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16-680: There are three major transit stations (two light rail) on Slauson Avenue. They include the Slauson Station of the Metro A Line and the Hyde Park Station on the Metro K Line . Slauson/I-110 Station of the Metro J Line is elevated in the median of Interstate 110 freeway. Metro Local line 108 operates on Slauson Avenue. The eastern terminus of the State Route 90, the Marina Freeway ,

32-540: A predominating urban fabric of single-family homes and low-rise multifamily residential structures, Southeast LA County comprises some of the most densely populated municipalities in the United States . As with other regions of Los Angeles, Southeast LA's demographics are notable for ethnic and age diversity. The Gateway Cities Council of Governments (GCCOG), the coordinating body for the Southeast LA Region,

48-509: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article relating to the Los Angeles Metro Rail is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gateway Cities The Gateway Cities Region, or Southeast Los Angeles County , is an urbanized region located in southeastern Los Angeles County, California , between the City of Los Angeles proper, Orange County , and

64-466: Is approximately every 20 minutes every day. As of April 9, 2023 , the following connections are available: The station is within walking distance of the following notable places: [REDACTED] Media related to Slauson (Los Angeles Metro Blue Line station) at Wikimedia Commons This California train station-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Los Angeles County, California –related article

80-522: Is at Slauson Avenue. In Los Angeles, the street is south of Washington Boulevard and Vernon Avenue , but north of Gage Avenue and Florence Avenue . Slauson Avenue was noted for a former Bethlehem Steel mill on the 3300 block. At one time Slauson Avenue was a center for urban heavy industry in Los Angeles; the ATSF Harbor Subdivision once ran along Slauson Avenue. It is also known for

96-539: Is located in the city of Paramount . Area residents generally identify as being part of urban Los Angeles, despite technically living in separate, independent municipalities. The following cities are members of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments, though these cities at times may also be considered part of other LA regions, including the San Gabriel Valley Region, East Los Angeles Region,

112-458: Is the second busiest port in the United States, Significant freight rail infrastructure runs through Vernon, Commerce, Industry, Santa Fe Springs, and Pico Rivera; as well as lines running between the Port of Long Beach and Vernon & Commerce. The LA Metro connects Southeast LA County to Greater Los Angeles via the following commuter and light rail lines: Given its high population, Southeast LA

128-513: The Simply Wholesome Vegetarian restaurant and Health food store , as well as the historic Jet Inn motor hotel . Portions of Slauson Avenue have been revitalized with a new tree-lined barrier, new LED street and traffic lights and metro local bus benches. The project was officially completed in May 2017. Rapper Ermias Asghedom (1985–2019), professionally known as Nipsey Hussle ,

144-574: The A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located within the historic right-of-way of the Pacific Electric Railway and elevated over the intersection of Slauson Avenue , after which the station is named, in the unincorporated Los Angeles County community of Florence . The station is on a long viaduct that carries the A Line over the Union Pacific freight railroad's Wilmington Subdivision and its junction with

160-599: The Gateway Cities located in southeastern Los Angeles County . This station will be the eastern trailhead of the Rail to Rail bike path. The Slauson station was built on the site of a major junction of the Pacific Electric Railway 's Southern Division, where the Whittier , Fullerton , and La Habra lines split off from the Watts , Long Beach , San Pedro , and Balboa lines. This

176-528: The La Habra Subdivision . A J Line station with an identical name is located approximately 2.1 miles (3.4 km) west of the station. Passengers may use Los Angeles Metro Bus route 108 to travel between the two stations. The line will serve as a transfer between the A Line and the Southeast Gateway Line , which will open in 2035 and eventually run from Los Angeles Union Station and

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192-699: The South Los Angeles Region, the Southeast LA (or SELA) region, and the Los Angeles Harbor Region . Also members of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments: The region hosts the following colleges and universities: Southeast LA County's Long Beach Airport (LGB) provides Southeast LA regular direct flights to and from approximately a dozen cities in the Western United States. The Port of Long Beach , located in Southeast LA,

208-657: The Pacific Ocean. The cluster of cities has been termed "Gateway Cities" in that they serve as a "gateway" between the LA and Orange counties, with the city of Cerritos equidistant from Downtown L.A., Long Beach, and Santa Ana in Orange County. As such, the area is central to the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) , and has a population of approximately 2,000,000 residents. Despite

224-420: The song also references the avenue: " The sun went down when I hit Slauson, On my way to the strip, now I'm just flossin' ". The avenue became well known to non-Angelenos around the U.S. because of Johnny Carson 's running joke about the " Slauson Cutoff " during his "Tea-Time Movie" sketches on The Tonight Show . Slauson station (A Line) Slauson station is an elevated light rail station on

240-453: Was called Slauson Junction . The station is also planned to be served by the proposed light rail Southeast Gateway Line , with service starting in 2035. A Line service hours are from approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:45 p.m daily. Trains operate every 8 minutes during peak hours, Monday to Friday. Trains run every 10 minutes, during midday on weekdays and weekends, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Night and early morning service

256-539: Was from Los Angeles. He frequently referred to Crenshaw and Slauson Avenue in his music, and was nicknamed Neighborhood Nip for that reason. He owned the Marathon Clothing Store on the intersection. The intersection was named Ermias “Nipsey Hussle” Asghedom Square in April 2019 to honor him. The music video for Dr. Dre 's 1993 song " Let Me Ride " was shot on location on Slauson Avenue. One of Dr. Dre's lyrics in

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