Located in the exact geographical center of Los Angeles Countys South Bay district; Lawndale was originally barley fields; then chicken ranches and small farms; growing vegetables for sale in nearby Inglewood and Redondo Beach. Retaining some of its rural character even after World War II; Lawndale gradually transformed into suburbia along with nearby communities; fighting all the while to retain its own identity and staving off aggressive annexation bids by surrounding cities. Finally in 1959; Lawndale incorporated; ending civic contentiousness. Despite the bustle of the high-end Galleria at South Bay; as well as Lawndales close proximity to some of the most tourism-friendly beach cities in California and its bisection by L.A.s busiest freeway; the I-405; the citys neighborhoods on the outskirts of Los Angeles International Airport retain the quiet ambiance evinced by its bedroom-community name.
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