Leimert Park (; ) is a neighborhood in the

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region of

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, California. Developed in the 1920s as a mainly residential community, it features

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homes and tree-lined streets. The Life Magazine/Leimert Park House is a

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. The core of Leimert Park is Leimert Park Village, which consists of Leimert Plaza Park, shops on 43rd Street and on Degnan Boulevard, and the Vision Theater. The village has become the center of both historical and contemporary African-American art, music, and culture in Los Angeles.

History

Leimert Park is named for its developer, Walter H. Leimert, who began the subdivision business center project in 1928. The master plan was designed by the

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company, which was managed by the sons of

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(1822–1903), the

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best known for

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in New York City. Elderly Japanese-American residents still live in the area, and some of the

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s still exist. The Crenshaw Square Shopping Center was inspired and designed in the style of

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. The center was a hub of retailing in the mid 1950s. In 2013 and 2014, resurgent home prices in South Los Angeles spurred much interest among many young professionals into moving into Leimert Park and among other areas within the region. Observers took note with mixed feelings: fears of

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and hope for increased business investment. The trend continued with 2021 seeing a jump in house prices.

Geography

Map of the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles California

Neighborhood boundaries

According to

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: The boundaries are

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(formerly Rodeo Road) on the north, 4th Avenue and Roxton Avenue on the east, West Vernon Avenue on the south, and Crenshaw Boulevard on the west. The Crenshaw District lies to the northwest, View Park and Baldwin Hills are to the west and southwest,

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is to the east, and Jefferson Park is to the north. According to the Los Angeles Times

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project: Leimert Park is bounded by Exposition Boulevard on the north, South Van Ness Avenue and Arlington Avenue on the east, West Vernon Avenue on the south, and Victoria Avenue and

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on the west.
"Leimert Park," Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times'' Jefferson Park is to the north, Exposition Park (Los Angeles neighborhood), the Exposition Park neighborhood and Vermont Square are to the east, Hyde Park to the south and

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and Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw to the west. Leimert Park angles to the West Adams district on the northwest. According to Google Maps: the boundaries are Exposition Boulevard on the north, Western Avenue on the east, West Vernon Avenue on the south, and

on the west. According to the books "Leimert Park (Images of America)" and "Los Angeles Residential Architecture", Leimert Park was established with the following boundaries: Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (formerly Santa Barbara Avenue) on the north, Arlington on the east, Vernon to the south and Crenshaw Boulevard (formerly Angeles Mesa Drive) on the west.

Historic Leimert Park Village

Within the Leimert Park neighborhood lies the city-designated "Historic Leimert Park Village". On May 1, 2018, the Los Angeles City Council designated the area between the intersections at Vernon Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard, 43rd Street and Crenshaw Boulevard, Leimert Boulevard and 43rd Street, Leimert Boulevard and Vernon Avenue, and Degnan Boulevard and 43rd Street as “Historic Leimert Park Village" and directed the Department of Transportation to erect permanent ceremonial sign(s) to this effect at these locations. In 2005, a "Leimert Park Village" brick gateway marker was installed.

Demographics

A total of 11,782 people lived in Leimert Park according to the 2000 U.S. census— counted 9,880 residents in the 1.19 square-mile neighborhood. The median age was 38. The percentage of residents aged 65 and above was among the county's highest. Within the neighborhood, African Americans made up 79.6% of the population, with Latinos at 11.4%, Asians at 4.9%, White at 1.5%, and other races at 3.2%.

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and

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were the most common places of birth for the 10.7% of the residents who were born abroad. This is a low percentage of foreign-born when compared with the overall city or

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. The median household income in 2008 dollars was $45,865, considered average for the city but low for the county. The percentage of households earning $20,000 or less was high, compared to the county at large. The average household size of 2.2 people was low for both the city and the county. Renters occupied 54.1% of the housing units, and homeowners occupied the rest. In 2000 there were 817 families headed by single parents, or 27.7%, a rate that was high for the city and the county. There were 990 veterans, or 11.1% of the population, considered high when compared with the city overall. The percentage of veterans who served in the

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was among the county's highest.

Arts and culture

Leimert Park Village

The core of Leimert Park is Leimert Park Village, which consists of Leimert Plaza Park, two blocks of 43rd Street, and one block of Degnan Boulevard. Leimert Park Village has historically served as a hub of African-American art and culture in Los Angeles, has been compared to both Harlem and Greenwich Village, and in 1998 was seen as "the cultural heartbeat of black Los Angeles."Jocelyn Y. Stewart, "A Community's Cultural Heartbeat," ''Los Angeles Times,'' October 9, 1998, image 35
/ref> Leimert Plaza Park was designed by the Olmsted Brothers to serve as the public hub of the master planned community. The park has been a go-to community space for the African American community since the 1980s hosting art walks, a regular drum circle, annual celebrations, rallies, protests, and memorials. The village has

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and

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night clubs, theaters for musicals, dramatic performances, award ceremonies, comedy specials, and poetry readings, and venues for hip hop. The intersection of 43rd Street and Degnan Boulevard was dedicated as

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Square on the anniversary of her birth, September 10. 2022.

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is the longest-running

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open mic in the world, started in 1994 by rapper

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and friends. It is hosted by Kaos Network, and held every Thursday night at 43rd Place and Leimert Boulevard.

Vision Theatre

April 21, 2019, marked the 87th anniversary of the opening of the Vision Theatre (initially named the Leimert). This

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theater is at the south end of Leimert Park Village at 3341 West Forty-Third place and Degnan Avenue. It was designed in 1931 by the architectural firm

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and opened as a movie theater on April 21, 1932. In 1977 the theater came under the ownership of the

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known as the "Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses". Actress

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bought the theater in 1990 and renamed it the Vision Theatre, intending to make it a venue for African-American movies,

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, and dance productions. In 1992 the Los Angeles civil unrest and an economic recession hit the area hard, and the property fell into

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. The City of Los Angeles acquired the theater in 1999. The Department of Cultural Affairs manages the theater with the goal of providing a performing arts venue for professional performing arts presentations; a training center for talent reflective of South Los Angeles; and a venue for the production and presentation of world-class theater, music, and dance performances. The first phase of renovations to the Vision Theatre included upgrades to the lobbies, restrooms, office space, and classrooms in 2011. Phase II of the renovation began in March 2018. The rehabilitation of the remaining portions of the theater includes the historic refurbishment and expansion of the theater and auditorium, and the addition of an orchestra pit and a fly loft. The grand reopening of the Vision Theatre is planned for 2022.

The Leimert Park Book Fair

The Leimert Park Book Fair began in 2007 and attracts "more than 200 authors, poets, spoken-word artists, storytellers and other participants."

Destination Crenshaw

Sankofa Park will anchor the northern end of Destination Crenshaw, an open-air museum of African American history and culture that will extend 1.3-miles (2.1 km) down

through the Hyde Park neighborhood.

Juneteenth

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is commemorated with a

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that brings together artists and residents for a day of fun and remembrance. The event celebrates the day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans were liberated. The celebration in Leimert Park dates back to 1949 when a new resident started hosting a barbeque in his backyard. He was surprised that it was not a popular tradition like it was in Texas. The celebration expanded and has been organized by Black Arts Los Angeles since 2009. During the

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celebration, the iconography of the

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movement, and images of

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and

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were part of the celebration.

Parks and recreation

* Leimert Plaza Park is at 4395 Leimert Boulevard, between Vernon and 43rd Place. The park is unstaffed, with picnic tables, park bathrooms, benches, and a decorative

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* People St Plaza, between the Leimert Plaza Park and the Vision Theater on 43rd Place * Pocket Park at Degnan Boulevard, Norton Avenue and Edgehill Drive, unnamed''The Thomas Guide,'' 2006, page 633

Landmarks

*Emmanuel Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church – 4254–4260 3rd Avenue, the church is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 578. * Leimert Plaza – 4395 Leimert Boulevard, designed by the

, the park is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 620. * Life Magazine/Leimert Park House – 3892 Olmstead Avenue, the home is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 864.

Economy

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, host and producer of

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(NPR) and the former nationally syndicated talk show ''

'' on

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, has production studios called The Smiley Group, Inc., within the Leimert Park neighborhood. LeimertParkhouses

Transportation

October 7, 2022, the K (Crenshaw) Line is open. This line of

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has two stations at Leimert Park : Martin Luther King Jr. station at Baldwin Hills and Leimert Park and Leimert Park station.

Education

Leimert Park residents aged 25 and older holding a four-year degree amounted to 55.9% of the population in 2000, about average within the city and the county. A high percentage of residents aged 25 and older had a college education. Leimert Park is served by

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. Within Leimert Park are the following schools:
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* Tom Bradley Global Awareness Magnet, LAUSD alternative, 3875

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Avenue * New Heights Charter Elementary, 2202 West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (LAUSD) * Forty-Second Street Elementary, 4231 4th Avenue (LAUSD)

Other schools

*Libertas College Preparatory (on the Tom Bradley campus), 2875 Dublin Avenue (charter)

Notable people

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, artist known for grid-like abstract paintings combining collage with paints. * Tom Bradley (1917–1998), Los Angeles mayor *

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, hip-hop artist *

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(1930–2004), singerGayle Pollard-Terry, "Activism, Music Intersect in Leimert Park," ''Los Angeles Times,'' December 25, 2005
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, artist, academic, and co-founder of the Brockman Gallery *

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(1917–1996), singer *

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, record producer and DJ *

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, rapper *

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, county supervisor, former State Assembly member * Carl C. Rasmussen (1901–1952), Los Angeles City Council member

In popular culture

* ''Leimert Park'' is a comedy series on BET that premiered in 2021. * ''Leimert Park After Dark'', album by pianist/composer Bobby West * ''

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'' is a 1996 television series. The Mitchell family lived in Leimert Park. * ''

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'' has highlighted community businesses. While

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is proud that the show has changed the public perception of South Los Angeles, she is concerned about gentrification. * It is the discovery site of the "

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" murder. * ''

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featured a scene with a major basketball tournament that was filmed in Leimert Park Village. * ''

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starring

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References

External links

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*
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History

Geography

Neighborhood boundaries

Historic Leimert Park Village

Demographics

Arts and culture

Leimert Park Village

Vision Theatre

The Leimert Park Book Fair

Destination Crenshaw

Juneteenth

Parks and recreation

Landmarks

Economy

Transportation

Education

Other schools

Notable people

In popular culture

See also

References

External links