Country Club Park, Los Angeles, California
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Country Club Park is a neighborhood in the Mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles, California.
[edit] Geography and Transportation
Country Club Park's boundaries are roughly Olympic Boulevard on the north, Western Avenue on the east, Pico Boulevard on the south, and Crenshaw Boulevard on the west. The district is bordered by Olympic Park on the west, Wilshire Park on the north, Koreatown on the east, Harvard Heights on the southeast, and Arlington Heights on the south. Major thoroughfares in the district include Olympic Boulevard and Country Club Drive. Most of the district is in ZIP code 90019.
[edit] The Neighborhood
Country Club Park is a generally upscale district of Art Deco bungalows and apartment buildings. It was developed from the 1910s onward as a whites-only neighborhood, but now has significant populations of blacks (particularly in Lafayette Square), Asians (near Koreatown), and Latinos (throughout the district but especially in Mid-City), making it one of the city's most diverse areas. Some of the district's more affluent neighborhoods are quasi-gated communities, with access from the major thoroughfares barred by wrought iron fences. In general, Country Club Park serves as a buffer or transition zone between the wealthier neighborhoods to the north and west and the poorer areas of South Los Angeles. In 2004, Los Angeles magazine ranked Lafayette Square as one of its "Ten Most Overlooked Neighborhoods in Los Angeles," bringing greater attention to a part of the city rarely visited by Westsiders and suburbanites.
[edit] Notable Attractions
The sprawling headquarters complex of the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles is located in Country Club Park on Crenshaw Boulevard.
