Residential Area Information
Area 41 – El Segundo:
Ø Borders: Residential within the city
o Imperial on the north
o Sepulveda on the east
o El Segundo Blvd on south
o Hyperion Sewage Plant on the west
o Rosecrans divides Manhattan Beach and El Segundo
Ø Unique Community
o There are no other residential cities that are contiguous with El Segundo
o Airport on north
o Hyperion on west
o Refinery on south
o Office / Industrial / Retail on the east
o Residents have priority for recreational facilities within the city
o 2nd west coast refinery built for Chevron – City developed for workers of Chevron – 1st refinery was built up north – Name “El Segundo” stands for “the second” refinery Chevron built. Chevron has a park on the northeast corner of the refinery within the ground for employees to enjoy.
Ø El Segundo known as the town of “Mayberry”
o As close to Midwest town as you will find in the south bay
o Family / Youth oriented community
o Little League parade
o 4th of July community party
o Shuttle to El Porto every summer for residents
o Farmers Market every Thursday on Main Street 3 –7 pm
o Xmas Parade / Candy Cane Lane - East Acacia
Ø Schools
o Two Elementary
o One Middle School
o One high school
o One new private school – Vista Mar – within El Segundo city limits (eastern side of PCH within the Wiseburn City School District
Ø Businesses and Community Centers
o Raytheon
o Chevron
o Air Force Base
o Sports Complex – Lakers
o Health South / Ice Rink – Hockey
o Recreation Park at Eucalyptus and Pine - Tremendous recreational opportunities for kids / Tennis / baseball / basketball / soccer / racket ball / horseshoes / shuffle board – night lights until 10 pm
o Plunge (for swimming) west of Main
o Frequently used for films, TV and commercials
Ø Housing
o Along Imperial majority are apartments / A few town homes starting to pop up
o Imperial Ave – busy street / Imperial Way small strip of a street
o Main Street dissects the city
o West of Main older homes – first part of city developed
o Closer to Grand – multi-family
o Condos from low 300’s (Imperial)
o SFR from low 600’s up to 1.5
o Town homes low 300’s to 900
o Lots of remodels
o No conforming lot sizes
o Lots of churches
o Cook’s Market
o Ralphs on Sepulveda / Starbucks
o Hacienda Hotel on PCH plus many new hotels and “extended stay” hotels east of Sepulveda behind Ralphs
o Tremendous new construction
o Police and Fire very community oriented and well respected
Ø Sleepy Hollow - Between El Segundo Blvd and Grand West of Sepulveda to Main Street.
o Light industrial
o UC Irvine – class doing a study on how to best use this area
Ø NHD Disclosures
o Noise from airport (LAX) and Refinery (Chervron)
o Odor from Refinery (Chevron)