▁The ▁neighborhood ▁is ▁bis ected ▁by ▁Ar tes ia ▁Bou lev ard ▁and ▁ ▁has ▁two ▁neighborhood ▁coun c ils , ▁one ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁bou lev ard ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁south ▁of ▁it . ▁A ▁large ▁transport ation ▁center ▁serves ▁the ▁south ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁County ▁area . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Har bor ▁Gate way ▁is ▁a ▁narrow ▁north - s outh ▁cor rid or ▁situated ▁approximately ▁between ▁Verm ont ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Fig u ero a ▁Street ▁north ▁of ▁Inter state ▁ 4 0 5 , ▁and ▁Western ▁and ▁Norm and ie ▁a ven ues ▁south ▁of ▁I - 4 0 5 . ▁The ▁territory ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁a ▁sho est ring ▁an nex ation , ▁specifically ▁to ▁connect ▁San ▁Pedro , ▁Wil ming ton , ▁Har bor ▁City ▁and ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Har bor ▁Gate way ▁ab uts ▁Broadway - Man chester ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁is ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁ ▁Rose wood , ▁Car son ▁and ▁West ▁Car son ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁West ▁Car son ▁and ▁Har bor ▁City ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁Ath ens ▁and ▁Gard ena ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁Tor rance ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁west . ▁ ▁The ▁neighborhood ' s ▁street ▁boundaries ▁are ▁ 1 2 0 th ▁Street ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁Verm ont ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Fig u ero a ▁Street ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁east ▁respectively , ▁running ▁south ▁to ▁ 1 8 2 nd ▁Street