Leimert Park

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historic district neighborhood

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

Aliases (1)

Leimert Plaza Park ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic district → neighborhood →
adjacentTo	Baldwin Hills NERFINISHED → Hyde Park NERFINISHED → Jefferson Park NERFINISHED → View Park–Windsor Hills → West Adams →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
culturalIdentity	Black Los Angeles cultural hub →
designedBy	Clarence Stein → Walter H. Leimert NERFINISHED →
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 NERFINISHED →
hasPart	Leimert Park Village → 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 NERFINISHED →
locatedInAdministrativeEntity	City of Los Angeles →
locatedInState	California →
majorStreet	Crenshaw Boulevard → Leimert Boulevard → Vernon Avenue NERFINISHED →
namedAfter	Walter H. Leimert NERFINISHED →
partOf	Crenshaw District →
plannedAs	planned community →
policeJurisdiction	Los Angeles Police Department NERFINISHED →
servedByTransit	K Line (Los Angeles Metro Rail) NERFINISHED →
significantFor	African American middle-class community → Civil Rights–era organizing →
zoningType	commercial → residential →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Central Los Angeles →	contains
Leimert Park ("Leimert Plaza Park") →	hasPart