Marina del Rey, California Marina del Rey Aerial view of Marina del Rey, with Los Angeles International Airport and Palos Verdes Peninsula in the background.
Aerial view of Marina del Rey, with Los Angeles International Airport and Palos Verdes Peninsula in the background.
Location of Marina del Rey in Los Angeles County, California and of Los Angeles County, California inside California.
Location of Marina del Rey in Los Angeles County, California and of Los Angeles County, California inside California.
Marina del Rey is positioned in the US Marina del Rey - Marina del Rey Marina del Rey is an unincorporated seaside improve and census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California.
Fisherman's Village offers a view of Marina del Rey's dominant feature, the Marina, the world's biggest man-made small craft harbor with eight basins having a capacity for 5,300 boats and is home port to approximately 6,500 boats.
Prior to its evolution as a small craft harbor, the territory occupied by Marina del Rey was a salt-marsh fed by fresh water from Ballona Creek, incessanted by duck hunters and several others.
Chace, a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, referred to the region as mud flats, though today the region would more properly be referred to as wetlands.
Port Ballona was then retitled Playa Del Rey.
Congress ordered a re-evaluation of that determination, and the Army Corps of Engineers returned with a more favorable determination; however, the Marina del Rey harbor concept lost out to San Pedro as a commercial harbor and evolution funding went to the Port of Los Angeles instead.
Duck hunting on the Ballona lowlands in what would turn into Marina del Rey, 1890.
In 1953, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors authorized a $2 million loan to fund assembly of the marina.
On April 10, 1965 Marina del Rey was formally dedicated. The total cost of the marina was $36.25 million for land, construction, and initial operation.
Los Angeles County then solicited bids for the marina's development, selling 60 year leaseholds to willing developers. Real estate developer Abraham M.
Lurie was the single biggest leaseholder responsible for the building of three hotels, two apartment complexes, 1,000 boat slips, and a several shopping centers, offices, restaurants; his holdings also encompassed the last undeveloped piece of waterfront territory in Marina del Rey. He eventually ran into cash flow enigma and sold a 49.9% interest to the brother-in-law of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia; the investment soon turned sour and in a protracted and nasty lawsuit, Lurie lost his entire interest in the development. Marina del Rey falls inside unincorporated Los Angeles County and is southeast of the L.A.
City improve of Playa del Rey, near the mouth of Ballona Creek.
The beach-style homes, the strip of territory against the beach, and the beach itself (see photo), west of the harbor, are inside the City of Los Angeles limits, but share the same zip code as Marina del Rey.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Marina del Rey has an region of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2).
The improve is served by the three-mile-long (5 km) Marina Freeway (State Route 90), which links Marina del Rey directly to Interstate 405 and close-by Culver City.
The region codes of Marina del Rey are 310 and 424.
The marina from which Marina del Rey takes its name.
Looking northeast from the South Jetty region of Marina del Rey on September 11, 2011.
Pacific Ocean West Marina del Rey East Sunkist Park Climate data for Marina del Rey, California The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Marina del Rey had a populace of 8,866.
The ethnic makeup of Marina del Rey was 7,071 (79.8%) White (74.7% Non-Hispanic White), 465 (5.2%) African American, 31 (0.3%) Native American, 749 (8.4%) Asian, 10 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 154 (1.7%) from other competitions, and 386 (4.4%) from two or more competitions.
The populace was spread out with 565 citizens (6.4%) under the age of 18, 487 citizens (5.5%) aged 18 to 24, 4,150 citizens (46.8%) aged 25 to 44, 2,473 citizens (27.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,191 citizens (13.4%) who were 65 years of age or older.
According to the 2010 United States Census, Marina del Rey had a median homehold income of $95,248, with 9.9% of the populace living below the federal poverty line. Chace Park the Marina del Rey Summer Concert Series is held here on Thursdays and Saturdays from June to August.
Lloyd Taber Marina del Rey Library Marina del Rey High School Marina del Rey has two chief parks: Chace Park and Yvonne B.
The following organizations are headquartered in Marina del Rey: The Marina Expressway, California State Route 90, terminates at Lincoln Blvd (California State Route 1) in northeastern Marina del Rey and links the region with Culver City.
From the northeastern end of the Marina, going clockwise, these streets are: Bali Way, Mindanao Way (with west end at Burton Chace Park), Fiji Way (bordering the southeastern edge of the Marina), Bora Bora Way, Tahiti Way, Marquesas Way, Panay Way, and Palawan Way.
Panay Way, Marquesas Way, Tahiti Way, and Bora Bora Way are all on the side of the Marina and all terminate at Via Marina.
Marina del Rey is managed by the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors. All of the area's territory is owned by the County of Los Angeles, which issues long-term leases to private people.
Marina del Rey is in the Fourth District of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, represented by Don Knabe.
In the California State Legislature, Marina del Rey is in the 26th Senate District, represented by Democrat Ben Allen, and in the 62nd Assembly District, represented by Democrat Autumn Burke. In the United States House of Representatives, Marina del Rey is in California's 33rd congressional district, represented by Democrat Ted Lieu. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) has a substation in Marina del Rey. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACFD) serves Marina del Rey and is based at Station #110, a part of Battalion 1, at 4433 Admiralty Way. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services has an office in Marina del Rey as well. Marina del Rey is in the Los Angeles Unified School District, although there are no schools in the region proper. As of 2009 Steve Zimmer represents the district. Students from Marina del Rey attend Coeur d'Alene Avenue Elementary School, Marina del Rey Middle School, and Venice High School.
The County of Los Angeles Public Library operates the Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey Library.
Marina del Rey (song) "Marina del Rey".
"Marina Del Rey California Travel Guide | See - California.com".
"Marina del Rey: History & Facts".
Delreync.org, Del Rey Neighborhood Council, Marina Del Rey History Los Angeles Times: "Marina del Rey Development Rose Out of Mud (First Of Two Parts) November 12, 1989 The Argonaut: "Former Prominent Marina Del Rey Developer Abraham Lurie Dies at 86" July 8, 2010 a b Los Angeles Times: "Biggest Marina Developer Files for Bankruptcy : Finances: Abraham M.
Los Angeles Times: "Saudi Wins Court Fight Over Marina : Real estate: Billionaire gains control of nearly 20% of county-owned Marina del Rey.
"Marina del Rey, CA Normal Temperatures and Precipitation".
"2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA - Marina del Rey CDP".
Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors.
"Marina del Rey Station".
"Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey Library".
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