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}}'''Leimert Park''' is a residential [[neighborhood]] in the [[South Los Angeles]] region, in the city of [[Los Angeles, California]]. It was developed in the 1920s as a master-planned community featuring [[Spanish Colonial Revival]] homes and tree-lined streets. It has become the center of both historical and contemporary African-American art, music, and culture in [[Los Angeles]]. The neighborhood is associated with the park of the same name.<ref name=Angel>Jennings, Angel (February 10, 2014) [http://articles.latimes.com/2014/feb/10/local/la-me-leimert-park-village-20140210 "Station identification"] ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''</ref>


'''Leimert Park''' ({{ipac-en|l|ə|ˈ|m|ɜːr|t}}; {{respell|lə|MURT}}) is a neighborhood in the [[South Los Angeles]] region of [[Los Angeles]], California.
==Geography==
===Location===


Developed in the 1920s as a mainly residential community, it features [[Spanish Colonial Revival]] homes and tree-lined streets.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rosenfeld|first=Dan|date=June 22, 2012|title=Architectural sites that define our community|url=http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/Arts/index.php/architecture/#leimert_park|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622180259/http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/Arts/index.php/architecture/#leimert_park|archive-date=June 22, 2012|access-date=October 18, 2020|website=Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas}}</ref> The Life Magazine/Leimert Park House is a [[Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument]].<ref name="Life Magazine/Leimert Park House">{{cite web |title=Life Magazine/Leimert Park House |url=http://historicplacesla.net/reports/3a6ab3e5-2810-41c7-8b31-272aa0c321c5 |website=historicplacesla.net |access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref>
[[File:Map of the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles California.jpg|thumb|right|Leimert Park boundaries as mapped by the ''Los Angeles Times'']]
[[Jefferson Park, Los Angeles|Jefferson Park]] flanks Leimert Park to the north, [[Exposition Park (Los Angeles neighborhood)|the Exposition Park neighborhood]] and [[Vermont Square, Los Angeles|Vermont Square]] are to the east, [[Hyde Park, Los Angeles|Hyde Park]] to the south and [[View Park-Windsor Hills, California|View Park-Windsor Hills]] and [[Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw, Los Angeles|Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw]] to the west. Leimert Park angles to the [[West Adams, Los Angeles|West Adams]] district on the northwest.<ref name="MappingLASouthLA">[http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/region/south-la] "South L.A.," Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times''</ref>


The core of Leimert Park is Leimert Park Village, which consists of Leimert Plaza Park, shops on 43rd Street and on Degnan Boulevard,<ref>{{cite web |title=Motion 18-0385 |url=https://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2018/18-0385_mot_05-01-2018.pdf |website=LACity.org |access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref> and the Vision Theater. The village has become the center of both historical and contemporary [[African-American culture|African-American art, music, and culture]] in Los Angeles.<ref name=Angel>{{cite news |last=Jennings |first=Angel |date=February 10, 2014 |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2014/feb/10/local/la-me-leimert-park-village-20140210 |title=Station identification |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=November 23, 2018|archive-date=March 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303061226/http://articles.latimes.com/2014/feb/10/local/la-me-leimert-park-village-20140210|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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 [[Crenshaw Boulevard]] on the west.<ref name=ThomasGuide>''The Thomas Guide,'' 2006, page 633</ref><ref name="MappingLALeimertPark">[http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/leimert-park] "Leimert Park," Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times''</ref>


==History==
==History==
{{unreferenced section|date=May 2013}}
[[File:Marvin Rand, Photographer 1972-77 FRONT ELEVATION, TAKEN FROM SOUTHWEST - Leimert Park Theater, 3341 West Forty-Third Place, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA HABS CAL,19-LOSAN,38-1.tif|thumb|200px|Leimert Park Theater, then known as the Watchtower Theatre, in the early 1970s.]]
Leimert Park is named for its developer, Walter H. Leimert, who began the subdivision business center project in 1928. He had the master plan designed by the [[Olmsted Brothers]] [[landscape architecture]] firm managed by the sons of [[Frederick Law Olmsted]], the landscape designer known for [[Central Park]] in New York City and other major projects.<ref name="WP2006"/> Leimert Park was one of the first comprehensively planned communities in Southern California to be designed for upper and middle-income families. It was considered a model of [[urban planning]] for its time: automobile traffic near schools and churches was minimized, utility wires were buried or hidden from view in alleys, and densely planted trees lined its streets. Walter Leimert envisioned a self-sufficient commercial district community, with a town square, movie theater, transportation, and retail shopping. Leimert Park was considered a desirable community, and one of the first to have a Home Owners' Association (HOA).
[[File:LeimertParkhouses.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Houses and apartments along [[List of streets named after Martin Luther King Jr.|Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard]] in eastern Leimert Park]]


[[File:1927 map of Southwest Los Angeles, California.jpg|thumb|350px|1927 ''Los Angeles Times'' map of Leimert Park and surrounding area, including (4) proposed connection of [[Santa Barbara Avenue]] (now Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.) with Angeles Mesa Drive (now [[Crenshaw Boulevard]]) via a new 133-foot-wide Leimert Boulevard and (7) paving and widening of Angeles Mesa Drive with two roadways from Vernon south to 79th Street]]
The [[Mediterranean Revival Style architecture|Mediterranean Revival Style]] '''Leimert Park Theater''' (now renamed the '''Vision Theatre'''), is located 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 [[Morgan, Walls & Clements]], and opened as a movie theatre on April 21, 1932. It is designated as a [[Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument]].


Leimert Park is named for its developer, Walter H. Leimert, who began the subdivision business center project in 1928.<ref name="LAist 2019-07-22">{{Cite news|last=Pollack|first=Gina|date=July 22, 2019|title=How To Speak LA: Your Guide To The City's Most Debated And Mispronounced Words|url=https://laist.com/projects/how-to-la/understand/pronunciation/|url-status=live|access-date=May 22, 2021|work=LAist|language=en|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112173213/https://laist.com/projects/how-to-la/understand/pronunciation/}}</ref> The master plan was designed by the [[Olmsted Brothers]] company, which was managed by the sons of [[Frederick Law Olmsted]] (1822–1903), the [[Landscape architecture|landscape designer]] best known for [[Central Park]] in New York City.<ref name="WP2006"/>
Initially settled primarily by European Americans, after [[World War II]], some moved to other communities. Japanese Americans integrated Leimert Park in this period.


The '''Crenshaw Square Shopping Centre''' was inspired and designed in the style of Japanese architecture. Tak's [[Coffee]] still operates on Crenshaw Boulevard. Elderly Japanese-American residents still live in Leimert Park, and some of the Japanese gardens still exist.<ref>[http://www.kcet.org/socal/departures/leimert-park/growing-up-japanese-american-in-crenshaw-1.html]</ref> African Americans began to integrate Leimert Park in the 1950s. Leimert and the neighboring Crenshaw District eventually became one of the largest [[black middle class]] neighborhoods in the United States.
Elderly Japanese-American residents still live in the area, and some of the [[Japanese garden]]s still exist. The Crenshaw Square Shopping Center was inspired and designed in the style of [[Japanese architecture]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kcet.org/socal/departures/leimert-park/growing-up-japanese-american-in-crenshaw-1.html|title=Growing Up Japanese American in Crenshaw and Leimert Park|first=Scott |last=Kurashige|date= January 30, 2014|work=Departures|publisher=[[KCET]]|access-date=November 23, 2018}}</ref> The center was a hub of retailing in the mid 1950s.<ref>{{Cite news|date=January 15, 1985|title=Crenshaw: a Fresh Start|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-01-15-me-7462-story.html|access-date=August 5, 2020|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US}}</ref>


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 [[gentrification]] and hope for increased business investment.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Khouri|first=Andrew|date=May 1, 2014|title=Soaring home prices spur a resurgence near USC|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-property-report-20140501-story.html|access-date=August 3, 2020|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> The trend continued with 2021 seeing a jump in house prices.{{r|THR 2021-09-02}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Khouri |first=Andrew |date=January 30, 2024 |title=Do you want to sell your house? In historically Black Leimert Park, the question triggers fear and anger |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-30/investors-leimert-park |access-date=January 30, 2024 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Present day==


===Culture===
==Geography==
[[File:Map of the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles California.jpg|thumb|right|Leimert Park boundaries as mapped by the ''Los Angeles Times'']]
Leimert Park has been referred to as the center of a contemporary African-American arts scene in Los Angeles. It has been described as "the black [[Greenwich Village]]."<ref name="WP2006">{{cite news|title=Los Angeles's Black Pride|first=Gary |last=Lee |newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|date=March 19, 2006|access-date=2 November 2017|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/17/AR2006031700948.html}}</ref>


===Neighborhood boundaries===
==Entertainment==
Leimert Park has [[blues]] and [[jazz]] night clubs, theaters for musicals, dramatic performances, award ceremonies, comedy specials, and poetry readings, and venues for hip hop. [[Project Blowed]] is the longest-running [[hip hop music|hip hop]] open mic in the world, started in 1994 by [[Aceyalone]] and friends. It is hosted by Kaos Network, and held every Thursday night at 43rd Place and Leimert Boulevard.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2013/03/28/31070/discovering-la-s-neighborhoods-leimert-park/|title=Neighborhoods: Leimert Park's important place in LA's cultural history )3|first=Tess |last=Vigeland |work=[[KPCC]]|department=Take Two|date= March 28, 2013|publisher=|access-date=1 November 2017}}</ref>


According to [[LAist]]: The boundaries are [[Obama Boulevard]] (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-Windsor Hills, California|View Park]] and [[Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles|Baldwin Hills]] are to the west and southwest, [[Vermont Square, Los Angeles|Vermont Square]] is to the east, and [[Jefferson Park, Los Angeles|Jefferson Park]] is to the north.<ref name="laist 2008/07/15">{{cite news |last1=Thompson |first1=Elise |title=Neighborhood Project: Leimert Park |url=https://laist.com/2008/07/15/neighborhood_pr_11.php |work=LAist |access-date=July 15, 2020 |date=July 15, 2008 |archive-date=March 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301161726/https://laist.com/2008/07/15/neighborhood_pr_11.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Leimert Plaza Park===
'''Leimert Plaza Park''' is at the district's center park, adjoined by retail shops and the [[historic]] '''Vision Theatre'''.<ref name="WP2006"/> It is a popular place for live performances and neighborhood gatherings.<ref>Lee, Gary (March 19, 2006) [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/17/AR2006031700948.html "Los Angeles Black Pride: Taking in the Retro Vibe of Leimert Park"], ''[[Washington Post]]''</ref> The cascading [[fountain]] has been given landmark status.


According to the Los Angeles Times [[Mapping L.A.]] 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 [[Crenshaw Boulevard]] on the west.<ref name="MappingLALeimertPark">[http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/leimert-park] "Leimert Park," Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times''</ref> Jefferson Park is to the north, [[Exposition Park (Los Angeles neighborhood)|the Exposition Park neighborhood]] and Vermont Square are to the east, [[Hyde Park, Los Angeles|Hyde Park]] to the south and [[View Park-Windsor Hills, California|View Park-Windsor Hills]] and [[Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw, Los Angeles|Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw]] to the west. Leimert Park angles to the [[West Adams, Los Angeles|West Adams]] district on the northwest.
[[Tavis Smiley]], host and producer of [[National Public Radio]] (NPR) and the former nationally [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] [[talk show]] ''[[Tavis Smiley (TV series)|Tavis Smiley]]'' on [[PBS]], has [[film studio|production studios]] called '''The Smiley Group, Inc''' located within the Leimert Park neighborhood.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tavistalks.com/about-us/-smiley-group/smiley-group|website=tavistalks.com|title=Tavis Talks|access-date=2017-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528105842/http://www.tavistalks.com/about-us/-smiley-group/smiley-group|archive-date=2017-05-28|dead-url=yes|df=}}</ref>


According to Google Maps: the boundaries are Exposition Boulevard on the north, Western Avenue on the east, West Vernon Avenue on the south, and [[Crenshaw Boulevard]] on the west.<ref>{{cite web |title=Leimert Park as noted on Google Maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Leimert+Park,+Los+Angeles,+CA/@34.0131422,-118.3395147,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c2b9d37453c9f9:0x5d94e0b01181c1a9!8m2!3d34.0106702!4d-118.3234759 |website=Google Maps |access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref>
The Lucy Florence [[Coffee House]] and Cultural Center was established in Leimert Park in early 1996; it hosted an array of talent, art, restaurant and music. Lucy Florence was located at 3351 West 43rd Street and Degnan Avenue. It was owned by Richard and Ron Harris, also known as the Aswirl Twins on [[America's Next Top Model]]. The coffee house was named after their mother Lucy Florence on her 75th birthday; it was then located in the [[Hollywood]] neighborhood. In January 2012, Lucy Florence coffee shop closed in Leimert Park.


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.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Exum |first1=Cynthia |title=Leimert Park (Images of America) |date=September 10, 2012 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0738595870 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Eversz |first1=Laura |title=Leimert Park subject of Images of America book |url=https://larchmontchronicle.com/leimert-park-subject-of-images-of-america-book/ |access-date=July 15, 2020 |publisher=Larchmont Chronicle |date=November 2, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Wallach |first1=Ruth |title=Los Angeles Residential Architecture |date=August 31, 2015 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=9781625853349 |pages=66 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ep-gCgAAQBAJ}}</ref>
Another famous jazz venue is 5th Street Dick's Coffee and Jazz Emporium, founded by Richard Fulton in 1992. Fulton died on March 18, 2000. It continues to be a mainstay for jazz music lovers, professional [[chess]] players, poets and famous comedians.


===Historic Leimert Park Village===
==Transportation==
===Crenshaw/LAX Line===
Construction is underway on the [[Leimert Park (Los Angeles Metro station)|Leimert Park station]], on the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Los Angeles Metro]] light rail [[Crenshaw/LAX Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Crenshaw/LAX Line]]. It will be located near the intersection of Crenshaw Boulevard and [[Vernon Avenue]].<ref name=Angel/> Nearby Leimert Plaza Park is planned to be part of a new walkable corridor with a direct entrance into the station. It will also have new [[parking structures]]. A section of 43rd Place will be closed to car traffic and converted to a [[plaza|public plaza]]. Some businesses may be required to have a front entrance for people strolling down the street.<ref name=Angel/><ref>Reyes, Emily Alpert and Jennings, Angel (December 8, 2014) [http://www.latimes.com/local/cityhall/la-me-botach-20141208-story.html "Military retailer is Leimert Park's unwelcome neighbor"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''</ref>


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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Motion 18-0385 |url=https://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2018/18-0385_mot_05-01-2018.pdf |website=LACity.org |access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref>
===Real estate===


In 2005, a "Leimert Park Village" brick gateway marker was installed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Leimert Park Improvement Project |url=http://lani.org/projects/leimert-park-2/ |publisher=Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative |access-date=August 3, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716003154/http://lani.org/projects/leimert-park-2/}}</ref>{{r|laist 2008/07/15}}
In 2013 and 2014, resurgent home prices in South Los Angeles spurred much interest among many young [[businessman|professionals]] into moving into Leimert Park and among other areas within the region. Observers took note with mixed feelings: fears of [[gentrification]] and hope for increased business investment.<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-property-report-20140501-story.html], ''Los Angeles Times'', 1 May 2014</ref>


==Population==
==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, about the same as the [[population density]] in the city as a whole.<!--This doesn't make sense - why are there two different numbers for population? --> The median age was 38, considered old as opposed to the rest of the city. The percentage of residents aged 65 and above was among the county's highest.<ref name=MappingLALeimertPark/>
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.<ref name=MappingLALeimertPark/>


Within the neighborhood, [[African Americans]] made up 79.6% of the population, with [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latinos]] at 11.4%, [[Asian American|Asian]] 4.9%, [[White Americans|White]] 1.5%, and Other 3.2%. El Salvador and Mexico 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 LA county.<ref name=MappingLALeimertPark/>
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%. [[El Salvador]] and [[Mexico]] 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 [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]].<ref name=MappingLALeimertPark/>


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.<ref name=MappingLALeimertPark/>
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.<ref name=MappingLALeimertPark/>


In 2000 there were 23 families headed by single parents, or 8.7%, a rate that was low 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 [[Vietnam War]] was among the county's highest.<ref name=MappingLALeimertPark/>
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 [[Vietnam War]] was among the county's highest.<ref name=MappingLALeimertPark/>


==Arts and culture==
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[[File:Marvin Rand, Photographer 1972-77 FRONT ELEVATION, TAKEN FROM SOUTHWEST - Leimert Park Theater, 3341 West Forty-Third Place, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA HABS CAL,19-LOSAN,38-1.tif|thumb|200px|The Watchtower Assembly Hall, 1973, formerly the Leimert Theater, later the Vision Theatre]]


===Leimert Park Village===
==Education==
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.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Brown|first=Kailyn|date=September 11, 2020|title=Black Lives Matter brings new vitality to Leimert Park. Owners are hoping it will last|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-09-11/activism-around-black-lives-matter-sparks-business-in-leimert-park|access-date=September 12, 2020|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> Leimert Park Village has historically served as a hub of [[History of African Americans in Los Angeles|African-American art and culture in Los Angeles]], has been compared to both Harlem and Greenwich Village,<ref>{{cite web |title=Motion 18-0385 |url=https://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2018/18-0385_mot_05-01-2018.pdf |website=LACity.org |access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref><ref name="WP2006">{{cite news|title=Los Angeles's Black Pride|first=Gary |last=Lee |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=March 19, 2006|access-date=November 2, 2017|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/17/AR2006031700948.html}}</ref> and in 1998 was seen as "the cultural heartbeat of black Los Angeles."<ref name=ACommunitys>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/158971383/ 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Parra|first=Alvaro|date=September 11, 2013|title=Leimert Plaza Park: Where the Community Speaks|url=https://www.kcet.org/shows/departures/leimert-plaza-park-where-the-community-speaks|access-date=September 7, 2020|website=KCET|language=en}}</ref>{{r|laist 2008/07/15}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chandler|first=Jenna|date=January 11, 2017|title=Your guide to Leimert Park, the 2016 Neighborhood of the Year|url=https://la.curbed.com/2017/1/11/14206888/leimert-park-neighborhood-guide|access-date=July 22, 2021|website=Curbed LA|language=en}}</ref>


The village has [[blues]] and [[jazz]] 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 [[Barbara Morrison]] Square on the anniversary of her birth, September 10. 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=City News Service |date=September 10, 2022 |title=Intersection dedicated in honor of late jazz legend Barbara Morrison |url=https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/entertainment/2022/09/10/intersection-dedicated-in-honor-of-late-jazz-legend-barbara-morrison |access-date=September 11, 2022 |work=Spectrum News1 |language=en}}</ref> [[Project Blowed]] is the longest-running [[hip hop music|hip hop]] open mic in the world, started in 1994 by rapper [[Aceyalone]] and friends. It is hosted by Kaos Network, and held every Thursday night at 43rd Place and Leimert Boulevard.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2013/03/28/31070/discovering-la-s-neighborhoods-leimert-park/|title=Neighborhoods: Leimert Park's important place in LA's cultural history |first=Tess |last=Vigeland |publisher=[[KPCC (radio station)|KPCC]]|department=Take Two|date= March 28, 2013|access-date=November 1, 2017}}</ref>

===Vision Theatre===
April 21, 2019, marked the 87th anniversary of the opening of the Vision Theatre (initially named the Leimert). This [[Mediterranean Revival Style]] 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 [[Morgan, Walls & Clements]] and opened as a movie theater on April 21, 1932.

In 1977 the theater came under the ownership of the [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] known as the "Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses". Actress [[Marla Gibbs]] bought the theater in 1990 and renamed it the Vision Theatre, intending to make it a venue for African-American movies, [[African-American musical theater|live theater]], and [[African-American dance|dance productions]]. In 1992 [[1992 Los Angeles riots|the Los Angeles civil unrest]] and an economic recession hit the area hard, and the property fell into [[foreclosure]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Gibb's theatrical vision sinks under pile of debt |url=https://www.deseret.com/1997/8/22/19329758/gibb-s-theatrical-vision-sinks-under-pile-of-debt |access-date=November 15, 2021 |work=Deseret News |date=August 22, 1997}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Omari |date=February 25, 2022 |title=How to Spend a Day in Leimert Park Village Exploring Black Culture |url=https://www.thrillist.com/travel/los-angeles/things-to-do-leimert-park-california |access-date=February 27, 2022 |website=Thrillist |language=en}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sharp|first=Steven|date=March 10, 2020|title=Construction Continues for Vision Theatre Restoration in Leimert Park|url=https://urbanize.city/la/post/construction-continues-vision-theatre-restoration-leimert-park|access-date=July 22, 2021|work=Urbanize LA|language=en}}</ref>

===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."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2019-08-23/book-events-los-angeles |first=Margaret |last=Wappler |title=5 Must-Go L.A. Book Events — From Leimert Park Book Fair to an Ode to Strip Malls |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=August 23, 2019|access-date=December 22, 2020}}</ref>

===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&nbsp;km) down [[Crenshaw Boulevard]] through the [[Hyde Park, Los Angeles|Hyde Park neighborhood]].<ref>[https://la.curbed.com/2019/7/29/8932221/destination-crenshaw-metro-funding-sankofa-park Blanca Barragan, "Metro Awards $15M to Destination Crenshaw," ''Curbed Los Angeles,'' July 29, 2019]</ref>

===Juneteenth===
[[Juneteenth]] is commemorated with a [[street festival]] that brings together artists and residents for a day of fun and remembrance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Munoz |first=Anabel |date=June 20, 2024 |title=Leonard family continues decades-long Juneteenth tradition in Leimert Park |url=https://abc7.com/post/leonard-family-continues-decades-long-juneteenth-tradition-leimert/14977762/ |access-date=June 21, 2024 |website=ABC7 Los Angeles |language=en}}</ref> The event celebrates the day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans were [[End of slavery in the United States of America|liberated.]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=June 19, 2020|title='This Is Beautiful': Thousands Gather At Annual Juneteenth Celebration In Leimert Park|url=https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/06/19/leimert-park-juneteenth-celebration/|access-date=April 4, 2021|work=CBS LA|language=en-US}}</ref> The celebration in Leimert Park dates back to 1949 when a new resident started hosting a barbeque in his backyard.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Brown|first=Kailyn|date=June 20, 2020|title=In Leimert Park, celebrating Juneteenth is more important than ever, pandemic or not|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-20/in-leimert-park-celebrating-juneteenth-is-more-important-than-ever-pandemic-or-not|access-date=April 4, 2021|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> He was surprised that it was not a popular tradition like it was in Texas.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Stewart|first=Jocelyn Y.|date=June 19, 1997|title=A Tradition Revived|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-06-19-me-4993-story.html|access-date=April 4, 2021|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> The celebration expanded and has been organized by Black Arts Los Angeles since 2009.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Jennings|first=Angel |date=June 17, 2018|title=Hundreds celebrate Juneteenth in Leimert Park for a day of fun and remembrance|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/california/la-me-ln-juneteenth-celebration-20180616-story.html|access-date=April 4, 2021|newspaper=San Diego Union-Tribune|language=en-US}}</ref> During the [[2020 in the United States|2020]] celebration, the iconography of the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement, and images of [[George Floyd]] and [[Breonna Taylor]] were part of the celebration.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sanchez|first=Chava|date=June 19, 2020|title=Juneteenth in Leimert Park — A Celebration of Black Joy During Difficult Times|url=https://laist.com/2020/06/19/photos_juneteenth_in_la-_a_celebration_of_black_joy_during_difficult_times.php|url-status=live|access-date=April 4, 2021|work=LAist|archive-date=February 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225222331/https://laist.com/2020/06/19/photos_juneteenth_in_la-_a_celebration_of_black_joy_during_difficult_times.php}}</ref>

==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 [[water fountain]]<ref>[https://www.laparks.org/park/leimert-plaza] Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks</ref>
* '''People St Plaza''', between the Leimert Plaza Park and the Vision Theater on 43rd Place<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sulaiman |first1=Sahra |title=Leimert Park People St Plaza Opens |url=https://la.streetsblog.org/2015/07/01/leimert-park-people-st-plaza-opens-stakeholders-debate-building-a-cultural-center/ |access-date=July 15, 2020 |agency=Streetsblog.org}}</ref>
* Pocket Park at Degnan Boulevard, Norton Avenue and Edgehill Drive, unnamed<ref name=ThomasGuide>''The Thomas Guide,'' 2006, page 633</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=unnamed park |url=https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0124539,-118.3315556,150m/data=!3m1!1e3 |website=google maps |access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref>

==Landmarks==
*'''Emmanuel Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church''' – 4254–4260 3rd Avenue, the church is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 578.<ref>{{cite web |title=Emmanuel Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church |url=http://historicplacesla.net/reports/fef8e5b0-d043-40a7-b520-64f2fc2073f3 |website=HistoricPlacesLA.net |access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref>
* '''Leimert Plaza''' – 4395 Leimert Boulevard, designed by the [[Olmsted Brothers]], the park is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 620.<ref>{{cite web |title=Leimert Plaza |url=http://historicplacesla.net/reports/b50b02f6-669f-40f7-a5a4-fc2f511e18a5 |website=Historicplacesla.net |access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref>
* '''Life Magazine/Leimert Park House''' – 3892 Olmstead Avenue, the home is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 864.<ref>{{cite web |title=Council File: 07-0299 |url=https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect/index.cfm?fa=ccfi.viewrecord&cfnumber=07-0299 |website=LACity.org |access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Life Magazine/Leimert Park House"/>

==Economy==
[[Tavis Smiley]], host and producer of [[National Public Radio]] (NPR) and the former nationally [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] talk show ''[[Tavis Smiley (TV series)|Tavis Smiley]]'' on [[PBS]], has [[film studio|production studios]] called The Smiley Group, Inc., within the Leimert Park neighborhood.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tavistalks.com/about-us/-smiley-group/smiley-group|website=tavistalks.com|title=Tavis Talks|access-date=June 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528105842/http://www.tavistalks.com/about-us/-smiley-group/smiley-group|archive-date=May 28, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:LeimertParkhouses.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Houses and apartments along [[Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (Los Angeles)|Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard]] in eastern Leimert Park]]

==Transportation==
October 7, 2022, the [[K Line (Los Angeles Metro)|K (Crenshaw) Line]] is open. This line of [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]] has two stations at Leimert Park : [[Martin Luther King Jr. station (Los Angeles Metro)|Martin Luther King Jr. station]] at [[Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles|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.<ref name=MappingLALeimertPark/>
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.<ref name=MappingLALeimertPark/>


Leimert Park is served by [[Los Angeles Unified School District]]. Within Leimert Park are the following schools:<ref name=ThomasGuide/><ref name="MappingLASchoolsLeimertPark">[http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/hyde-park/schools]{{dead link|date=November 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} "Leimert Park Schools," Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times''</ref>
Leimert Park is served by [[Los Angeles Unified School District]]. Within Leimert Park are the following schools:<ref name=ThomasGuide/><ref name="MappingLASchoolsLeimertPark">[http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/hyde-park/schools]{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} "Leimert Park Schools," Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times''</ref>


* C.A.T.C.H High School, [[Charter school|charter]] high school, 4120 [[11th]] Avenue
* C.A.T.C.H High School, [[Charter school|charter]] high school, 4120 11th Avenue
* Audubon Middle School, 4120 [[11th]] Avenue, [[LAUSD]]
* Audubon Middle School, 4120 11th Avenue, [[LAUSD]]
* Tom Bradley Global Awareness Magnet, LAUSD alternative, 3875 [[Dublin]] Avenue
* Tom Bradley Global Awareness Magnet, LAUSD alternative, 3875 [[Dublin]] Avenue
* Transfiguration Elementary, 4020 Roxton Avenue (private)
* New Heights Charter Elementary, 2202 West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (LAUSD)
* Creative Learning Center Elementary, 1726 West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (private)
* Forty-Second Street Elementary, 4231 4th Avenue (LAUSD)
* New Heights Charter Elementary, 2202 West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (LAUSD)
* Forty-Second Street Elementary, 4231 Fourth Avenue (LAUSD)


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


==Recreation and parks==
==Notable people==
*[[Mark Bradford]], artist known for grid-like abstract paintings combining collage with paints.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Jackson|first=Brian Keith|date=September 20, 2007|title=How I Made It: Mark Bradford|url=https://nymag.com/arts/art/features/37954/|access-date=August 3, 2020|magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|language=en-us}}</ref>
* '''Leimert Plaza Park''' is located on 4395 Leimert Boulevard, [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], unstaffed, with picnic tables, park bathrooms, benches, decorative [[water fountain]] and the under construction [[Leimert Park station (Los Angeles Metro)|Leimert Park station]].<ref>[http://www.laparks.org/dos/parks/facility/leimertPlazaPk.htm] Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks</ref>
* [[Tom Bradley (American politician)|Tom Bradley]] (1917–1998), Los Angeles mayor<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-nov-26-me-bradley26-story.html Valerie J. Nelson, "Wife of L.A Mayor Tom Bradley," ''Los Angeles Times,'' November 26, 2008]</ref>
* [[Pocket]] Park at Degnan Boulevard and Norton Avenue, unnamed<ref name=ThomasGuide/>
*[[Busdriver]], hip-hop artist<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ampersandla.com/resonant-residents-busdriver-leimert-park/|title=Resonant Residents: Busdriver & Leimert Park|date=December 21, 2015|work=Ampersand|first=Mark|last=McNeill|access-date=June 9, 2018}}</ref>
* People St Plaza, between the Leimert Plaza Park and the Vision Theater on 43rd Place.<ref>http://peoplest.lacity.org/people-st-projects-coming-2015/</ref>
* [[Ray Charles]] (1930–2004), singer<ref name=ActivismMusic>[http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/la-re-guide25dec25,0,5319031.story Gayle Pollard-Terry, "Activism, Music Intersect in Leimert Park," ''Los Angeles Times,'' December 25, 2005]</ref>
* [[Alonzo Davis]], artist, academic, and co-founder of the Brockman Gallery <ref>{{Cite news|last=Vankin|first=Deborah|date=October 11, 2021|title=A Watts Towers mural faded in plain sight. Three generations of artists bring back its zing|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-10-11/watts-towers-arts-center-mural-john-outterbridge|access-date=October 12, 2021|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Ella Fitzgerald]] (1917–1996), singer<ref name=ActivismMusic/>
* [[Ras G]], record producer and DJ<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bell|first=Max|date=August 6, 2019|title=Spacebase Was The Place: The Life Of Ras G, Blunted Saint Of The L.A. Beat Scene|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/08/06/748636653/spacebase-was-the-place-the-life-of-ras-g-blunted-saint-of-the-l-a-beat-scene|access-date=August 5, 2020|work=NPR News|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Dom Kennedy]], rapper<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2011/03/interview-dom-kennedy|title=Interview: Dom Kennedy Talks New Mixtape & Wanting 2Pac To Slap Funkmaster Flex|website=Complex}}</ref>
* [[Holly Mitchell]], county supervisor, former State Assembly member<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Swann|first=Jennifer|date=2020|title=After a Decade in Sacramento, Holly Mitchell is Ready to Take on Los Angeles|url=https://thelandmag.com/voter-guide/holly-mitchell-campaign-los-angeles-election/|access-date=March 3, 2021|magazine=theLAnd|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Carl C. Rasmussen]] (1901–1952), Los Angeles City Council member<ref name=LibraryFile>{{cite web|url=http://dbase1.lapl.org/webpics/calindex/documents/08/421126.pdf|title= Los Angeles Public Library Reference File}}</ref><ref>[http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/leimert-park/?q=4308+3rd+Ave%2C+Los+Angeles%2C+CA+90008%2C+USA&lat=34.005198&lng=-118.320023&g=Geocodify Location of his house on ''Mapping L.A.'']</ref>


==In popular culture ==
==Notable residents==
*''Leimert Park'' is a comedy series on BET that premiered in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Broadnax|first=Jamie|date=January 9, 2018|title=Leimert Park – Chronicles The Lives of Three Black Women In L.A.|url=https://blackgirlnerds.com/leimert-park-chronicles-lives-three-black-women-l/|access-date=April 5, 2021|website=Black Girl Nerds|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Abraham|first=Jeanine T.|date=April 3, 2021|title=LA Stories with Ashli Haynes of 'Twenties' and BET+'s New Show 'Leimert Park'|url=https://blackgirlnerds.com/la-stories-with-ashli-haynes-of-twenties-and-bets-new-show-leimert-park/|access-date=April 5, 2021|website=Black Girl Nerds|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Tom Bradley (American politician)|Tom Bradley]] (1917-1998), former Los Angeles Mayor <ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2008/nov/26/local/me-bradley26 Valerie J. Nelson, "Wife of L.A Mayor Tom Bradley," ''Los Angeles Times,'' November 26, 2008]</ref>
*''Leimert Park After Dark'', Album by Pianist/composer Bobby West<ref>{{Cite news|agency=McClair PR|date=August 7, 2021|title=Pianist Bobby West Releases Debut Album Leimert Park After Dark|url=https://patch.com/california/los-angeles/pianist-bobby-west-releases-debut-album-leimert-park-after-dark|access-date=August 9, 2021|work=Los Angeles Patch|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Ray Charles]] (1930-2004), singer<ref name=ActivismMusic>[http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/la-re-guide25dec25,0,5319031.story Gayle Pollard-Terry, "Activism, Music Intersect in Leimert Park," ''Los Angeles Times,'' December 25, 2005]</ref>
*''[[Moesha]]'' is a 1996 television series. The Mitchell family lived in Leimert Park. <ref>{{cite news |last1=Schaffstall |first1=Katherine |title=Moesha’ Stars Have Emotional Reunion, Talk Potential Reboot |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/moesha-stars-have-emotional-reunion-talk-potential-reboot-1054853/ |access-date=July 8, 2024 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 3, 2017 |quote=The series, which ran on UPN from 1996 to 2001, followed the story of the Mitchell family living in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.}}</ref>
* [[Ella Fitzgerald]] (1917-1996), singer<ref name=ActivismMusic/>
*''[[Insecure (TV series)|Insecure]]'' has highlighted community businesses.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://la.curbed.com/maps/map-insecure-hbo-filming-locations-los-angeles |title=Map: A guide to Insecure filming locations in Los Angeles |date=November 12, 2016 |work=Curbed LA}}</ref> While [[Issa Rae]] is proud that the show has changed the public perception of South Los Angeles, she is concerned about gentrification.<ref name="THR 2021-09-02">{{Cite magazine|last=Chuba|first=Kirsten|last2=|first2=|date=September 2, 2021|title=Tiffany Haddish, Issa Rae and Other Industry Locals on South L.A.'s Gentrification: "A Blessing and a Curse"|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/real-estate/tiffany-haddish-issa-rae-south-los-angeles-gentrification-1235002564/|access-date=September 3, 2021|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Mark Bradford]], artist known for grid-like abstract paintings combining collage with paints.<ref>[http://nymag.com/arts/art/features/37954/ 9/24/07 ''New York Magazine'']</ref>
*It is the discovery site of the "[[Black Dahlia]]" murder.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Barcella|first=Laura|date=January 26, 2018|title=Has the Black Dahlia Murder Finally Been Solved?|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/has-the-black-dahlia-murder-finally-been-solved-198247/|access-date=July 8, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Carl C. Rasmussen]] (1901–1952), Los Angeles City Council member<ref name=LibraryFile>[http://dbase1.lapl.org/webpics/calindex/documents/08/421126.pdf Los Angeles Public Library Reference File]</ref><ref>[http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/leimert-park/?q=4308+3rd+Ave%2C+Los+Angeles%2C+CA+90008%2C+USA&lat=34.005198&lng=-118.320023&g=Geocodify Location of his house on ''Mapping L.A.'']</ref>
*''[[White Men Can't Jump (2023 film)|White Men Can’t Jump]]'' starring [[Jack Harlow]] and [[Sinqua Walls]] featured a scene with a major basketball tournament that was filmed in Leimert Park Village.
*[[Dom Kennedy]], rapper<ref>[http://www.complex.com/music/2011/03/interview-dom-kennedy Brooklyne Gipson, "Interview: Dom Kennedy Talks New Mixtape & Wanting 2Pac to Slap Funkmaster Flex," ComplexMusic, March 11, 2011]</ref>
*[[Creed III]] (2023) Directed and starring [[Michael B. Jordan]] by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]] and [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros]]
*
*[[Collateral (film)|Collateral]] (2004) Directed by [[Michael Mann]] starring [[Jamie Foxx]] and [[Tom Cruise]], Jazz Club scene where Vincent has Max take him so he can assassinate jazz club owner Daniel, who is set to testify against Vincent's client.
*[[Busdriver]], hip-hop artist<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ampersandla.com/resonant-residents-busdriver-leimert-park/|title=Resonant Residents: Busdriver & Leimert Park - Ampersand|date=2015-12-21|work=Ampersand|access-date=2018-06-09|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Beauty Shop]]
*
*[[Snowfall (TV series)|Snowfall]] (2017–2023) TV series created by [[John Singleton]] starring [[Damson Idris]]
*
*[[You People]] (2023) Directed by [[Kenya Barris]]


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Los Angeles}}
{{Portal|Greater Los Angeles}}

* [[History of African Americans in Los Angeles]]

* [[List of districts and neighborhoods in Los Angeles]]
* [[List of districts and neighborhoods in Los Angeles]]


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==External links==
==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170628090156/http://www.leimertparkvillage.org/about.html Leimert Park 20/20 Vision]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170628090156/http://www.leimertparkvillage.org/about.html Leimert Park 20/20 Vision]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050830221512/http://www.lani.org/leimert_park.htm Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative site for Leimert Park project area]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050830221512/http://www.lani.org/leimert_park.htm Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative site for Leimert Park project area]
*[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=hhphoto&action=browse&fileName=ca/ca0200/ca0233/photos/browse.db&recNum=0&itemLink=D?hh:77:./temp/~ammem_J8z5::&title2=Leimert+Park+Theater,+3341+West+Forty-Third+Place,+Los+Angeles,+Los+Angeles+County,+CA&displayType=1 Historic American Buildings Survey, 1972. Leimert Theater]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/leimert-park/crime/] Leimert Park crime map and statistics
* [http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/leimert-park/crime/] Leimert Park crime map and statistics
*[http://leimertparkbeat.com Leimert Park Beat: "The Soul of Los Angeles" is an online community focused on Leimert Park and the surrounding area of South Los Angeles]
*[http://leimertparkbeat.com Leimert Park Beat: "The Soul of Los Angeles" is an online community focused on Leimert Park and the surrounding area of South Los Angeles]
*[http://la.curbed.com/archives/2007/07/west_adams_on_t.php Curbed LA: West Adams on the Low Down (23 July 2007)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071013202143/http://lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=2087&IssueNum=102 LA City Beat: Go to the Park, Leimert Village is a cultural mecca for everyone (19 May 2005)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071013202143/http://lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=2087&IssueNum=102 LA City Beat: Go to the Park, Leimert Village is a cultural mecca for everyone (19 May 2005)]
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/155294339/?terms=%22Leimert%2BPark%22%2Bfountain Photograph of Leimert Park fountain, 1995]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081007162436/http://laist.com/2007/09/21/michael_bell.php LAist: Photo Essay: Rally Against Injustice (Jena 6 - 21 Sept 2007)]


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Leimert Park
Leimert Park signage on Leimert Boulevard immediately north of Vernon Avenue
Leimert Park signage on Leimert Boulevard immediately north of Vernon Avenue
Leimert Park is located in Los Angeles
Leimert Park
Leimert Park
Location within South Los Angeles
Coordinates: 34°00′45″N 118°19′34″W / 34.0125°N 118.3261°W / 34.0125; -118.3261
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
CityLos Angeles
Time zonePacific
ZIP Code
90008
Area code323

Leimert Park (/ləˈmɜːrt/; lə-MURT) 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.[1] The Life Magazine/Leimert Park House is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.[2]

The core of Leimert Park is Leimert Park Village, which consists of Leimert Plaza Park, shops on 43rd Street and on Degnan Boulevard,[3] and the Vision Theater. The village has become the center of both historical and contemporary African-American art, music, and culture in Los Angeles.[4]

History

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1927 Los Angeles Times map of Leimert Park and surrounding area, including (4) proposed connection of Santa Barbara Avenue (now Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.) with Angeles Mesa Drive (now Crenshaw Boulevard) via a new 133-foot-wide Leimert Boulevard and (7) paving and widening of Angeles Mesa Drive with two roadways from Vernon south to 79th Street

Leimert Park is named for its developer, Walter H. Leimert, who began the subdivision business center project in 1928.[5] The master plan was designed by the Olmsted Brothers company, which was managed by the sons of Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903), the landscape designer best known for Central Park in New York City.[6]

Elderly Japanese-American residents still live in the area, and some of the Japanese gardens still exist. The Crenshaw Square Shopping Center was inspired and designed in the style of Japanese architecture.[7] The center was a hub of retailing in the mid 1950s.[8]

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 gentrification and hope for increased business investment.[9] The trend continued with 2021 seeing a jump in house prices.[10][11]

Geography

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Leimert Park boundaries as mapped by the Los Angeles Times

Neighborhood boundaries

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According to LAist: The boundaries are Obama Boulevard (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, Vermont Square is to the east, and Jefferson Park is to the north.[12]

According to the Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. 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 Crenshaw Boulevard on the west.[13] Jefferson Park is to the north, the Exposition Park neighborhood and Vermont Square are to the east, Hyde Park to the south and View Park-Windsor Hills 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 Crenshaw Boulevard on the west.[14]

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.[15][16][17]

Historic Leimert Park Village

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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.[18]

In 2005, a "Leimert Park Village" brick gateway marker was installed.[19][12]

Demographics

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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.[13]

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%. El Salvador and Mexico 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 Los Angeles County.[13]

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.[13]

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 Vietnam War was among the county's highest.[13]

Arts and culture

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The Watchtower Assembly Hall, 1973, formerly the Leimert Theater, later the Vision Theatre

Leimert Park Village

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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.[20] 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,[21][6] and in 1998 was seen as "the cultural heartbeat of black Los Angeles."[22] 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.[23][12][24]

The village has blues and jazz 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 Barbara Morrison Square on the anniversary of her birth, September 10. 2022.[25] Project Blowed is the longest-running hip hop open mic in the world, started in 1994 by rapper Aceyalone and friends. It is hosted by Kaos Network, and held every Thursday night at 43rd Place and Leimert Boulevard.[26]

Vision Theatre

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April 21, 2019, marked the 87th anniversary of the opening of the Vision Theatre (initially named the Leimert). This Mediterranean Revival Style 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 Morgan, Walls & Clements and opened as a movie theater on April 21, 1932.

In 1977 the theater came under the ownership of the Jehovah's Witnesses known as the "Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses". Actress Marla Gibbs bought the theater in 1990 and renamed it the Vision Theatre, intending to make it a venue for African-American movies, live theater, and dance productions. In 1992 the Los Angeles civil unrest and an economic recession hit the area hard, and the property fell into foreclosure.[27] 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.[28]

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.[29]

The Leimert Park Book Fair

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The Leimert Park Book Fair began in 2007 and attracts "more than 200 authors, poets, spoken-word artists, storytellers and other participants."[30]

Destination Crenshaw

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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 Crenshaw Boulevard through the Hyde Park neighborhood.[31]

Juneteenth

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Juneteenth is commemorated with a street festival that brings together artists and residents for a day of fun and remembrance.[32] The event celebrates the day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans were liberated.[33] The celebration in Leimert Park dates back to 1949 when a new resident started hosting a barbeque in his backyard.[34] He was surprised that it was not a popular tradition like it was in Texas.[35] The celebration expanded and has been organized by Black Arts Los Angeles since 2009.[36] During the 2020 celebration, the iconography of the Black Lives Matter movement, and images of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor were part of the celebration.[37]

Parks and recreation

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  • 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 water fountain[38]
  • People St Plaza, between the Leimert Plaza Park and the Vision Theater on 43rd Place[39]
  • Pocket Park at Degnan Boulevard, Norton Avenue and Edgehill Drive, unnamed[40][41]

Landmarks

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  • Emmanuel Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church – 4254–4260 3rd Avenue, the church is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 578.[42]
  • Leimert Plaza – 4395 Leimert Boulevard, designed by the Olmsted Brothers, the park is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 620.[43]
  • Life Magazine/Leimert Park House – 3892 Olmstead Avenue, the home is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 864.[44][2]

Economy

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Tavis Smiley, host and producer of National Public Radio (NPR) and the former nationally syndicated talk show Tavis Smiley on PBS, has production studios called The Smiley Group, Inc., within the Leimert Park neighborhood.[45]

Houses and apartments along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in eastern Leimert Park

Transportation

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October 7, 2022, the K (Crenshaw) Line is open. This line of Metro has two stations at Leimert Park : Martin Luther King Jr. station at Baldwin Hills and Leimert Park and Leimert Park station.

Education

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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.[13]

Leimert Park is served by Los Angeles Unified School District. Within Leimert Park are the following schools:[40][46]

  • C.A.T.C.H High School, charter high school, 4120 11th Avenue
  • Audubon Middle School, 4120 11th Avenue, LAUSD
  • Tom Bradley Global Awareness Magnet, LAUSD alternative, 3875 Dublin Avenue
  • New Heights Charter Elementary, 2202 West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (LAUSD)
  • Forty-Second Street Elementary, 4231 4th Avenue (LAUSD)

Other schools

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

Notable people

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See also

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