Baldwin Village is occasionally called "The Jungles" by locals because of the tropical trees and foliage (such as palms, banana trees and begonias) that once thrived among the area's tropical-style postwar apartment buildings. [3]

The Jungles faction of the Black P. Stones street gang is a "set" of the Bloods gang alliance in Los Angeles. Originating in Los Angeles' Baldwin Village neighborhood in the 1960s, the Black P. Stones became one of the largest gangs in the city. [2]

2022年7月25日 · The Jungles were originally named for the tropical banana trees, palms, and begonias that once flourished in the area, but the neighborhood has since been known by the same moniker for its violence and gang culture.

2014年8月11日 · It was one unit within a one-square mile section of apartments informally called “The Jungle.” The area included apartment buildings with whimsical names like Coco Capri and The Islander and boasted swimming pools, large living spaces, courtyards with palm trees and birds of paradise.

2024年6月24日 · The “jungles” in Los Angeles refer to the Baldwin Village neighborhood, specifically the area around the intersection of West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and South Crenshaw Boulevard. It’s known for its dense and lush …

2014年2月21日 · Driving along the streets and alleyways of Baldwin Village—known as “The Jungle” and historically one of the most violent gang neighborhoods in South Central Los Angeles—homicide detective...

The Jungles faction of the Black P. Stones street gang is a "set" of the Bloods gang alliance in Los Angeles. Originating in Los Angeles' Baldwin Village neighborhood in the 1960s, the Black P. Stones became one of the largest gangs in the city. [2]

1988年6月11日 · A Crenshaw District neighborhood nicknamed “The Jungle” decades ago because of its tropical vegetation was redesignated Baldwin Village on Friday by the Los Angeles City Council.

2023年3月16日 · The Jungles are typically referred to as the highly dense apartment complexes in Baldwin Village. Neither Baldwin Village, Baldwin Vista or The Jungles are considered official neighborhoods by the LA Times. Their Mapping LA project folds all of them together under the Baldwin Hills umbrella.

Baldwin Village is a neighborhood in South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. The neighborhood, located in Crenshaw, was developed in the early 1940s and 1950s as an apartment complex for young families, and it was nicknamed …