South LA or South Central? - Pt. 1 - What Locals Call It

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South LA or South Central? Here's what locals call it.
Welcome to the first episode of the South LA Recap! (Maybe soon to be South Central Recap?)
South Central. South Los Angeles. But for a while, I didn’t know what to call it. Growing up, I heard my parents, teachers, and even the news called this region “South Central.” And then the news and politicians shifted and called this place “South LA,“ but it kept all of the same stereotypes.
That's why I made this video. In this 4-part series. We'll look at the history of South LA, how the region got its name, and how that name changed over time.
For privacy - I won't disclose the private groups that i surveyed for this video, and I kept all of the respondents' names and profiles anonymous.

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26 дек 2020

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@naturemz2628 3 года назад

2nd comment but not sure how this series doesn't have more views, such great research and content

@SouthLARecap 3 года назад

I really appreciate this a lot, NaturEmz! Thank you. I’m really glad the content was at least helpful!

@tommaddux7186 2 года назад

Eric, back in my Jr. High and High School days everyone I knew called our area South West Los Angeles. I was living near Manchester and Van Ness. Actually we were four houses and one traffic lane from Inglewood. In those days Morningside High was the school of the "gentry". I went to Washington which is note actually in Los Angeles at all!

@calimedia23 3 года назад

I'm 62 years old and I hate gentrification. I grew up in South Central during the 1970s. And as I understand, the moniker was changed to South LA to dispel the negative connotation as a crime ridden violent area. I'm not sure who's responsible, but it could very well be gentrification aspirations.

@SouthLARecap 3 года назад

Thanks so much for sharing your part. Its really crazy that there isn’t truly a definite answer anywhere. But City Council passed a resolution in the early 2000s to change the name of the region to South LA (which is present on all official city documentation). And you’re right, they changed it to get rid of the stigma. The name changed little, and it made a divide between those who embraced it, and those who could care less. All in all, it’s an interesting history and debate.

@ti6091 11 месяцев назад

It’s primarily known as south central then it became south LA

@naturemz2628 3 года назад

"I promise you I'm not gentry, even though I really like that word" 😂

@hoodmistressreloaded 3 года назад

I'm a resident of Hyde Park. South LA sounds like a gentrification ploy. It'll always be South Central Los Angeles, no matter how the media promotes it (just my feelings)

@SouthLARecap 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing this. It’s been really interesting learning how other residents feel about the name. It’s kind of crazy how divided everyone can be living in the same place.

@rhondawise869 Год назад

I am from 3rd Avenue and Slauson. My parents brought our house in 1966. I am from South Central Los Angeles.

@hoodmistressreloaded Год назад

@@rhondawise869 You're not too far from me. Though I have plans to relocate from the neighborhood to another nearby city, I have been living near 63rd & Crenshaw since the age of six in 1991

@lesthebest3171 2 года назад

I feel comfortable calling every neighborhood south of Wiltshire and east of La Cienega to Alameda, South L.A. Redlining continues to divide this region of Los Angeles, as opposed to The Valley. I personally feel that there are sub regions of South L.A that can be easily defined. Historic South Central is an area only between Main St and Alemeda, Washington Blvd and Slauson. I consider every neighborhood west of Main, Southwest L.A, including Mid-City, Crenshaw Baldwin Hills, Exposition Park and West Adams. Even Greater Watts, beyond Manchester, the Harbor district and South Bay communities are a part of the historic evolution of South L.A. I refuse to allow red liners with their own agendas, define what is the real South L.A. They don’t do it with the Valley and I won’t let the do it here. But I will wait until your four part series concludes before I give you my analysis.

@whatsthatsnippet6161 2 года назад

South Central is basically anything south of the 101. I never really used South Central or south LA only used those terms for outsiders. Either your from LA or not. Please do a south LA recap on the street Central. Super powerful.