leimert park is a 1.19-square-mile residential neighborhood in the south region of los angeles, california, it is a master planned community built in the 1920s with spanish colonial revival homes and tree-lined streets. it is also considered the center of both rich historical and contemporary african american art, music, and culture in los angeles.jennings, angel (february 10, 2014) "station identification" los angeles times thumb|right|250px|houses along martin luther king jr. blvd. in eastern leimert park ==location== thumb|right|leimert park boundaries as drawn by the los angeles times jefferson park flanks leimert park to the north, the exposition park neighborhood and vermont square to the east, hyde park to the south and view park-windsor hills and baldwin hills/crenshaw to the west. leimert park angles to the west adams district on the northwest. "south l.a.," mapping l.a., los angeles times leimert park is bounded by exposition boulevard on the north, south van ness avenue and arlington avenue on the east, west vernon avenue on the south and victoria avenue and crenshaw boulevard on the west.the thomas guide, 2006, page 633 "leimert park," mapping l.a., los angeles times ==adjacent neighborhoods== relation of leimert park to other communities:  ==history==  thumb|200px|leimert park theater in the 1970s. leimert park is named for its developer, walter h. leimert, who began the subdivision project in 1928. he had the master plan designed by the olmsted brothers landscape architecture firm, of the sons of new york's central
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