Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles

[5] Built for male athletes only, the village consisted of several hundred buildings, including post and telegraph offices, an amphitheater, a hospital, a fire department, and a bank.

[8] Two hundred homes were completely wiped out, and an additional 1500 to 2000 houses and apartment buildings were damaged,[8] and most of Baldwin Vista and the historic Village Green community were flooded.

The dam's failure was ultimately determined to be the result of subsidence, caused by overexploitation of the Inglewood Oil Field.

The Baldwin Hills Dam was not rebuilt—instead, the empty reservoir was demolished, filled with earth, landscaped, and converted to Kenneth Hahn Regional Park.

During the summer of 1985, a brush fire along La Brea Avenue spread up the canyon towards the homes along Don Carlos Drive in Baldwin Hills Estates.

In 2022, area community members advocated for the charter school to move to another location since they believed that it meant there would not be enough space for the public elementary to operate efficiently.

Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin
Baldwin Hills reservoir after collapse of the dam in 1963
Baldwin Hills Village National Historic Landmark Plaque, at Village Green
View of Hollywood Hills (lower eastern Santa Monica Mountains ) and tall San Gabriel Mountains from Baldwin Hills from the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook Park
Susan Miller Dorsey High School , serving Baldwin Hills
Baldwin Hills Elementary School