In Search of FairfaxMain MenuThe Classical Period: 1930s-1960sThe Urban Crisis: 1960s-1970sRevitalization and Gentrification: 1980s-1990sVisualizing and Mapping FairfaxMax Baumgarten3ce5635a69ccb5339e9481dc4536fc0caff14cd2
Jewish Income Levels by Neighborhood, 1951
12016-07-18T16:19:55-07:00Max Baumgarten3ce5635a69ccb5339e9481dc4536fc0caff14cd22204Data from Fred Massarik, “A Report on the Jewish Population of Los Angeles, 1951” (Los Angeles: Jewish Federation-Council of Greater Los Angeles, 1951).plain2017-10-22T12:33:09-07:00Max Baumgarten3ce5635a69ccb5339e9481dc4536fc0caff14cd2
12017-10-22T13:51:43-07:00Map: Jewish Income Levels by Neighborhood, 195116plain2021-01-19T14:33:38-08:00 Whether coming from the Midwest and East Coast or the the Eastside neighborhood of Boyle Heights, a move to the Fairfax area tended to represent a modest though nevertheless meaningful expression of upward mobility in an overwhelmingly Jewish setting. Indeed, Fairfax was never quite an area marked by affluence but a home for the barely middle class. In comparison to most of other neighborhoods where Jews settled during the postwar era, the Jews of Fairfax were more likely to have a lower-than average median household income. They were also less likely to own a home and more likely to work in the clerical and sales fields.
Source: Fred Massarik, “A Report on the Jewish Population of Los Angeles, 1951” (Los Angeles: Jewish Federation-Council of Greater Los Angeles, 1951).