Watts

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Watts is a historic neighborhood in South Los Angeles known for its cultural significance, diverse community, and landmarks such as the Watts Towers.

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Watts canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf community
historic district
neighborhood
dateOfNotableEvent 1965
hasAreaCode 213
323
hasCulturalEvent Watts Towers
surface form: Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival

Watts Summer Festival
Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival
hasCulturalInstitution Watts Labor Community Action Committee
Watts Towers
surface form: Watts Towers Arts Center
hasCulturalTheme arts and music scene
community activism
hasDemographicCharacteristic high proportion of low-income households
young population
hasEducationalInstitution Jordan High School
hasFeature industrial zones
predominantly residential area
public housing developments
hasLandmark Imperial Courts housing project
Jordan Downs housing project
Nickerson Gardens housing project
Watts Labor Community Action Committee campus
Watts Station
Watts Towers
hasPark Ted Watkins Memorial Park
Watts Towers
surface form: Watts Towers Arts Center Park
hasRailStation 103rd Street–Watts Towers station
Willowbrook station
surface form: Watts Towers station
hasZIPCode 90002
historicallyPopulatedBy Black Americans
surface form: African Americans

Hispanic and Latino Americans
surface form: Latinos

Mexican Americans
immigrant communities
knownFor African American culture
Chicano culture
Watts Towers
cultural significance
diverse community
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Los Angeles
South L.A.
surface form: South Los Angeles

United States of America
surface form: United States
notableEvent Watts riots
surface form: 1965 Watts Rebellion

Watts riots
partOf Los Angeles
surface form: City of Los Angeles

Los Angeles County
servedBy A Line (Los Angeles Metro)
surface form: Los Angeles Metro A Line
withinCityCouncilDistrict Los Angeles City Council District 15

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LA Metro A Line serves Watts
Piñata hasPart Watts