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29-550: During the 1970s, most of Compton and the territory east of Long Beach Boulevard was dominated by the Kelly Park Compton Crips and Neighbourhood Compton Crips. The only unclaimed territory was the area west of Long Beach Boulevard, which is where the South Side Compton Crips formed. During the crack epidemic , the South Side Compton Crips operated numerous drug houses throughout their territory. In 1996,

58-536: A station at Interstate 105 . The Metro A Line falls in the middle of the boulevard between Willow and 1st Streets in Long Beach, serving the: Willow , PCH , Anaheim , 5th Street , and 1st Street stations. This California road–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lynwood, California Lynwood is a city in Los Angeles County, California , United States. At

87-525: A "consulting company" controlled by him and his family. Richards had served on the City Council from 1986 until he was recalled by voters in 2003; during that time he served seven terms as mayor. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12 km ), all land. At the 2010 census , Lynwood had a population of 69,772. The population density

116-1226: A drug house from a rival gang, the Lime Hood Piru. Long Beach Boulevard (California) [REDACTED] I-405 in Long Beach [REDACTED] SR 91 in Compton [REDACTED] I-5 in Commerce [REDACTED] I-105 in Lynwood Long Beach Boulevard is a north–south thoroughfare in Los Angeles County . Long Beach Boulevard starts off as a continuation of Pacific Boulevard south of Cudahy Street in Walnut Park . Long Beach Boulevard passes through South Gate , Lynwood , Compton and Long Beach where it ends at Ocean Boulevard. It crosses intersection with Firestone Boulevard (formerly State Route 42 ), Interstate 105 (Century Freeway) , State Route 91 (Gardena Freeway) , Interstate 710 (Long Beach Freeway) , Interstate 405 (San Diego Freeway) , and State Route 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) . A segment of this street in Long Beach

145-494: A group of South Side Compton Crips led by Orlando Anderson attacked Trevon Lane, a Mob Piru Blood , at Lakewood Mall. During the altercation, Anderson allegedly stole Lane's gold Death Row Records chain, which was a gift from Suge Knight . On September 7, 1996, Tupac Shakur, Suge Knight and several associates of Death Row Records, including Lane, went to Las Vegas to attend the Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson boxing match. After

174-613: A small communal town in the area. It started with Don Antonio Maria Lugo. In 1810, Lugo was awarded 11 square leagues of land in California by the king of Spain for his military service during the establishment of the Francisco missions in the state. After Lugo received these tracts of land (29,514 acres), Lugo named the area Rancho San Antonio, possibly after birthplace at La Misión San Antonio de Padua, in Jolon, California. These tracts of land make up

203-685: The 2020 census , the city had a total population of 67,265, down from 69,772 at the 2010 census . Lynwood is located near South Gate and Compton in the central portion of the Los Angeles Basin . Incorporated in 1921, Lynwood was named after the Lynwood Dairy and Creamery, from which the local station of the Pacific Electric Railway had been named. Lynwood's history began with a settlement colonized by Spanish aristocrats, or dons, and American pioneers who purchased, settled, and formed

232-553: The 20th century. First, a colonial settlement. Second, a farming small town. Third, a mostly working-class white suburb from 1940 to 1970. Fourth, a majority African-American city between 1970 and 1990, and today, predominantly Latino . In 2000, Mexican (68.1%) and Salvadoran (2.9%) were the most common ancestries in Lynwood. Mexico (84.0%) and El Salvador (7.8%) were the most common foreign places of birth. The Long Beach Freeway (I-710) and Century Freeway (I-105) run through

261-801: The Century Station in Lynwood. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the South Health Center in Watts , Los Angeles , serving Lynwood. Lynwood is represented in the 63rd Assembly District by Democrat Anthony Rendon and in the 33rd Senate District represented by Democrat Ricardo Lara. In the United States House of Representatives , Lynwood is in California's 44th congressional district , represented by Democrat Nanette Barragán . Janice Hahn represents Lynwood located in

290-835: The Fourth Los Angeles Board of Supervisors District. The United States Postal Service operates the Lynwood Post Office at 11200 Long Beach Boulevard and the East Lynwood Post Office at 11634 Atlantic Avenue. The City of Lynwood operates three parks: Lynwood City Park, Lynwood Skate Park, and Yvonne Burke-John D. Ham Park. Most of Lynwood is served by the Lynwood Unified School District . High schools include Lynwood High School , Marco Antonio Firebaugh High School , and Vista High School . County of Los Angeles Public Library operates

319-458: The South Side Compton Crips $ 500,000 to kill Shakur and another $ 500,000 to kill Knight. However, Combs denies these allegations. On September 14, 2003, two members of the South Side Compton Crips opened fire on an SUV containing Yetunde Price and her boyfriend, fatally wounding Price. Price was the oldest half-sister of and personal assistant to the leading tennis players Venus and Serena Williams . The two gang members believed they were protecting

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348-502: The age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 20.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.1% were non-families. 7.7% of households were made up of individuals, and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 4.70 and the average family size was 4.76. The age distribution was 38.0% under the age of 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 13.5% from 45 to 64, and 4.2% who were 65 or older. The median age

377-548: The bar activity. Sailors had to be careful of military police "Witch Hunts," where Shore Patrol (SP) would venture into the bars and pull sailors from the bar and into paddy wagons. Bus service north of Artesia Boulevard is served by Metro Bus line 60. Service between Artesia Boulevard and the Long Beach Transit Mall is served by Long Beach Transit line 51. Metro line 60 replaces Long Beach line 51 during early mornings and late evenings. The Metro C Line serves

406-513: The bordering cities of Bell, Bell Gardens, Commerce, Cudahy, Huntington Park, Lynwood, Maywood, Montebello, South Gate, Vernon, and Walnut Park today. Once majority white non-Hispanic, Lynwood elected its first Black councilmember in 1983 and in December 1985, elected its first Black mayor, Robert Henning . Into the 1990s, the political establishment remained in the control of the Black population which

435-661: The city. The C Line of the Los Angeles Metro also runs through the city, in the median of I-105, and serves the city at Long Beach Boulevard station . Fire protection in Lynwood is provided by the Los Angeles County Fire Department . The LACFD operates Station #147 at 3161 East Imperial Highway and Station #148 at 4262 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, both in Lynwood, as a part of Battalion 13 The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) operates

464-569: The deaths of Anderson, Michael and Jerry, and the injury of Dorrough. In 2009, a police investigation led by detective Greg Kading established that the occupants of the white Cadillac were members of the South Side Crips and that the shooter was Orlando Anderson. During the interview, Anderson's uncle, Duane Davis stated: "[Orlando Anderson] leaned over and rolled down the window and popped him". Furthermore, based on statements provided by Davis, Kading also alleges that Sean Combs offered

493-503: The fight, MGM security guards and Las Vegas police tried to persuade Anderson to file a complaint, but he declined. Anderson caught a taxi to the Treasure Island Hotel , where several other South Side Compton Crips were staying. At the hotel, Anderson and the other Crips allegedly agreed to shoot Shakur after his scheduled performance at Club 662. Several hours after this fight, Shakur and Knight were on their way to Club 662, which

522-613: The match, the Death Row entourage were walking in the lobby of the MGM Grand Hotel , where Lane spotted Anderson. After Lane whispered something in Shakur's right ear, Shakur allegedly went to Anderson and asked "You from the South?", referring to the South Side Compton Crips. Then Shakur punched Anderson, knocking him to the ground and the rest of the Death Row entourage continued beating him. After

551-425: The occupied units 6,829 (46.5%) were owner-occupied and 7,851 (53.5%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.7%. 34,023 people (48.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 33,097 people (47.4%) lived in rental housing units. At the 2000 census , there were 69,845 people in 14,395 households, including 12,941 families, in the city. The population density

580-503: The police conducted raids of the houses of known gang members. Orlando Anderson was arrested and questioned by Compton police on October 2, but was released due to a lack of substantive evidence linking him to the murder. On 29 May 1998, Anderson and his friend Michael Dorrough confronted Michael Stone and Jerry Stone, two members of the Corner Pocket Crips, as Anderson believed Michael owed him money. A gunfight erupted, resulting in

609-627: The population) lived in households, 449 (0.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 2,203 (3.2%) were institutionalized. There were 14,680 households, 9,790 (66.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 8,303 (56.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 3,266 (22.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,569 (10.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,281 (8.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 105 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 1,064 households (7.2%) were one person and 328 (2.2%) had someone living alone who

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638-452: The total people living in poverty, 28.3% were under the age of 18 and 14.3% were 65 or older. As of 2000, speakers of Spanish as their first language accounted for 77.43% of residents, while English was spoken by 22.13%, Thai was spoken by 0.16%, Samoan was spoken by 0.09%, Gujarati was spoken by 0.07%, Tagalog was spoken by 0.07%, Vietnamese by 0.05% of the population. Lynwood went through five phases of demographic change in

667-431: Was 14,415.7 inhabitants per square mile (5,565.9/km ). The racial makeup of Lynwood was 27,444 (39.3%) White (2.2% Non-Hispanic White), 7,168 (10.3%) African American, 464 (0.7%) Native American, 457 (0.7%) Asian, 206 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 31,652 (45.4%) from other races, and 2,381 (3.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 60,452 persons (86.6%). The census reported that 67,120 people (96.2% of

696-405: Was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males. The median household income was $ 35,888 and the median family income was $ 35,808. Males had a median income of $ 23,241 versus $ 19,149 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 9,542. 23.5% of the population and 21.0% of families were below the poverty line. Out of

725-429: Was 5,560.3/km (14,389.2/mi ). There were 14,987 housing units at an average density of 1,193.1/km (3,087.6/mi ). The racial makeup of the city was 33.62% white, 13.53% African American, 1.20% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.39% Pacific Islander, 46.14% from other races, and 4.36% from two or more races. 82.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 14,395 households, 63.5% had children under

754-592: Was 65 or older. The average household size was 4.57. There were 13,138 families (89.5% of households); the average family size was 4.62. The age distribution was 22,977 people (32.9%) under the age of 18, 8,705 people (12.5%) aged 18 to 24, 21,245 people (30.4%) aged 25 to 44, 13,075 people (18.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 3,770 people (5.4%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 27.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males. There were 15,277 housing units at an average density of 3,156.4 per square mile, of

783-490: Was gradually eroded by ascendent Latino population. After a succession of African American mayors ( Evelyn Wells , Paul Richards ), Lynwood saw its first Latino mayor, Armando Rea, in 1997. On March 20, 2006, Lynwood's longest serving former mayor Paul H. Richards II was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison after being convicted in 2005 on numerous corruption charges that centered on his funneling of $ 6 million in city business — including exorbitant no-bid contracts — to

812-498: Was originally named American Avenue , a name provided by local developer William Willmore . In 1958, Gerald Desmond and other members of the Long Beach City Council decided to begin the process of renaming this stretch of road to Long Beach Boulevard. In the 1970s, Long Beach Boulevard was lined with gay, lesbian, and transgender bars. Sailors from the local Long Beach Naval Shipyard and Naval Station would enjoy all

841-673: Was owned by Knight. While their vehicle was at a red light, a white Cadillac stopped next to them and an occupant of the Cadillac opened fire with a handgun. Shakur was hit four times and taken to University Medical Center of Southern Nevada , where he died six days later. The South Side Compton Crips allegedly celebrated the murder of Shakur and a gang war erupted between the Bloods and Crips in Compton. Starting from September 9, 12 shootings occurred, resulting in three fatalities. In response to this violence,

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