Exposition Park (urban park)

This article is about the park in Los Angeles. For the eponymous neighborhood, see Exposition Park (Los Angeles neighborhood).

Exposition Park, Los Angeles
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird at Exposition Park, 2021

Exposition Park is a 160-acre urban park (65 ha) in the south region of Los Angeles, California,[1] in the Exposition Park neighborhood. Bounded by Exposition Boulevard to the north, South Figueroa Street to the east, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to the south and Vermont Avenue to the west, it is directly south of the main campus of the University of Southern California.[2]

The park was established in 1872 as an agricultural fairground, the park is now notable for containing several significant museums and sports venues, such as the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, BMO Stadium, the California Science Center, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, and the California African American Museum.[3]

The park is a public open space, managed by the Sixth District Agricultural Association. It has served as the Olympic Park on two occasions (1932, 1984) and will again in 2028.

  1. ^ [1]"South L.A." Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
  2. ^ [2] Mapquest.com
  3. ^ Lubell, Sam (May 30, 2019). "Exposition Park plans a makeover that would make Seurat smile". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 2, 2019.