University Park, Los Angeles
Subtitle: a brief history
By: Charles Epting
Series: Brief history
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 141
ISBN-13: 9781609499600
Subjects: History; University towns
Description: "University Park is one of Los Angeles's most diverse and historic neighborhoods. Beginning with the founding of the University of Southern California in 1880, the areahas hosted two Olympic Games and numerous presidents and been featured as abackdrop for dozens of movies, along with countless other events of cultural and historical significance. Few areas in Southern California boast such a wide variety of historic buildings; residential, educational and commercial;dating to LA's earliest days. With USC as its anchor, University Park thrives as a microcosm of LA's culture, architecture and development from an outpost accumulating settlers into one of the world's great cosmopolitan metropolises. Join author Charles Epting on this historical inventory of University Park's significant moments and lasting legacy"--

"A narrative history of the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 141).