LAist: Neighborhood Project: Leimert Park

msmerymac

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:19:00 -0800

I've totally driven through there, looking for the "crime scene" where Elizabeth Short's body was found. (Call me morbid.) I was like, "Oh, sweet, it's... er, a subdivision neighborhood now!" Makes sense. I bet in 1946 they were already planning a residential community there. On the drive back (it was a Sunday morning) I saw a ton of people heading back from church, stopping at garage sales/flea markets. Everyone looked friendly and happy. I know that's a generalization, but I thought it would be a cool place to hang out (if not for the reputation of it and the surrounding neighborhoods having gang activity and so forth).

thelatestcraze

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:03:57 -0800

This is awesome work! I moved form LA to Dallas about 8 years ago and man do I miss the culture and realness of Liemert Park. Thank you Latest

Steve Ruiz

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:02:32 -0800

This is so much better than reading about idling patrol cars. Thank you, Elise!

dlee187

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:41:18 -0800

i just wanted to say thank you for your article. i grew up in the area (i went to school at Transfiguration Catholic Church... yes, there's a school back there) and even now i still get my car repaired at Harper's or swing through to get barbeque. but, in my youth, and even recently i noticed and/or recalled the area being run down, a little seedy, and somewhere you didnt want to be at night. so thank you. thank you for showing me a side of the neighborhood that even as a local i hadnt know about. the art, the culture, the community, the history. thank you for showing a formerly troubled youth that there was and is more than guns and drugs to his old stomping grounds. and to anyone who reads this comment who hasnt been down there yet, go. just pick a place and eat. the food's that good. phillip's, mama's house, cafe soul, doesnt matter. every time i go i have to loosen my belt and lean to one side.

ezfinn

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:28:14 -0800

Wow!

upstatecb

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:28:05 -0800

Been meaning to get down here... now I just might quicker.

terabull19

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:57:37 -0800

Great work Elise! One of my favorite neighborhoods I don't go to often enough. Thanks for reminding me.

kelvlam

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:27:29 -0800

I read LAist through my RSS feed.. and rarely comment. But I just have to... first time, I actually finish page-down and read through the whole article. I was mesmerized by all the great pictures and in-depth historical background. I totally dig this! thx so much for all the hard work and research put in for this great article!!!

CreativeForce

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:49:02 -0800

Wow, Elise!! This is truly, unbelievably kick-ass!! I couldn't stop reading! What a great Neighborhood project article and what an awesome neighborhood!! Thanks, babe!!!

Jacy Young

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:15:15 -0800

Elise, this is just amazing! Love the Dahlia photo too!

polaroidgirl

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:00:00 -0800

Nice! I was wondering when the next installment would be. LOVE the photos. Especially the portraits at the end. But especially the B&Ws from the UCLA archive!

ohgrl

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:11:28 -0800

I love the Neighborhood Projects, and this one is really well done. Thank you for taking the time to write such a nice article.

Julie Wolfson

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:04:55 -0800

One word- awesome!!

Zach Behrens

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:30:37 -0800

AMAZING, Elise!! Amazing!!

kifbox

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:04:00 -0800

You are never, ever doing it again because... Recycling articles from the Daily Newz/LAT/IVDB/Defamer is so much easier? That is probably the best neighborhood project article thus far and the all the rest of them are pretty damn good too.

Elise Thompson

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:31:55 -0800

As long as you know I am never, ever, doing this again...

Lindsay William-Ross

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:21:11 -0800

Hooray, Hooray! Elise, this is phenomenal. I am so appreciative of your research, photos, details, interviews, and hard work, because they've combined to create a stellar Neighborhood Project on a neighborhood I knew nothing about and now want to go explore. Thanks! You're inspiring!