The area between Mira Costa High School and Pacific Coast Highway is sometimes referred to in listing descriptions as the Poets Section, because the streets there are named for poets: Keats, Longfellow, Shelley, and Tennyson.
In addition to Mira Costa High School, this area includes public space for Pennekamp Elementary School, Manhattan Beach Fire Station Two, the Creative Arts Center, Manhattan Heights Community Center and recreation facilities.
The Mira Costa Section contains two parks. Manhattan Heights Park is on Manhattan Beach Boulevard, across from Polliwog Park. In addition there is a small, lot-sized "parquette" in the 1700 block of 8th Street.