Vermont Square Branch Library
Vermont Square Branch Library is the oldest branch library in the Los Angeles Public Library system. Located about a mile southwest of the University of Southern California campus, in the Vermont Square district, it was built in 1913 with a grant from Andrew Carnegie.Photo: Los Angeles, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Library
- Description: public library in Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as: “Rita Walters Branch Library”, “Vermont Square Branch”, and “Vermont Square Branch Los Angeles Public Library”
- Address: CA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Saint Cecilias Catholic Church.
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Stadium
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. Conceived as a hallmark of civic pride, the Coliseum was commissioned in 1921 as a memorial to Los Angeles veterans of World War I. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is situated 1 mile northeast of Vermont Square Branch Library.
Saint Cecilias Catholic Church
Church
Photo: Los Angeles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Cecilia's Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish in the Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The church is located at 4230 South Normandie Avenue in the South Los Angeles section of Los Angeles, California USA. Saint Cecilias Catholic Church is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Vermont Square Branch Library.
California Science Center
Museum
The California Science Center is a state agency and science museum located in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, next to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and the University of Southern California. California Science Center is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Vermont Square Branch Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vermont Square and Vermont-Slauson.
Vermont Square
Suburb
Photo: Phatblackmama, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vermont Square is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, within the South Los Angeles region. The Vermont Square Branch library, a designated Historic–Cultural Monument, is located in the community.
Vermont-Slauson
Quarter
Vermont-Slauson is a 1.44-square-mile neighborhood within the South Los Angeles region of Los Angeles, California.
Harvard Park
Neighborhood
Harvard Park is a 0.64-square-mile neighborhood in the South Los Angeles region of Los Angeles, California.
Vermont Square Branch Library
- Categories: Carnegie library, library branch, public library, and education
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.99987° or 33° 59′ 60″ northLongitude
-118.2959° or 118° 17′ 45″ westElevation
157 feet (48 metres)Open location code
8553XPX3+WJOpenStreetMap ID
node 368169837OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryWikidata ID
Q7921771
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