About Our Street

I grew up on Thoreau Street.

I grew up around the corner from Van Wick Street.

I was not allowed to ride my bike on Van Wick Street.

I grew up down the street from Manhattan Place.
Manhattan Place runs perpendicular, but extends into West 109th Street and West 109th Place to the north, and West 112th Street to the south.

West 112th becomes Haas Avenue, which then curls north to intersect with West 111th Street which stretches east over Lohengrin Street, and then south, becoming Cimarron Street before it intersects with West 112th Street.

First time visitors always get lost in our neighborhood. It is one of the most confusing sections of Los Angeles. But, the map is beautiful.