Exposition Park is a neighborhood in the

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region of

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, California. It is home to Exposition Park, which includes the

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (also known as the Los Angeles Coliseum or L.A. Coliseum) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Exposition Park, Los Angeles, Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. Conceived as a hal ...

BMO Stadium BMO Stadium (formerly Banc of California Stadium) is a soccer-specific stadium in the Exposition Park, Los Angeles, Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is the home of Major League Soccer's Los Angeles FC ...

, the Exposition Rose Garden and three museums: the California African American Museum, the

California Science Center The California Science Center (sometimes spelled California ScienCenter) is a state agency and science museum located in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, next to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and the University of Southern Cali ...

and the

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. It is also home to a Science Center Academy. Map of Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles California

Geography

According to the

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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 on the east, Vermont Square on the south, and Jefferson Park and

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on the west. It is bounded by Jefferson Boulevard on the north,

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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

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east and Exit 20A of the Interstate 110 Freeway.

Population

A total of 31,062 residents counted in its 1.85 square miles, which is including the park land as well as

according to the 2000 U.S. census—an average of 16,819 people per square mile among the highest population densities 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,

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made up 56.1% of the population, while

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were at 38.1%— both considered high percentages for the county. Other ethnicities were

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, 2.2%; Asian, 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 *

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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 (

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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, civil and political rights, civil rights activist and political philosopher who was a leader of the civil rights move ...

Elementary School, (

), 3989 South Hobart Street

Transportation

Three Metro E Line stations are located within the Exposition Park neighborhood: * Expo Park/USC station * Vermont station * Western station

Olympic Games

Two

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were held at various venues within Exposition Park: the

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and the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

. Park venues are also scheduled to host events for the

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Recreation and parks

Exposition Park (Los Angeles) Exposition Park is a in the South Los Angeles, south region of Los Angeles, California, in the Exposition Park, Los Angeles, Exposition Park neighborhood. Bounded by Exposition Boulevard to the north, South Figueroa Street to the east, Mart ...

* 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 Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who became the first Black American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the Baseball color line, ...

, Hall of Fame and pioneer athlete *

Bill Robinson Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (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 black entertainer in the United States during the first half of the 20 ...

, American tap dancer and actor * Betty Hill, activist * Loren Miller, Los Angeles County attorney and judge *

Eric Dolphy Eric Allan Dolphy Jr. (June 20, 1928 – June 29, 1964) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and bandleader. Primarily an alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist, and flautist, Dolphy was one of several multi-instrumentalists to gain ...

, jazz musician * William J. Powell, aviator * Reb Spikes, jazz musician *

Ramon Novarro Ramón Gil Samaniego (February 6, 1899 – October 30, 1968), known professionally as Ramon Novarro, was a Mexican actor. He began his career in American silent films in 1917 and eventually became a leading man and one of the top box-offic ...

, 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 o ...

, actor, film producer

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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