Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles

Baldwin Hills is a district ( Neighborhood) Los Angeles in Los Angeles County in California (USA). It is located in a hilly area over Los Angeles in the center of the zip code area (ZIP code) 90008 and is bordered by the cities of Inglewood in the south, Culver City to the west and northwest, further to the east. Baldwin Hills has, according to U.S. Census Bureau accounted for approximately 78.5 % African-American population. The district is one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the United States with an African-American majority, which is why the area is also called the "Black Beverly Hills ".

The name was Baldwin Hills from the horse breeder and businessman Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin, founder of the racecourse Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, just east of Los Angeles. In Baldwin Hills was built for the Olympic Games of 1932 for the first time in the history of the Olympic Games an Olympic village. This was reserved exclusively for the male participants of the Games. 1942 Village Green settlement was built in the style of the garden city movement in Baldwin Hills between Rodeo Road and Coliseum Street. Consisting of 627 residential units settlement comprised an extensive green spaces and office buildings. Today, the entire complex is a listed building.

In the hills that characterize the southern part of the district, has long been drilled for oil. After the oil companies had left the area, the site was taken over by public bodies. There is a lack of public parks. A part of the site was converted to the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area. Formerly was in this area of Baldwin Hills store that broke on 14 December 1963, a tsunami caused, which five to eight people were killed.