Leimert Park

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Leimert Park is a historically significant Los Angeles neighborhood known as a center of African American arts, culture, and community life.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Leimert Park canonical 8
Leimert Park, Los Angeles 2
Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California 1

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
neighborhood
adjacentTo Baldwin Hills
Hyde Park
Jefferson Park
View Park–Windsor Hills
West Adams
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalIdentity Black Los Angeles cultural hub
designedBy Clarence Stein
Walter H. Leimert
developedInDecade 1920s
developer Walter H. Leimert Company
fireJurisdiction Los Angeles Fire Department
governedBy Los Angeles City Council
hasCulturalVenue Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center
Eso Won Books
KAOS Network
Vision Theatre
World Stage
hasLandmark Leimert Plaza Park fountain
hasMetroStation Leimert Park station
hasPart Leimert Park Village
Leimert Park self-linksurface differs
surface form: Leimert Plaza Park
historicalEra 20th century
hostsEvent Leimert Park Art Walk
music festivals
knownFor African American arts
African American culture
Black cultural institutions
Juneteenth celebrations
Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations
community festivals
jazz music
locatedIn Los Angeles
South Los Angeles region
surface form: South Los Angeles
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Los Angeles
surface form: City of Los Angeles
locatedInState California, United States
surface form: California
majorStreet Crenshaw Boulevard
Leimert Boulevard
Vernon Avenue
namedAfter Walter H. Leimert
partOf Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw area
surface form: Crenshaw District
plannedAs planned community
policeJurisdiction Los Angeles Police Department
servedByTransit K Line (Los Angeles Metro)
surface form: K Line (Los Angeles Metro Rail)
significantFor African American middle-class community
Civil Rights–era organizing
zoningType commercial
residential

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Central Los Angeles contains Leimert Park
Leimert Park hasPart Leimert Park self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Leimert Plaza Park
Jefferson Park, Los Angeles adjacentTo Leimert Park
this entity surface form: Leimert Park, Los Angeles
Hakeem Campbell residence Leimert Park
this entity surface form: Leimert Park, Los Angeles
South Los Angeles region containsNeighborhood Leimert Park
subject surface form: South Los Angeles
Crenshaw/LAX Line providesAccessTo Leimert Park
Leimert Park station location Leimert Park
this entity surface form: Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California
Baldwin Hills adjacentTo Leimert Park
Crenshaw Boulevard passesThrough Leimert Park