Exposition Park (Los Angeles)

This article is about the park in Los Angeles. For the neighborhood with the same name, see Exposition Park (Los Angeles neighborhood).

Exposition Park, Los Angeles

Exposition Park is situated in South Los Angeles, California,^[1] in a rectangle bounded by Exposition Boulevard to the north, South Figueroa Street to the east, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to the south and Menlo Avenue to the west. It is directly south of the main campus of the University of Southern California.^[2]

The park is public space owned by the state of California.

Features

Exposition Park houses:

LA84 Foundation/John C. Argue Swim Stadium
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
California Science Center
- IMAX Theatre at California Science Center
Exposition Park Rose Garden
California African American Museum
Concrete hand and footprints signed by Ed Begley Jr. of St. Elsewhere and other actors from medical TV shows such as Ben Casey
EXPO Center (includes the LA84 Foundation/John C. Argue Swim Stadium)
Science Center School and Amgen Center for Science Learning (formerly California National Guard Armory)

Dana R. Weller and Paul Engstrom laying cornerstone in 1910 (Los Angeles Herald)

A Douglas DC-8 near the Air and Space Exhibits Gallery

The cultural facilities mentioned above are operated by both the state and Los Angeles County.

History

The 160-acre (0.65 km²) site served as an agricultural fairground from 1872 to 1910 (hence its original name, "Agricultural Park"). In 1880, John Edward, Ozro W. Childs, and former Governor John G. Downey persuaded the State of California to purchase 160 acres (0.65 km²) in Los Angeles to foster agriculture in the Southland. Farmers sold their harvest on the grounds, while horses, dogs, and even camels competed on a racetrack where a rose garden now blooms. In 1909, a group of civic-minded individuals led by former Pasadena Mayor Horace Dobbins set about reforming the park, removing the racetrack and other unsavory activities and replacing them with gardens and museums.^[3]

Public transportation

Along the northern edge of the park, the Metro Expo Line light rail line serves the park with its Expo Park/USC Station. On the northeast, (Flower Street and 37th Street), the Metro Silver Line bus rapid transit serves Exposition Park & USC at its 37th Street/USC Station on the Harbor Transitway. The Silver Line station is located on the freeway level of the 1-110 freeway.

References

↑ "South L.A." Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
↑ Mapquest.com
↑ Charles P. Hobbs (2014). Hidden History of Transportation in Los Angeles. The History Press. ISBN 9781626196711.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Exposition Park, Los Angeles.

Official website
University Park Family — an online newspaper and social network focused on the neighborhoods around USC and Exposition Park, and the surrounding areas.
Leimert Park Beat — a collaborative online community focused nearby Leimert Park: "The Soul of Los Angeles and the African American cultural center of the city".
Official Expo Center website — recreation center.

Parks in Los Angeles, California

Downtown	Grand Park Central Library Park Los Angeles State Historic Park Pershing Square Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park

Northeast	Ernest E. Debs Regional Park Heritage Square Hollenbeck Park Lincoln Park Mariachi Plaza Rio de Los Angeles State Park Sycamore Grove

Northwest	Echo Park Elysian Park Lafayette Park Macarthur Park

Hollywood	Barnsdall Art Park Campo de Cahuenga Griffith Park Runyon Canyon Park

Wilshire	Hancock Park La Cienega Park Pan-Pacific Park

South Los Angeles	Exposition Park Gilbert Lindsay Park Jesse Owens Memorial Park Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area Mary Bethune Park Vermont Square Park

Westside	Cheviot Hills Park Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Topanga State Park Will Rogers State Historic Park

Harbor	Angels Gate Cabrillo Beach Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park Peck Park

San Fernando Valley	Bell Canyon Park El Escorpión Park Hansen Dam Lake Balboa Limekiln Canyon Los Encinos State Historic Park Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park O'Melveny Park Orcutt Ranch Horticulture Center Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park The Japanese Garden Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Park Woodley Park

South Los Angeles region, Los Angeles

Districts and neighborhoods	Baldwin Hills Broadway-Manchester Canterbury Knolls Central-Alameda Chesterfield Square Crenshaw Exposition Park Gramercy Park Green Meadows Harvard Park Historic South Central Hyde Park Jefferson Park King Estates Leimert Park Manchester Square Nevin South Park University Park Vermont Knolls Vermont Square Vermont Vista Vermont-Slauson Watts West Adams

Points of interest	Coliseum Exposition Park USC Watts Towers

Neighboring cities and communities	Athens Compton Florence-Graham Harbor Area Huntington Park Inglewood Ladera Heights Lynwood South Gate Vernon View Park-Windsor Hills Westmont Willowbrook

LA Regions Crescenta Valley Downtown Eastside Harbor Area Greater Hollywood Northeast LA Northwest LA San Fernando Valley South LA Westside Wilshire Mid-City West Mid-Wilshire

Coordinates: 34°00′53″N 118°17′14″W / 34.014659°N 118.287177°W / 34.014659; -118.287177

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