Event Calendars
Los Angeles State Historic Park
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1245 N. Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Rio de Los Angeles State Park
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1900 North San Fernando Rd
Los Angeles, CA 90065
Bowtie Parcel
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2780 W Casitas Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90039
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1245 N. Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Rio de Los Angeles State Park
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1900 North San Fernando Rd
Los Angeles, CA 90065
Bowtie Parcel
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2780 W Casitas Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90039
Past Events
Los Angeles State Historic Park Grand Opening (2017)
On Earth Day, April 20, 2017, Los Angeles State Historic Park opened at last! After nearly two decades of community-led activism in cooperation with California State Parks, Governor Brown cut the ribbon to the newest member of the Los Angeles River State Parks family.
In the 1990s, developers proposed a 900,000 square foot warehouse and manufacturing project on the former railyard but local activists organized the Chinatown Yard Alliance in 1998 to fight for a Park on this land. California State Parks purchased the Cornfield in 2001 with bond funding approved by voters.
The process of turning this land into a State Park was long and complicated and the economic recession caused further delay and compromise. After several years of interim use, including the “Not a Cornfield” project in 2005, the Park was closed in 2014 for construction. The Park you see today was made possible by the diligent work of many in our community.
On Earth Day, April 20, 2017, Los Angeles State Historic Park opened at last! After nearly two decades of community-led activism in cooperation with California State Parks, Governor Brown cut the ribbon to the newest member of the Los Angeles River State Parks family.
In the 1990s, developers proposed a 900,000 square foot warehouse and manufacturing project on the former railyard but local activists organized the Chinatown Yard Alliance in 1998 to fight for a Park on this land. California State Parks purchased the Cornfield in 2001 with bond funding approved by voters.
The process of turning this land into a State Park was long and complicated and the economic recession caused further delay and compromise. After several years of interim use, including the “Not a Cornfield” project in 2005, the Park was closed in 2014 for construction. The Park you see today was made possible by the diligent work of many in our community.
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