MacArthur Park
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MacArthur Park is a historic urban green space and lake in Los Angeles known for its cultural significance, dense surrounding neighborhood, and appearances in popular music and film.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic place
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public park → urban park → |
| adjacentTo |
Alvarado Street
→
Wilshire Boulevard → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| formerName | Westlake Park NERFINISHED → |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
Central American diaspora in Los Angeles
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Latino community in Los Angeles → |
| hasEnvironmentalFeature | artificial lake → |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
littering
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water quality problems → |
| hasPart |
MacArthur Park Lake
→
band shell → boathouse → playgrounds → recreational lawns → soccer fields → tennis courts → walking paths → |
| hasPublicTransitConnection | Westlake/MacArthur Park station → |
| hasRenovation |
early 21st century revitalization efforts
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late 20th century improvements → |
| hasRepresentationInFilm | various films set in Los Angeles → |
| hasRepresentationInMusic |
song "MacArthur Park"
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song "MacArthur Park" first recorded by Richard Harris → song "MacArthur Park" popularized by Donna Summer → song "MacArthur Park" written by Jimmy Webb → |
| hasRepresentationInTelevision | various television shows set in Los Angeles → |
| hasUse |
community gatherings
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cultural events → protests → recreation → |
| inception | 1880s → |
| knownFor |
appearances in films
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appearances in popular music → dense surrounding neighborhood → historic urban lake → political demonstrations → street vending → |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form: "California"
Los Angeles → United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
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| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Westlake
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surface form: "Westlake, Los Angeles"
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| namedAfter | Douglas MacArthur → |
| operator |
Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation
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surface form: "City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks"
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| partOf |
Westlake area
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surface form: "Westlake neighborhood"
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| publicTransitSystem | Los Angeles Metro Rail NERFINISHED → |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "MacArthur Park area"