access-date=29 April 2019}}</ref> and what was popularly known as Magic Johnson Starbucks, a [[Starbucks]] owned by [[Magic Johnson]] from 1998 to 2018.<ref name="usa" />

== Notable people ==
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*[[Jhené Aiko]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/jhene-aiko-november-2017-cover-star|title=JHENÉ AIKO IS OUR NOVEMBER COVER STAR}}</ref>
* [[Arron Afflalo]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Leitereg |first=Neal J. |date=April 13, 2018 |title=NBA wing Arron Afflalo scores a home sale in Ladera Heights |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-arron-afflalo-home-sold-20180413-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722043233/https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-arron-afflalo-home-sold-20180413-story.html |archive-date=July 22, 2019 |access-date=February 21, 2024 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>
* [[Chris Darden]]
* [[Randy Gardner (figure skater)|Randy Gardner]]
* [[Lisa Leslie]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Leitereg |first=Neal J. |date=February 7, 2018 |title=NBA's Arron Afflalo puts his Ladera Heights home on the block |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-arron-afflalo-ladera-heights-20180207-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221113907/https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-arron-afflalo-ladera-heights-20180207-story.html |archive-date=February 21, 2018 |access-date=February 21, 2024 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>
* [[Ken Norton]]<ref name="LATimes_2017">{{Cite news |last=Leitereg |first=Neal J. |date=February 2, 2017 |title=Onetime home of Lakers great Jerry West in Ladera Heights listed for $1.5 million |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-jerry-west-former-home-20170202-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216132600/https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-jerry-west-former-home-20170202-story.html |archive-date=February 16, 2024 |access-date=February 21, 2024 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>
* [[Frank Robinson]]<ref name="LATimes_2017" />
* [[Byron Scott]]<ref name="LATimes_2017" />
* [[Olympia Scott]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Witherspoon |first=Wendy |date=March 16, 1994 |title=St. Bernard's Scott Has Kept All of Her Aspirations High |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-16-sp-34596-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221182141/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-16-sp-34596-story.html |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |access-date=February 21, 2024 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>
* [[Chris Strait]]
* [[Tyler, The Creator]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tewksbury |first=Drew |date=November 3, 2014 |title=Tyler, the Creator is at the Center of the Sonic Universe |url=https://lamag.com/news/tyler-creator-center-sonic-universe |access-date=February 21, 2024 |work=[[Los Angeles Magazine]]}}</ref>
* [[Peter Vidmar]]<ref name="LATimes_2017" />
* [[Jerry West]]<ref name="LATimes_2017" />
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==See also==
{{Portal|Greater Los Angeles|California|United States}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.laderaheights.org/ Ladera Heights Civic Association]

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