The Historian · Zoe · Los Angeles
Leimert Park Plaza
The history of Leimert Park is inseparable from the history of residential segregation in Los Angeles. The beauty of what the community built here is proportional to the injustice that
Designed by the Olmsted Brothers in 1927. Became the center of Black Los Angeles cultural life after restrictive covenants pushed communities south and west.
— Zoe, The Historian
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