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Loyola High School of Los Angeles is a Jesuit preparatory school for young men. It is the oldest high school and continuously run educational institution in Southern California . Loyola is located in the Pico-Union neighborhood, 2 miles (3 km) west of downtown Los Angeles , and just north of Interstate 10 (the Santa Monica Freeway). It admits students from 220 ZIP codes in the greater Los Angeles area. * History Loyola High School of Los Angeles is the region's oldest educational institution, pre-dating the University of California system and the Los Angeles public schools. The school was founded in 1865 as St. Vincent's College at the behest of Archdiocese of Los Angeles Bishop Thaddeus Amat , a member of the Vincentian order. In 1919, the Vincentians agreed to transfer management of the school to the Jesuits . After several transitions, the school moved in 1927 to its current location on Venice Boulevard . Irish philanthropist Thomas P. Higgins provided the land...

Had never heard of the school (private, all boys). Turns out it's very close to where I teach in LA. Bob from Bucks educated me. Right across the street from a huge cemetery (kind of ugly looking -- sorry and RIP) on Venice Blvd. *