RANCHO
PARK It is bordered by Palms on the south, West
Los Angeles on the west, Westwood on the northwest,
Cheviot Hills on the Southeast and South Robertson
on the east. The district's boundaries, while
somewhat ill-defined, are generally considered to be
the San Diego Freeway (I-405) on the west, Olympic
Boulevard on the north, Manning Avenue (south of
Pico Boulevard) and Beverly Glen Boulevard (north of
Pico) on the east, and the Santa Monica Freeway
(I-10) on the south. (Los Angeles Department of
Neighborhood Empowerment signs mark Olympic
Boulevard as the district's northern boundary.)
Major thoroughfares include Pico, Westwood, Olympic,
Sepulveda, and Beverly Glen Boulevards, nearby Santa
Monica Boulevard, along with Overland and Manning
Avenues.
The Neighborhood
Rancho Park was developed in the 1920s as a
middle-class area, and most of its housing stock
consists of modestly sized Spanish Colonial
bungalows and ranch houses. Apart from the heavily
traveled stretch of Pico Boulevard (including the
Westside Pavilion shopping mall) in its central
portions, the district has a notably quiet, suburban
feel. The district's streets are equipped with faux
19th-century streetlights and feature large
deciduous trees in the strips between the sidewalk
and the street. (Rancho Park is one of the few
districts in Los Angeles where fall foliage can be
seen.) While not as upscale as Cheviot Hills or
Brentwood, it is generally a fairly affluent area.
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Cheviot Hills
is an affluent neighborhood of single family homes
located on the Westside of Los Angeles, California.
Its gently rolling hills are reminiscent of the
Cheviot Hills area of Scotland which is how the area
got its name.
Originally a part of the Spanish Rancho Rincon de
los Bueyes land grant, Cheviot Hills remained a
pastoral area well into the 20th century. In the
early 1920s, the area was subdivided, but
significant residential development did not occur
until the late 1930s. Today, Cheviot Hills consists
of a neighborhood of approximately 1400 upscale
single family homes. The homes in the area are
largely traditional in style.
Cheviot Hills is adjacent to Century City and the
20th Century Fox Film Studio. It is surrounded by
two golf courses (Rancho Park and Hillcrest Country
Club), a large public park as well as a private
tennis and social club (Beverly Hills Country Club).
It is in close proximity to the office towers of
Century City where many of its residents work, two
upscale shopping malls (Westfield Century City Mall
and the Westside Pavillion) as well as the City of
Beverly Hills. Cheviot Hills also offers easy
freeway access to Downtown Los Angeles.
The hills that provide the district with its name
offer excellent views of much of the Los Angeles
Basin.
Historically, Cheviot Hills has long been popular
among empty-nesters and the elderly (many of whom
were original owners). Recently, however, there has
been a substantial influx of families with children.
Many of the new families have performed substantial
remodeling work on their homes.
Cheviot Hills has a small town feel and, unlike some
neighborhoods in a big city, many of the residents
enjoy walking through the neighborhood and
interacting with their neighbors.
Today, Cheviot Hills is considered one of the most
desirable neighborhoods in Los Angeles.
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