Santa Monica Neighborhoods - North of Montana

North of Montana

South of San Vicente and north of Montana Avenue consist of larger family homes and lots. The streets in this portion of Santa Monica are Georgina, Marguerita, Alta, Carlyle, Brentwood Terrace and the "numbered streets" 4th, 7th, Lincoln, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Euclid (which is where 13th would have been), 14th, 15th (the dividing line for Franklin versus Roosevelt Elementary schools), 16th, 17th (Which is where Gillettes's Regent Square tract begins) 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st St, 21st Place (where Gillette's tract ends), 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th and 26th. Most of the lot sizes are 7,500 square feet (700 m2) on 50' X 150' lots. The Gillette's Regent Square tract, developed by King Gillette - the razor blade manufacturer, are 9,000 square feet on 150' x 60' wide lots.

Georgina, Margarita, Carlyle, Alta, San Vicente, La Mesa Way, La Mesa Drive, Gale Place and Woodacres Road have many beautiful Spanish and Mediterranean Revival estates.

Along with the area north of San Vicente and Santa Monica Canyon, this area constitutes the 90402 zip code. Houses are very expensive here, among the most expensive in Los Angeles County and the country. Home prices range between 2.5 million up to 10 million, although the most expensive homes are located just north of San Vicente on La Mesa Drive.

North of San Vicente and north of Montana Avenue the streets are La Mesa Drive, La Mesa Way, Gale Place (Developed by one of the original area developers, Cecil Gale), Woodacres Road, Esparta Way, Ermont Place, Foxtail Drive, Larkin Place, Winnett Place and Adelaide Place.

West of 7th and East of Ocean Ave is the neighborhood noted by 100' x 220' foot lots, some of which have been subdivided into 50X 220. Many of Santa Monica's historically significant land marked homes are located here, some of which are designated as such in National Registry.

North of Montana is served by 2 highly regarded public elementary schools - Franklin School for the residents on 15th through the west side of 26th and Roosevelt for the families on 14th Street down to Ocean Ave.

During Halloween, the streets near 16th Street and Georgina Avenue are famous for their prevalence of trick or treaters, parties, and sheer amount of people.