Arlington Heights Ca

The residents of Arlington Heights have fought hard over the years to keep urban blight from encroaching into their neighborhood of stately, turn-of-the-century homes. Banding together, they have waged successful battles to shut down rock houses and evict drug dealers from their palm-lined streets. But these days, the residents are facing what they consider the toughest battle of all--saving their homes from demolition.

Los Angeles school officials have shelved--at least temporarily--plans to acquire and remove 29 homes in Arlington Heights to make way for expansion of the Mt. Vernon Junior High School campus. The proposal to take the homes caused an uproar in the close-knit inner-city neighborhood of stately turn-of-the century homes. Residents banded together to try to persuade the Los Angeles Unified School District to look elsewhere in its quest for more school space.

Los Angeles school officials have shelved--at least temporarily--plans to acquire and remove 29 homes in Arlington Heights to make way for expansion of the Mt. Vernon Junior High School campus. The proposal to take the homes caused an uproar in the close-knit inner-city neighborhood of stately turn-of-the century homes. Residents banded together to try to persuade the Los Angeles Unified School District to look elsewhere in its quest for more school space.

The residents of Arlington Heights have fought hard over the years to keep urban blight from encroaching into their neighborhood of stately, turn-of-the-century homes. Banding together, they have waged successful battles to shut down rock houses and evict drug dealers from their palm-lined streets. But these days, the residents are facing what they consider the toughest battle of all--saving their homes from demolition.