The City of Vernon consists almost entirely of warehouses and factories, and some of its main industries are meatpacking, metalworking, and the manufacture of glass and plastic equipment. Its population as listed in the 2010 Census was 112, and its residents are mostly city employees working within the city limits. Housing is owned by the city and is concentrated in a couple of spots within the City's roughly five square-mile area. Sited adjacent to the south end of downtown Los Angeles, Vernon has a lot of pavement and little greenery. The Los Angeles river cuts a concrete swath across the municipality, but any recreational develop-ments along its banks, (or anywhere else in this suburban anomaly) are virtually non-existent. Nevertheless, a recent field trip revealed a nice variant of Vernon - calmer and quieter on a Sunday morning compared to the weekday commerce and congestion. And, somewhat surpris-ingly, a more scenic place than expected if one were just passing through amid the routine railways, anonymous warehouses, street art, foul odors, and endless procession of trucks.
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