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 Exposition Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Exposition Park is bounded by Figueroa to the east, King to the south, Vermont to the west, and Exposition Boulevard to the north.
Originally name Agricultural Park, the area was developed in 1876 as a showground for agricultural and horticultural fairs.
On November 6, 1913, the day after William Mulholland opened the Owens River aqueduct, Exposition Park was formally dedicated, home to a state Exposition Building and the county Museum of History, Science and Art, and slated to gain a National Guard Armory.
www.usc.edu /dept/CCR/theme/expo.html   (442 words)

  
 Exposition Park Information
Exposition Park evolved from the redevelopment of what was known as Agricultural Park early in this century.
In 1909, California's Sixth District Agricultural Association (owner of the property) and the county and city of Los Angeles agreed to a plan to transform Agricultural Park (renamed Exposition Park in 1910) into a cultural center.
Exposition Park is bounded by Figueroa Street to the east, King Boulevard to the south, Vermont Avenue to the west, and Exposition Boulevard to the north.
www.nhm.org /expo/expopark.htm   (123 words)

  
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District 6 is all that portion of Los Angeles County that is not included in District 48, District 50, and District 51, and, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, also includes that portion of Los Angeles County within the boundaries of the 29th Senatorial District.
The park manager shall control, and be responsible for, all lease and other contract negotiations {+ entered into with entities that contract with the Exposition Park Authority +} relating to the use of Exposition Park and facilities within the park, subject to approval by the board.
The Exposition Park Authority, with the approval of the State and Consumer Services Agency, may build, construct, and maintain and operate a stadium or any arena, pavilion, or other building that is to be used for the holding of sports events, athletic contests, contests of skill, exhibitions, spectacles, and other public meetings.
www.sen.ca.gov /leginfo/BILL-6-DEC-1998/CURRENT/AB/FROM0200/AB0260/T990503.TXT   (3292 words)

  
 Los Angeles travel guide - Wikitravel
The city of Los Angeles is located in the heart of the second largest metropolitan area in the U.S. The amazingly diverse city is most famous for Hollywood, Downtown, and numerous surrounding communities that serve as home for the rich and famous.
The Los Angeles metro area has been a "boom town" since the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1876, first attracting "the folks" from the Midwest with a blessedly warm and dry climate-- and then becoming a gateway to a magnificent diversity of immigration from throughout the Pacific Rim and Latin America.
Los Angeles is similar to other major metropolitan areas in that travel within certain parts of the city at night should be conducted with caution and only in groups.
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Yet this calculation assumes that all of Exposition Park is verdant green space, when in fact much of the park is dedicated to surface parking for 3800+ cars, various museums and sports facilities - including the under-utilized 101,000 seat LA Coliseum and the 22,400 seat LA Memorial Sports Area.
Exposition Park was established 1872 as privately owned showground equipped with stables, paddocks and a racetrack for agricultural and horticultural fairs, livestock and farm equipment shows, and horse races.
By the mid-90s, Exposition Park had been divided north-south between culture and sports, and any sense of cohesion had long been lost - the architecture and planning firm Zimmer Gunsal Frasca was commissioned in 1991 to develop a master plan to bring the disparate elements of the park into order.
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 forum issue 5 : parks | laforum.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
With summer upon us, and the outdoors beckoning, the Forum turns its attention to parks and recreational landscapes in Los Angeles and elsewhere.
Funded in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department.
exposition park, south los angeles, case study by alan loomis
www.laforum.org /publications/issues/forum_issue_5_parks   (201 words)

  
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The bill further would specify that any and all powers related to the overall management and operation of Exposition Park, including the management of all parking facilities located within the park and the provisions of security and maintenance services, are to be vested in the Exposition Park Authority board.
The park manager shall control, and be responsible for, all lease and other contract negotiations relating to the use of Exposition Park and facilities within the park, subject to approval by the board.
Any and all powers relating to the overall management and operation of Exposition Park, including, but not limited to, the management of all parking facilities located within the park, and maintenance services, and security under the direction of the park manager, are vested in the Exposition Park Authority board pursuant to Section 4101.2.
www.sen.ca.gov /leginfo/BILL-6-DEC-1998/CURRENT/AB/FROM0200/AB0260/T990406.TXT   (2877 words)

  
 El Salvador.com - Fiestas de San Salvador /Los Angeles
Los salvadoreños en Los Angeles aguardan el momento en que la transfiguración del santo patrono salvadoreño sea conmemorada dentro de pocas horas.
Mientras la hora llega, los devotos del Divino Salvador del Mundo, curiosos o simplemente, salvadoreños, se entretienen degustando platillos típicos que son vendidos en los más de 20 quioscos que organizaciones de apoyo a comunidades han puesto para recaudar fondos y promover sus actividades.
Los policías ordenaron el tráfico a manera de permitir el libre paso de la caravana, que no se detuvo sino hasta llegar al parque McArthur, donde hizo una pequeña estación para ser saludada por los salvadoreños que ahí celebran un festival alterno en honor a las fiestas agostinas.
www.elsalvador.com /especiales/sansalvador/la/nota8.html   (704 words)

  
 Exposition Park in Los Angeles - Guide to Los Angeles Exposition Park
Originally named Agricultural Park, the area was developed in 1876 as a show ground for agricultural and horticultural fairs.
Exposition Park is accessible from the Harbor Freeway (the 110).
Entrance to Exposition Park is about $5 for cars, $10 for bigger vehicles.
los-angeles.travelape.com /attractions/exposition-park/insidetips.html   (179 words)

  
 Jesse A. Brewer, Jr. Park, near Exposition Park, Los Angeles.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Park, on this 14th day of October, 1998, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California.
This Park will serve as a tribute to Assistant Chief Brewer whose distinguished career in the Los Angeles Police Department, meritorious service in the military and volunteer involvement highlighted his commitment to the betterment of his community and country.
Park serve the children of Los Angeles and stand as a lasting legacy to the man who sought to make our community a better place to live.
www.publicartinla.com /Expopark/brewer_park.html   (175 words)

  
 Photos from Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Hollywood, and More
Staged in the Staples Convetion Center of Los Angeles, the show fills the numerous exhibition halls and rooms in the complex t.
Downtown Los Angeles highlighted the stark contrast between rich and poor in America.
Because of the size of Los Angeles, a lot of its culture seems to be based on movement.
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 Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Miracle Mile is an area in the Mid-Wilshire region of Los Angeles, California, consisting of a roughly mile-long stretch of Wilshire Boulevard between Fairfax and La Brea Avenues, and the surrounding neighborhoods (including Park La Brea).
The Miracle Mile District is bordered by the Fairfax District on the north, Hancock Park on the northeast, Mid-City on the southeast, West Pico on the south, and Carthay on the southwest.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and La Brea Tar Pits museums, among others, positioned "Museum Row" on the Miracle Mile as a rival to Exposition Park.
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 Exposition Park Los Angeles California Guide (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Exposition Park in downtown Los Angeles serves as an educational and recreational area for all its visitors.
Exposition Park is also home to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, site of the Olympics in 1932 and 1984, and home to the USC Trojan football team.
Exposition Park is located in downtown Los Angeles, accessible from the Harbor Freeway (the 110).
www.123losangeles.net.cob-web.org:8888 /exposition-pk.htm   (267 words)

  
 Los Angeles Parks - Exposition Park Rose Garden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Exposition Park Rose Garden is an eye-opening explosion of floral color, seven acres filled with an astounding 20,000 rose bushes – nearly 200 varieties!
The garden was originally a park with trees and grass when it opened in 1913, and was dedicated to roses in 1926.
It was nearly turned into a parking lot in the 1980s.
www.losangeleskids.net /losangeles_parks/exposition_rose_garden.html   (204 words)

  
 LAC Korean American
Part of the oldest fl denomination in the United States, First AME in Los Angeles was founded by former slave, then business woman and philanthropist, Biddy Mason in 1872.
This urban community in Los Angeles where, particularly, Africans Americans reside and discourse is used to hearing music and exchanging friendly acknowledgements like "Greetings" or "Assalamu Alaikum" (Peace Be Upon You" and "Inshallah" (God Willing) to the like-minded.
With the common idea that this area of Los Angeles is plagued with crime and drugs, Leimert Park Village stands out as an achievement-a place where poets, artists, musicians and regular folk mix-acclaiming the success of the African American community in the most positive way.
www.msmc.la.edu /ccf/LAC.African.html   (503 words)

  
 Exposition Park, Los Angeles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
This text was taken from a plaque at the south end of USC (near Mudd Hall of Philosophy), sponsored by USC trustee Gil Papazian.
Exposition Park, originally named Agricultural Park, was developed in 1876 as a showground for agricultural and horticultural fairs.
Since 1959, the Coliseum, which has hosted such historic events as the 1932 and 1984 Olympic Games, John F Kennedy's acceptance speech during the 1960 Democratic Convention and the first-ever Super bowl, has shared the sports spotlight with the indoor Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, giving Trojans one more reason to cross the street.
www.publicartinla.com /Expopark/expopark.html   (463 words)

  
 Public Art at Exposition Park and the California Science Center, Los Angeles
Exposition Park is bound on the north side by Exposition boulevard and the University of Southern California, Vermont boulevard to the west, Figueroa boulevard to the east, and the Coliseum to the south.
In 1910 the fairgrounds became a public park through efforts of a judge concerned with loitering and prostitution and their negative effect on the neighborhood.
Exposition Park Gateway, 2000, Vermont south of Exposition boulevard.
www.publicartinla.com /Expopark   (450 words)

  
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 Los Angeles celebra al Divino Salvador / 4 de Agosto/ 2003
Un domingo muy soleado fue testigo de la alegría desbordante que vivieron los salvadoreños en la tradicional celebración de su día en el Exposition Park de Los Angeles.
Banderas, gorras, camisetas y globos adornaban el parque, lo que dejaba vislumbrar toda una mancha azul y blanca, sinónimo de la fiesta salvadoreña que marca un día memorable para la ciudad de Los Angeles.
Los salvadoreños cantaron y bailaron al ritmo de los diferentes grupos musicales que se presentaron.
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 Exposition Park (Los Angeles) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Exposition Park is located in University Park, Los Angeles, California, across the street from the University of Southern California.
The park is public-space owned by the state of California, whose major cultural facilities mentioned above are operated by both the state and Los Angeles County.
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 Beveley Hills Attractions and Los Angeles Attraction - Beverly Pavilion Hotel
It's an especially great, central location from which to explore the wonderful Beverly Hills and Los Angeles attractions in and around one of the world's most dynamic metropolitan areas.
South of Downtown, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and the California Museum of Science and Industry are among the top attractions at Exposition Park.
Los Angeles County is a great place to indulge your palette - From the great Hot dogs at Dodger Stadium to the trendy restaurants throughout the area.
www.beverlypavilion.com /attractions.php   (444 words)

  
 Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
City Hall towers near the center of this sprawling miniature metropolis (at a time before true skyscrapers were allowed downtown), but look closely and you'll also be able to spot such local landmarks as Olvera Street, Union Station, the Biltmore Hotel, the Bradbury Building, and even the Old Plaza Church.
The Museum is located near the northwest corner of Exposition Park, just northwest of the Museum of Science and Industry and the IMAX theater, and north of the Los Angeles Coliseum.
Go west on Exposition Boulevard, and the museum will be on your left (south) side.
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 Southern California Genealogical Society: Story of the Burial Journal
According to Nicholas Curry, "[the] Burial Journal was allegedly located within the Los Angeles City Health Department beginning in 1936.
It then surfaced, probably in 1958, at the newly built Los Angeles County Hall of Records building Vital Statistics Department.
Since Nick has contacts with just about every historical agency in Los Angeles County, he was able to get this transfer accomplished.
www.scgsgenealogy.com /LACC-LostJournal.htm   (476 words)

  
 RedOrbit - Science - Young Scientists From Around the State Will Compete for Top Honors at the 54th Annual California ...
LOS ANGELES, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 900 of the state's top middle and high school students will convene for the final round of competition in the California State Science Fair, May 23-24, 2005 at the California Science Center in Exposition Park.
Parking is $6 per car in the visitor lot at Coliseum/39th and Figueroa Street.
The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena is located at 3939 South Figueroa Street.
www.redorbit.com /news/display/?id=148094&source=r_science   (449 words)

  
 Los Angeles, California - USC Campus & Exposition Park
Los Angeles, California - USC Campus and Exposition Park
Located in South Central Los Angeles — a neighborhood with a much worse reputation than it deserves — the University of Southern California (USC) and Exposition Park comprise an impressive academic and cultural concentration within the city.
Exposition Park is located immediately across the street, housing an athletic complex that accommodated the Summer Olympic Games twice, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the California Science Center, and the serene expanse of the picturesque Rose Garden.
www.bobrapfogel.com /Galleries/LA_USC_Expo/LA_USC_Expo.htm   (135 words)

  
 Exposition Park Los Angeles, California (Community Organizations)
The park is a recreational, civic and cultural center for Los Angeles.
Bounded by Figueroa, Exposition, Menlo and Martin Luther King Jr., the park contains a 7-acre sunken rose garden with 16,000 specimens and 190 varieties.
Other featurs are the California Afro-American Museum at 600 State Dr, the California Museum of Science & Industry, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Natural History Museum of Los Angeles Co.
www.ohwy.com /ca/e/expopark.htm   (126 words)

  
 LAUSD Gifted/Talented Programs | Students & Parents
Located in Exposition Park offers classes in spring, summer, and fall.
One-week summer sessions are scheduled on a variety of topics for children ages 3-13 beginning in July through August, M-F, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Located in Lincoln Park, this school provides a multi-disciplinary program in theater, dance, music, and visual arts that is devoted to the development of the artistic spirit in young people.
sfpc.lausd.k12.ca.us /GATE/stud-par-6.html   (1461 words)

  
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