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Vernon, California

Vernon is a city five miles (8.0 km) south of downtown Los Angeles, California. The population was 112 at the 2010 United States Census, the smallest of any incorporated city in the state. The city is primarily composed of industrial areas and touts itself as "Exclusively Industrial. " Meatpacking plants and warehouses are common. As of 2006, there were no parks. Vernon has a history of political problems, and was fighting disincorporation after city-government corruption was discovered.

Located at 34.0011, -118.211 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cities in Los Angeles County, California, Populated places in California with Hispanic majority populations, Incorporated cities and towns in California, Populated places established in 1905

Boyle Heights, Los Angeles

Boyle Heights is a neighborhood east of Downtown Los Angeles on the East Side of Los Angeles. For much of the twentieth century, Boyle Heights was a gateway for new immigrants. This resulted in diverse demographics, including Jewish American, Japanese American and Mexican American populations, as well as Russian American and Yugoslav populations. Today, the neighborhood is populated mostly by working class Latinos.

Located at 34.0339, -118.204 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Los Angeles, California, Populated places in California with Hispanic majority populations, Populated places established in 1875

East Los Angeles Interchange

The East Los Angeles Interchange complex is the busiest freeway interchange in the world, with its southern portion handling over 550,000 vehicles per day (2008 AADT). The northern portion, called the San Bernardino Split, is often considered a separate interchange. The interchange was named the Eugene A. Obregon Memorial Interchange, to honor U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient Eugene A. Obregon.

Located at 34.0307, -118.221 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Southern California freeways, Road interchanges in California, Interstate 5, Interstate 10, U.S. Route 101

Estrada Courts

Estrada Courts is a low-income housing project in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, California.

Located at 34.019, -118.208 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Public housing in Los Angeles, California

Salesian High School (Los Angeles)

Salesian High School is an all-male Roman Catholic high school located in the Boyle Heights community of Los Angeles, California. The school mascot is the Mustangs. It was named after Francisco Mora y Borrell, Bishop of the former Monterey-Los Angeles Diocese. Salesian is also named after St. Francis de Sales. The high school is operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and associated with the Salesian Society.

Located at 34.0328, -118.216 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1958, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Los Angeles County, California, Salesian secondary schools, Boys' schools in the United States, High schools in Los Angeles, California, 1958 establishments in California

Huntington Park High School

Huntington Park High School is a public high school in Huntington Park, California, part of the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Located at 33.9866, -118.219 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Los Angeles Unified School District schools, High schools in Los Angeles County, California, Educational institutions established in 1909, Public high schools in California

Hollenbeck Middle School

Hollenbeck Middle School (HMS) is located in East Los Angeles, California, in one of the poorest sections of Los Angeles, Boyle Heights. This section with an estimated 35 to 50 percent high school drop-out rate is in the country’s second largest school district, Los Angeles Unified School District. HMS has earned status as a School for Advanced Studies. The school maintains its rating after LAUSD's recent re-evaluation. The percentage of teachers with a Ph.D.

Located at 34.0369, -118.213 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Public middle schools in California, Schools in Los Angeles County, California, Magnet schools in California

Redondo Junction train wreck

The Redondo Junction train wreck occurred at 17:42 on the evening of January 22, 1956, on the Santa Fe Railroad in Los Angeles. The accident happened at Redondo Junction, just southwest of Boyle Heights near Washington Boulevard and the Los Angeles River; it killed 30 people and injured 117 more. It was the first major disaster in the LA area covered on live television, and the worst train wreck in the city's history.

Located at 34.0203, -118.225 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway accidents in 1956, Railway accidents in the United States, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, 1956 in California, Transportation in Los Angeles, California, Transportation disasters in California, Rail transportation in California