West Adams is a neighborhood southwest of downtown Los Angeles, California. It is generally considered a part of South Los Angeles. West Adams is bordered by Pico-Union and Harvard Heights on the north, the original South Central (now South Los Angeles) on the east, West Park on the south, and Jefferson Park on the south and west. West Adams is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Los Angeles, with most of its buildings erected between 1880 and 1910. It was once the wealthiest district in the city, with its Victorian mansions and sturdy Craftsman bungalows home to downtown businessmen and professors at nearby USC.