Fort Moore

Fort Moore was the second of two historic U.S. Military Forts in , during the Mexican–American War. It lay straight above the junction of the Hollywood Freeway and Broadway, on a historic hill that once sheltered the old Plaza.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: former Mexican-American War era fort in Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Also known as: Fort Moore Pioneer Memorial

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Los Angeles City Hall and Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.

Town hall
, completed in 1928, is the center of the government of the city of , , and houses the mayor's office and the meeting chambers and offices of the Los Angeles City Council. is situated 1,600 feet south of Fort Moore.

Church
The , informally known as the COLA or the Los Angeles Cathedral, is the metropolitan cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in , California, United States. is situated 1,000 feet west of Fort Moore.

Theater building
Photo: Jjron, GFDL.
The is one of the halls in the Los Angeles Music Center, which is one of the largest performing arts centers in the United States. is situated 2,100 feet west of Fort Moore.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Civic Center and Naud Junction.

Quarter
The district of , Los Angeles, California, is the administrative core of the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, and a complex of city, county, state, and federal government offices, buildings, and courthouses.

Locality
was an area in northern , . It was located at the junction of Main Street and Alameda Street, where Southern Pacific Railroad trains veered off Alameda to tracks along Alhambra Avenue and the .

Suburb
Photo: J3ff, Public domain.
is a neighborhood in , California, that became a commercial center for Chinese and other Asian businesses in Central Los Angeles in 1938.

Fort Moore

Latitude
34.05824° or 34° 3′ 30″ north
Longitude
-118.24212° or 118° 14′ 32″ west
Elevation
364 feet (111 metres)
Open location code
85633Q55+75
Open­Street­Map ID
way 906263932
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q5471706
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Highlights include Broadway Overcrossing (On-Ramp) and Hill Street Overcrossing.

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