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East Los Angeles (Spanish: Este de Los Ángeles), or East L.A., is an unincorporated area situated within Los Angeles County, California, United States.According to the United States Census Bureau, East Los Angeles is designated as a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes.
English: Location map of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area — which encompasses Los Angeles County and Orange County in Southern California. Equirectangular projection, N/S stretching 120.0 %. Geographic limits of the map:
Greater Los Angeles is the most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. state of California, encompassing five counties in Southern California extending from Ventura County in the west to San Bernardino County and Riverside County in the east, with the city of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County at its center, and Orange County to the southeast.
The Los Angeles Metro Rail is an urban rail transit system in Los Angeles County, California, operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA or Metro). The system includes 102 metro stations with two rapid transit (known locally as a subway) and four light rail lines, covering 109 miles (175 km) of route ...
The first operating segment of Los Angeles Metro Rail opened on July 14, 1990, then known as the Blue Line. In the early 20th century, Southern California had an extensive privately owned rail transit network with over 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of track, operated by Pacific Electric (Red Cars) and Los Angeles Railway (Yellow Cars). [23]
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), located in the Westchester district, is the primary commercial airport for commercial airlines in the county and the Greater Los Angeles Area. LAX is operated by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), an agency of the City of Los Angeles. Other important commercial airports in Los Angeles County include:
East Los Angeles was founded in 1870 by John Strother Griffin (1816–1898), who was called "the father of East Los Angeles". [1] In late 1874 the two men offered an additional thirty-five acres, divided into 65x165-foot lots, for $150 each.
Los Angeles, [a] often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.With an estimated 3,820,914 residents within the city limits as of 2023, [8] it is the second-most populous city in the United States, behind only New York City; it is also the commercial, financial and cultural center of Southern California.