Imperial Courts

Imperial Courts sign near the 105 on-ramp

Imperial Courts is a public housing project located in Watts, Los Angeles, California. Coordinates: 33°55′52″N 118°13′59″W / 33.930984°N 118.233048°W / 33.930984; -118.233048

It is located at 11541 Croesus Avenue on Imperial Highway, between Grape Street and Mona Boulevard, near I-105. The federally subsidized project of 498 units was completed in May 1944. It is operated by the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles. The project is predominantly inhabited by persons of African-American descent, who in 1991 constituted 88 percent of the population. ^[1] It is one of the largest housing projects west of the Mississippi.

Emergency services

Police service

The Los Angeles Police Department operates the nearby Southeast Community Police Station. ^[2] This location resulted in a general reduction in crime in comparison to the 1990s, although the area still has a homicide rate 57% higher than the Los Angeles County average.^[3] On October 26, 2014, five people were shot in the complex, including one woman who was killed, in separate incidents. ^[4]

Education

Imperial Courts is zoned to:

Grape Elementary School
Markham Middle School
Jordan High School.

All three are in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Notable events

Subject of 20-year documentary project called Imperial Courts by Dutch photographer Dana Lixenburg (http://www.imperialcourtsproject.com/?home=true)

The P Jay Crips were founded at this project.

Parts of the motion picture Training Day were filmed in Imperial Courts to give the movie a true-to-life project setting. The movie IMPERIAL DREAMS starring (John Boyega of STARS ) was shot in IMPERIAL COURTS, the actual home of Bobby Yay Yay Jones ( the inspiration of the film). The video of COOL LIKE ME by FRYAR was also shot in the IMPERIAL Courts.

References

External links

Google satellite map

South Los Angeles region, Los Angeles

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Points of interest	Coliseum Exposition Park USC Watts Towers

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