Brentwood, California
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The purpose of this research is to examine the Southern California community of Brentwood in greater west suburban Los Angeles, which is bounded on the north by Sunset Boulevard; on the east by United States government property on which are located a Veteran's Hospital, a military cemetery, and a landscaped park (Veterans Park); on the south by Wilshire Boulevard; and on the east by 26th Street. The plan of the research will be to set forth the ways in which the boundaries or edges of Brentwood define it as a community, to discuss the general history of Brentwood's urban residential and commercial past, and then to detail the commercial and residential scene of today. The Brentwood area is a community that has been carved out of and surrounded by other suburban Los Angeles communities. Its status as a community derives in part from the natural topographical landscape and in part from its history as a piece of private property. Let us begin with the topography. One aspect of Brentwood as it is currently defined is that it is situated on high ground.1 This, in a city that is generally noted for its topography as a plain, has the natural effect of creating boundaries. Brentwood was derived from the Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica, one of the Spanish and Mexican ranchos that comprised original land grant settlements in the Los Angeles area. The history of the rancho survives in San Vicente Boulevard, which bisects the northern and southern portions of Brentwood and
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art, located on 26th Street, at the western boundary of Brentwood, just south of San Vicente, is illustrative of this. A 1970 retrospective description of commercial development that was designed to meet the needs and expectations of Brentwood residents is a useful index of the attitude toward development in the Brentwood community, as well as an index of how the area's natural attributes were exploited so as to retain the quality of life envisioned by Brentwood's initial developers.
The Brentwood Country Mart opened late in the year 1948,
over twenty years ago. Located still on 26th Street just off
San Vicente Boulevard; contains stores that sell just about
everything anyone can want. It even contains a Post Office.
In 1949, the widening and beautification of San Vicente
Boulevard. . . . Trees were then planted in the center
divider areas; in order to beautify Brentwood's commercial
and residential areas. . . . Statistics reveal that people
are migrating from other Los Angeles areas to the Westside
and the Brentwood community. Since the demand for our area
is present, planning for new, higher density development is
on the increase. Within the nex
. . .
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Approximate Word count = 6602
Approximate Pages = 26 (250 words per page)
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