Lafayette Park

Lafayette Recreation Center, also known as Lafayette Park, is a public park in the district of , , United States.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: park in United States of America
  • Also known as: “Lafayette Park, Los Angeles” and “Lafayette Recreation Center”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: First Congregational Church of Los Angeles and MacArthur Park.

Church
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is located at 540 South Commonwealth Avenue, Los Angeles, California, United States. It is a member of the United Church of Christ. is situated 920 feet north of Lafayette Park.

Park
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is a park dating back to the late 19th century in the neighborhood of , California, United States. In the early 1940s, it was renamed after General Douglas MacArthur, and later designated City of Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument #100.

Hotel building
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is a large former hotel property built in 1929 on Wilshire Boulevard, adjacent to Lafayette Park in the Westlake district of Los Angeles, California. After a long career as a hotel it operates today as low income housing. is situated 640 feet west of Lafayette Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westlake and Historic Filipinotown.

Suburb
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, also known as the District, is a residential and commercial neighborhood in Central Los Angeles, California, United States. It was developed in the 1920s.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood in the city of . In 2008, it was one of the five Asian Pacific Islander neighborhoods in the city that received federal recognition as a Preserve America neighborhood.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in Central Los Angeles, California. The name "Pico-Union" refers to the neighborhood that surrounds the intersection of Pico Boulevard and Union Avenue.

Lafayette Park

Latitude
34.06203° or 34° 3′ 43″ north
Longitude
-118.28402° or 118° 17′ 3″ west
Open location code
85633P68+R9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 161508108
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q16998971
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lafayette Skate Park and Felipe De Neve Branch Los Angeles Public Library.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Wilshire & Commonwealth and Kurve on Wilshire.

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