Exposition Park (Los Angeles)

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Exposition Park is located in University Park, Los Angeles, California, across the street from the University of Southern California. Exposition Park houses the following:

• Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
• Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
• Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
• California Science Center
  • IMAX Theatre at California Science Center
• Exposition Park Rose Garden
• California African American Museum
• Los Angeles Swim Stadium
• EXPO Center
• Science Center School and Amgen Center for Science Learning (formerly California National Guard Armory)

The park is public-space owned by the state of California, whose major cultural facilities mentioned above are operated by both the state and Los Angeles County. Originally, the 160-acre sit served as an agricultural fairground from 1872 to 1910. (hence its original name Agricultural Park) Farmers sold their harvests on the grounds, while horses, dogs, and even camels competed along a racetrack where the rose garden now blooms today.

Soon after USC was built in 1880, the city's most influential families moved into the neighborhood, but did not appreciate the racing and the gambling that came with it. As a result, the rose-garden replaced the racetrack, and the park became what it is now with its grand museums.

[edit] External links

• usc.edu Exposition Park
• Delirious LA Exposition Park - A Case Study