Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Baldwin Hills is a neighborhood in southwestern Los Angeles, California, in South Los Angeles. It is located on the geographic Baldwin Hills overlooking the Los Angeles Basin, and in the flats immediately to their north. Baldwin Hills and other surrounding geography are named for the famous 19th century horse racing pioneer, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin. Baldwin Hills Estates is one of the wealthiest majority-African American areas in the United States, and is sometimes called "the Black Beverly Hills". Sub-divisions of Baldwin Hills include Baldwin Hills Estates. It includes the so-called Dons, winding streets with "modernistic" homes, panoramic views of the city, and such names as "Don Luis", "Don Felipe", etc. The area is characterized by hillside houses with swimming pools, and some condominiums.