Brookside, Los Angeles


Brookside is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. It is an enclave of eight tree-lined streets and 400 homes.

Geography

Located in Mid-Wilshire, Brookside is located between Olympic Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard, and includes the homes on both sides of, and between, Highland Ave. and Muirfield Ave.
A natural stream, the Arroyo de los Jardines, runs through Brookside and onto Baldwin Hills and eventually flows into Ballona Creek.
The Park Mile commercial corridor separates Brookside from Hancock Park to the north.

History

Brookside, a neighborhood of predominantly large, single family homes, was developed by the Rimpau Estate Co. in 1920. The area, originally called Wilshire Crest, was built to attract wealthy families from the West Adams.
On October 28, 2015, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a motion to establish an Interim Control Ordinance for the Brookside and Sycamore Square neighborhoods to help prevent residential teardowns and the construction of oversized replacement homes as the city re-works its Baseline Mansionization Ordinance.