Cypress Park

Cypress Park is a neighborhood in Northeast Los Angeles. It is located at the confluence of the Los Angeles River and Arroyo Seco and is less than 2.5 miles north of Downtown Los Angeles. Cypress Park is currently becoming closely associated with the movement to revitalize the Los Angeles River, due to the Los Angeles River Center and the Rio de Los Angeles State Park within its boundaries. Cypress Park is a mostly Latino, working class neighborhood. According to the 2000 US Census, the neighborhood has 9,764 residents and is 82.1% Latino, 11.1% Asian, 4.9% White, 0.9% Black, and 1.3% Other. The median household income is $42,615. Cypress Park lies within a historic alluvial floodplain shared with the Elysian Valley neighborhood, which...