This South LA neighborhood has made countless contributions to LA’s Black History.
Leimert Park is a one and a half square mile planned community in the Crenshaw district, designed by Olmsted and Olmsted, a firm headed by sons of Fredrick Olmsted, the architect and master planner…
Read on and discover cultural attractions, historic landmarks and dining spots in Leimert Park.
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Clipping found in The Los Angeles Times published in Los Angeles, California on 3/16/1929. Leimert Ad
Tagged: Hallway. Photo 3 of 43 in Spanish Dream Home in Leimert Park by Silke Fernald. Browse inspirational photos of hallway design encompassing various flooring options, from hardwood to concrete.
Today, the crime scene is unassuming: a well-kept lawn in front of a boxy, beige home which was not yet built when the murder occurred. It's our job to peel back the layers, provide context, and tell the story of how Beth Short's body might have come t...
Nurtured by three generations of African Americans with a shared vision of economic self-empowerment, the patronage of black businesses, the cultivation of black arts, and the maintenance of a public commons for political discourse, Leimert Park is not...
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Winding streets master-planned by Olmstead & Olmstead, the firm involved with designing New York's Central Park, make leafy Leimert Park a charming urban oasis seven miles southwest of downtown Los Angeles.
Los Angeles is a giant city full of both terrible no-man's-lands and pleasant little communities, and all you have to do as a renter is sort out which is which, find the best of the latter for you...
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Walter H. Leimert was so confident with his new westside L.A. development that for the first time in his career, he lent his own name to the subdivision, creating the neighborhood we now know as Leimert Park.
Tagged: Exterior. Photo 19 of 43 in Spanish Dream Home in Leimert Park by Silke Fernald. Browse inspirational photos of modern exteriors from houses to cabins, apartments to shipping containers. Explore a variety of building types with metal roofs, wood siding, gables, and everything in between.
[All except renderings by Elizabeth Daniels] What happens to a grand old movie palace whose time has past? Sometimes it becomes a swap meet, sometimes it lays barren, sometimes the city's...
For close observers, signs of a Japanese American presence are visible throughout the Crenshaw district.
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Tagged: Exterior. Photo 19 of 43 in Spanish Dream Home in Leimert Park by Silke Fernald. Browse inspirational photos of modern exteriors from houses to cabins, apartments to shipping containers. Explore a variety of building types with metal roofs, wood siding, gables, and everything in between.
Open House: Sunday, September 9, 2012 2:00 - 5:00 PM 5415 7th Ave, Leimert Park Adj Price: $339,900Beds, Bath: 3, 2Floor Area: 1,544 sq. ft.Per the Listing: "Beautifully restored CRAFTSMAN...
In 1967, Alonzo and Dale Davis opened the Brockman Gallery in Leimert Park, setting in motion a series of cultural projects that would establish the village as a black cultural Mecca.
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In an ever-shifting book selling landscape, creative survival has been crucial to Eso Won's longevity.
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Tyka Nelson emerged from the suburban Minneapolis compound where the singer was found unconscious to look at bouquets, balloons and signs left by supporters.
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“A Great Day in Harlem” with a group portrait of 57 notable jazz musicians (photo credit-Art Kane) A Great Day in LALeimert Park Village Book Fair Celebrates the Harlem RenaissanceOn June 25th, thousands of book lovers will converge at the 5th annual Leimert Park Village Book fair to meet and greet over 200 African American authors, poets, spoken word artists, storytellers, and performers. The free event, which celebrates the written word and promotes literacy and education, will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Degnan Boulevard and 43rd Street in Los Angeles. This year’s event, which is expected
From the lush record Sounds of Crenshaw Vol. 1, by Terrace Martin’s supergroup The Pollyseeds, comes “Mama D/Leimert Park”—on which Martin (who produced Kendrick Lamar’s To …
Insecure’s creator showcases some of the neighborhood’s newest and oldest spots
More than likely, Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin's decision to hire such a multicultural labor force was merely a shrewd business decision, allowing him to pay low wages.
More than likely, Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin's decision to hire such a multicultural labor force was merely a shrewd business decision, allowing him to pay low wages.
Walter H. Leimert was so confident with his new westside L.A. development that for the first time in his career, he lent his own name to the subdivision, creating the neighborhood we now know as Leimert Park.
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With $2 million from L.A. County, four business owners finally have enough to buy their building. It shouldn't be this hard to build Black wealth.
By now most of us are familiar with the 1947 murder of Elizabeth Short, the beautiful brunette 22-year-old who traveled to Hollywood, hoping to make it in the movies. The tragic result was a horren…
The singer and Prince collaborator shares exclusive details about the iconic performer’s private memorial at Paisley Park on April 23.
This square mile of planned residential neighborhood in South L.A. is one testament to the Olmstead Brothers legacy. Since the 1950s, it has flourished as an African American community with an especially artistic bent.