Plummer Park is a park in

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, United States, on the eastern side of the city. The park is between

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and Fountain Avenue, bordered by North Vista Street and North Fuller Avenue, 6 blocks west of

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. The east side of West Hollywood is dominated by

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n speaking immigrants, and the park is a popular gathering place for Russians.

History

In 1874, Col. Eugenio Plummer acquired official title to from Señora Francisca Perez, who had occupied this land under preemption law in 1869. Plummer Park and Plummer House were acquired by Los Angeles County from Senor Plummer in 1937 for $15,000. The Los Angeles

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(LAAS) has been headquartered in Plummer House since then and (in 1983) moved into another building in Plummer Park (Great Hall-Long Hall) which was originally constructed by the

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(WPA) in 1937. In 2005, a controversial monument to

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dead in

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was built in the park. While supported by many local residents, it was criticized as being inappropriate given that some might interpret it as honoring the

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under

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. In May 2011 the Audubon Society was given notice to leave by the city of

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who are planning to demolish the building in 2012 and create underground parking as part of a controversia
plan
to create a modern park. A group of residents calle

was organized in early 2011 to preserve the historic Plummer Park.

Designations

Plummer Park and Plummer House (which was built in 1870 and moved to the Leonis Adobe grounds in Calabasas in 1983) have been designated
State Historic Landmark
by the State of California in 1956. On May 1, 2013, the California Historic Resources Commission vote to approve the nomination to place the Great Hall-Long Hall in the National Register of Historic Places, despite opposition from the City Council of West Hollywood.

Amenities

There is a farmers' market every Monday morning in the north parking lot. In 2001 a new community center was completed on the site designed by

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(see photograph). It currently hosts the Los Angeles

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References

Parks in West Hollywood, California Plummer California Historical Landmarks {{LosAngelesCountyCA-geo-stub

History

Designations

Amenities

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