Exposition Park is a neighborhood in the
south region of
Los Angeles, California
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. It is home to
Exposition Park, which includes the
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum,
Banc of California Stadium
Banc of California Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is the home of Major League Soccer's Los Angeles FC and the National Women's Soccer League's Angel City FC. Opened on ...
,
Exposition Rose Garden and three museums: the
California African American Museum
The California African American Museum (CAAM) is a museum located in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, United States. The museum focuses on enrichment and education on the cultural heritage and history of African Americans with a focus o ...
, the
California Science Center
The California Science Center (sometimes spelled California ScienCenter) is a state agency and museum located in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, next to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and the University of Southern California. ...
and the
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is the largest natural and historical museum in the western United States. Its collections include nearly 35 million specimens and artifacts and cover 4.5 billion years of history. This large col ...
. It is also home to a Science Center Academy.
Geography
According to the
Mapping L.A. project of the ''Los Angeles Times'', The Exposition Park 1.85-square-mile neighborhood is flanked by
Adams-Normandie on the north,
University Park on the northeast,
Historic South Central
Historic South Central Los Angeles is a 2.25-square-mile neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, within the South Los Angeles region. It is the site of the Bob Hope Patriotic Hall.
From the late 1800s to early 1910s, African Americans began re ...
on the east,
Vermont Square on the south, and
Jefferson Park and
Leimert Park
Leimert Park (; ) is a neighborhood in the South Los Angeles region of Los Angeles, California.
Developed in the 1920s as a mainly residential community, it features Spanish Colonial Revival homes and tree-lined streets. The Life Magazine/Lei ...
on the west. It is bounded by
Jefferson Boulevard
Jefferson Boulevard is a street in Los Angeles and Culver City, California. Its eastern terminus is at Central Avenue east of Exposition Park. At its entrance to Culver City, it splits with National Boulevard. North of Sawtelle Boulevard, it ...
on the north,
Vermont Avenue
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on the east,
Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on the south and Arlington Avenue on the west, to which is added all of
Exposition Park and additional land along both sides of
Figueroa Street
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east and Exit 20A of the
Interstate 110 Freeway.
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]
Population
A total of 31,062 residents counted in its 1.85 square miles, which is including the park land as well as Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum according to the 2000 U.S. census—an average of 16,819 people per square mile among the highest population densities
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for both the city and the county. By 2008 the population had increased to 33,458, the city has estimated.[
The median age was 26, considered young for both the city and the county, and the percentages of residents aged birth through 18 were among the county's highest. There were 1,818 families headed by single parents; the rate of 27.3% was considered high for both the city and the county.][
Within the neighborhood, ]Latinos
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made up 36.9% of the population, while African American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
were at 38.1%— both considered high percentages for the county. Other ethnicities were White
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, 2.2%; Asian
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, 1.6%; and other, 2%. Mexico and El Salvador were the most common places of birth for the 38.5% of the residents who were born abroad, an average percentage of foreign-born when compared with the city as a whole.[
The median household income in 2008 dollars was $33,999, considered low for both the city and county. The percentage of households earning $20,000 or less was high, compared to the county at large. The average household size of 3.3 people was about the same as in the city at large. Renters occupied 69% of the housing units, and homeowners occupied the rest. The percentages of never-married people were among the county's highest—45.5% for men and 39.1% for women.][
]
Education
Only 7.3% of the neighborhood residents aged 25 and older had a four-year degree, a low percentage for both the city and the county. The percentage of residents of that age with less than a high school diploma was also high (the total number being 8,603, compared with 8,213 with more education).[
The schools operating with the Exposition Park neighborhood boundaries are:
* Alliance College-Ready Academy High No. 5 (LAUSD, charter), 1729 West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
* Foshay Learning Center (LAUSD, K-12), 3751 South Harvard Boulevard
* ]Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until 1991. He was the Supreme Court's first African-A ...
Charter Middle School (LAUSD), 3200 West Adams Boulevard
* Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary School (LAUSD), 1260 West 36th Place
* Dr. Theo T. Alexander Jr. Science Center (LAUSD
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, charter elementary), 3737 S. Figueroa Street, within Exposition Park, the school first opened on September 9, 2004
* Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist, one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968 ...
Elementary School, (LAUSD
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), 3989 South Hobart Street
Transportation
Three Metro E Line
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stations are located within the Exposition Park neighborhood:
* Expo Park/USC station
* Vermont station
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* Western station
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*Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
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Olympic Games
Two Olympic Games
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were held at various venues within Exposition Park; the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics
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.
Recreation and parks
* Exposition Park (Los Angeles)
Exposition Park is a in the south region of Los Angeles, California, in the Exposition Park neighborhood. Established in 1872 as an agricultural fairground, the park includes the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Banc of California Stadium, the ...
[
* Denker Recreation Center, 1550 West 35th Place][''The Thomas Guide'' (2004), page 673]
* Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 3916 South Western Avenue
Notable people
* Jackie Robinson, Hall of Fame and pioneer athlete
*Bill Robinson
Bill Robinson, nicknamed Bojangles (born Luther Robinson; May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949), was an American tap dancer, actor, and singer, the best known and the most highly paid African-American entertainer in the United States during the f ...
, American tap dancer and actor
* Betty Hill, activist
* Loren Miller, Los Angeles County attorney and judge
* Eric Dolphy, jazz musician
* William J. Powell, aviator
*Reb Spikes
Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes (October 31, 1888 – February 24, 1982) was an American jazz saxophonist and entrepreneur. His composition with his brother John, "Someday Sweetheart", has become an often-recorded jazz standard.
Biography
Spikes w ...
, jazz musician
*Ramon Novarro
José Ramón Gil Samaniego (February 6, 1899 – October 30, 1968), known professionally as Ramon Novarro, was a Mexican-American actor. He began his career in silent films in 1917 and eventually became a leading man and one of the top box ...
, actor
*Noble Johnson
Noble Johnson (April 18, 1881 – January 9, 1978), later known as Mark Noble, was an American actor and film producer. He appeared in films such as '' The Mummy'' (1932), ''The Most Dangerous Game'' (1932), ''King Kong'' (1933) and ''Son of ...
, actor, film producer
See also
* List of districts and neighborhoods in Los Angeles
This is a list of notable districts and neighborhoods within the city of Los Angeles, California, present and past. It includes residential and commercial areas and business-improvement districts, but does not include sales subdivisions or sales ...
* List of parks in Los Angeles
There are numerous parks in the city of Los Angeles, California
This list does not include parks in the enclaves of
* city of Beverly Hills
* city of Culver City
* Ladera Heights (unincorporated Los Angeles County)
* Marina del Ray (unincorporat ...
References
External links
Neighborhood Spotlight: Exposition Park's sports, culture and transit offerings make it a player to watch
Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks
North Area Neighborhood Council
Exposition Park neighborhood crime map and statistics
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