"There is times when it is very active and times when it slows down.?? The Avenues, which is named after the avenues that run along North Figueroa Street in Highland Park and surrounding neighborhoods, has had a long and violent history in the neighborhood. ?? They became nationally known in 1995 when gang members shot a car in Cypress Park killing a 3-year-old girl. ?? In 2006 gang members were co" . . . .