Talk:West Adams, Los Angeles, California

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[edit] University Park isn't located in West Adams using traditional boundaries

To claim that USC is in West Adams is misleading and inconsistent with local traditon. If you read these articles [1] [2], it becomes pretty clear that West Adams is considered to be the neighborhood north of USC. The latter article, from the New York Times, identifies Jefferson Blvd as West Adams' southern boundary, which would place USC outside of West Adams. I appreciate that a USC supporter would want the school to be affiliated with West Adams, but, as someone who has lived here for almost 30 years, it appears to be a seriously doubtful claim. Until someone can come up with a good source to refute this, I am going to remove West Adams as University Park's (and USC's) district affiliation.--Truthiness 17:10, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Your point is valid. However, even if USC isn't actually located in West Adams, what USC does has a huge effect on West Adams (most of USC related expansion is slated for the areas north of campus, owing to Exposition Park's location to the south), and while we should include that USC is technically outside of the boundaries of West Adams, we should discuss how the university has a major effect on the district, from education (the Joint Educational Project) to construction and real estate values to other things. Arspickles17 08:11, 21 December 2006 (UTC)Arspickles17

Thanks for posting. I don't think the changes I've made neglect USC's proximity or importance to the neighborhood. I just think that it is disingenuous for someone to claim that USC is in West Adams. I suspect that the vast majority of locals would disagree with such a claim. I appreciate that a lot of students who go to USC live and shop in West Adams, but that doesn't mean that the campus' location has changed. The links to USC's encyclopedia entry and official site remain on the West Adams page. I wouldn't be opposed to a paragraph about the importance of USC students and staff to the West Adams neighborhood, if that would make for a good compromise.--Truthiness 01:49, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

I love this neighborhood. Can somebody please post some pictures of the grand homes? The only picture is of a Mexican restuarant, which certainly doesn't do justice to this great African-American historic nieghborhood.