Cypress Park

The area was settled as a Spanish rancho which, after the Mexican-American War, became the property of an American landowner. After his death, Cypress Park was subdivided and established as a community in 1882. The neighborhood is situated at the confluence of the Los Angeles River and Arroyo Seco, less than 2.5 miles north of Downtown Los Angeles. It lies within a historic alluvial floodplain shared with the Elysian Valley neighborhood, which is bounded by Elysian Park and Mt. Washington. The neighborhood's main thoroughfares are Cypress Ave., San Fernando Rd., and North Figueroa St., and is served by the Golden State Freeway and Arroyo Seco Parkway, also known as the Pasadena Freeway.

Eagle Rock

Eagle Rock is a neighborhood of Northeast Los Angeles in the San Rafael Hills, Los Angeles County, California. Eagle Rock is named after a large rock outcropping, resembling an eagle with its wings outstretched. The land was part of the Rancho San Rafael under Spanish and Mexican governorship. It was divided into parcels in 1870. It became a city in 1911 and joined Los Angeles in 1923. A massive boulder at the district's northern edge contains an indentation which casts a bird-shaped shadow on the rock at certain times of day, giving the neighborhood its name. Eagle Rock is bordered by the city of Glendale on the north and west, Highland Park on the southeast, Glassell Park on the southwest and the cities of Pasadena and South Pasadena on the east.

Among Eagle Rock’s recognized historic landmarks are the Eagle Rock Community Cultural Center, which was once a Carnegie Library, and Eagle Rock’s original city hall, which now serves as the field office for Los Angeles council member Jose Huizar. There is interest, too, in establishing Eagle Rock as a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ).

A Range of Homes from its working class neighborhoods to affluent Hill Drive, Eagle Rock homes run the gamut from Mediterranean and Victorian to Craftsman and Mid-century. The community’s annual dinner home tour is a huge success as the public is able to experience different venues at awesome custom character homes presented by the owners.

Glassell Park

Glassell Park is one of the largest areas of Northeast Los Angeles and has a variety of pocket communities within its borders.  The neighborhoods of Mt. Washington and Verdugo Village both fall in the area of Glassell Park.  It is also bordered by Eagle Rock and Glendale The type and price range of housing and is quite diverse as some pockets have exclusive view homes, others with standard character homes and many hillside properties.   Glassell Park has a range e residents range from Anglo, Hispanic, Filipino and Asian with a very diverse income ratio.

"The neighborhood has been significantly affected by the Southern California real estate boom that began in the early 2000s. An influx of middle-class families have moved into the neighborhood, attracted by the abundance of Craftsman homes and relatively moderate prices. The character and view homes are also extremely desirable in the upper end pockets of the area. Tract homes are not something one encounters all over this community and the neighborhood council is very active in improvements for all residents."

Highland Park

Highland Park is a hilly neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, located in the San Rafael Hills and along the Arroyo Seco. It is situated within what was once Rancho San Rafael of the Spanish/Mexican era. Its boundaries are roughly the Arroyo Seco Parkway (California Route 110) on the southeast, the city limits of Pasadena on the northeast, Oak Grove Drive on the north, and Avenue 51 on the west. Primary thoroughfares include York Boulevard and Figueroa Street.

Highland Park is one of the trendy communities in Northeast Los Angeles that is rapidly becoming ‘the’ place to reside in Los Angeles for an affordable and realistic custom home with character not found in many other communities. The amount of Craftsman and even Victorian homes are abundant and the detail of wood work can be priceless.

Mount Washington

Mount Washington is a neighborhood in the San Rafael Hills of Northeast Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1909, it is a historic area with one high-achieving elementary school within it. It includes the Southwest Museum, the world headquarters of the Self-Realization Fellowship, and Eldred Street, one of the three steepest streets in Los Angeles. According to the Mapping L.A. project, Mount Washington is bordered on the north by Eagle Rock, on the east by Highland Park, on the south, southwest and west by Cypress Park and on the northwest by Glassell Park.

Mount Washington is a very different neighborhood where the residents take extreme care of the area and home renovations are popular to bring the large older homes up to current standards from what the original owners had. All the homes in Mt. Washington are different as no two homes are alike. Developers are not allowed to put tract housing and there are no stores or condominiums presently in the area. Many residents are long time and the senior community is very active in preserving the many parks and wild life. There is a strong political presence in the neighborhood due to the close proximity to downtown and the feeling of being away from the city but only 15 minutes on average to Chinatown and the Downtown establishments is an attribute. The area also sports a wide array of view homes that offer character and style. The elementary school is one of the best in the State and located on one of the main streets, San Rafael Drive. The narrow streets keep speeding drivers at bay and parking may be difficult depending on the specific location of a home. Dog walkers are a very popular sight in the morning and evening hours and there are always walkers and joggers going by.