Watts, Los Angeles, California
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
neighborhood
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| gptkbp:area |
approximately 2.5 square miles
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| gptkbp:climate |
Mediterranean_climate
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| gptkbp:communityEngagement |
gptkb:Watts_Health_Foundation
gptkb:Watts_Village_Theater_Company gptkb:Watts_Labor_Community_Action_Committee |
| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
site of various community events
|
| gptkbp:demographics |
predominantly_African_American_community
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| gptkbp:economy |
historically low-income area
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| gptkbp:education |
home to several public schools
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| gptkbp:established |
early 20th century
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| gptkbp:events |
gptkb:Watts_Summer_Festival
gptkb:Watts_Towers_Day_of_the_Drum_Festival community clean-up days local farmers market Watts_Towers_Art_Center_events |
| gptkbp:governs |
represented by a city council member
part_of_Los_Angeles_City_Council_District_15 |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
site_of_the_Watts_riots_in_1965
|
| gptkbp:history |
site of significant civil rights activism
development of public housing projects originally a separate community annexed_by_Los_Angeles_in_1926 influence_of_the_Black_Power_movement |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Watts, Los Angeles, California
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:Watts_Towers
|
| gptkbp:landmark |
gptkb:Watts_Towers
gptkb:Watts_Community_Center gptkb:Watts_Historic_Train_Station gptkb:Watts_Civic_Center |
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:California
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Denzel_Washington
gptkb:Marla_Gibbs Kendrick Lamar Snoop Dogg |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Los_Angeles
|
| gptkbp:population |
approximately 30,000
|
| gptkbp:surroundingArea |
gptkb:South_Los_Angeles
gptkb:Compton Inglewood Lynwood Willowbrook |
| gptkbp:transportation |
access to major freeways
future plans for transit improvements historical significance of railroads Metro_bus_services_available proximity_to_Los_Angeles_International_Airport served_by_Metro_Rail_Green_Line |
| gptkbp:zipCode |
90059
|