Los Angeles Black History Tour

114 ECHOES

Location: Los Angeles, California, United States

Kenneth Wyrick

LA Black History Tour

From Don Felipe Drive to Adams Blvd to

One United Bank

Black Bank

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Los Angeles Sentinel News Paper

New Collection

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McDonals owner Patricia Williams owner

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Chef Marilyn Cole Owner

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Phillips Barbacue

Sugar Ray Robinson Youth Foundation

3989 West Adams Boulevard

Wilfandel Club House

3425 West Adams Blvd Wilfandel Club wilfandelclub.com The Wilfandel Club is the oldest African-American women's club in Los Angeles. The group was founded in 1945 with the goal of promoting civic betterment, philanthropic endeavors, and general culture. They maintain a clubhouse, sponsor a scholarship, and hold monthly meetings, which feature guest speakers.

Mills Brothers Home

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Golden State Insurance Company

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Fame Arms Senior Housing

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Lena Horns Former Home

2261 S. Harvard St

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Santa Monica Frwy

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Ross Medical Plaza

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Ray Charles RPM International Studio

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Johnny Otis Home

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West Pico Heights

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Louis M. Blodgett

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Handcock Park

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Founders Church of Religious Science

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Shambrae Gardens

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The Island

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A Bit of Los Angeles Historical Trivia

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Red Car Tunnel

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LA County Court House

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Dunbar Hotel 4225 S Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA

The Dunbar Hotel, originally known as the Hotel Somerville, was the focal point of the Central Avenue African-American community in Los Angeles, California during the 1930s and 1940s. Built in 1928, it was known for its first year as the Hotel Somerville.

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Club Alabam 4215 S Central Ave, Los Angeles

People's Funeral Home

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LA Sentinel Site 1945

The Sentinel was founded in 1933 by civil-rights activist Leon Washington and set up shop at Central Avenue and East 43rd Street in 1945.

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Col. Leon H. Washington Jr. Post Office

Col. Leon H. Washington Jr. was born on this date in 1907. He was a Black newspaper publisher.

He was born in Kansas City, Kansas, and attended Washburn University. Washington began his career in journalism by working for several newspapers. In 1933, he founded the Sentinel, an African American newspaper in Los Angeles. During this time, Washington married Ruth Brumell, a photographer.

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Vernon Branch: Leon H. Washington, Jr. Memorial Post Office

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Dolphins of Hollywood

In 1948, John Dolphin, a former car salesman, opened the Dolphins of Hollywood record store. In that era of segregation, when dark skin was so rare in media, here was a man who was a business owner, music producer and the owner of an independent record label. It was located at 1065 E. Vernon Avenue in Los Angeles, CA.

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United House of Prayer for all People

Marcelino Manuel da Graça, better known as Charles Manuel "Sweet Daddy" Grace, or Daddy Grace, was the founder and first bishop of the predominantly African-American denomination, the United House of Prayer For All People.

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George Washington Carver Middle School

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Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church of Los Angeles

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Macys Baldwin Hills a

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Macys Baldwin Hills b

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Macys Baldwin Hills c

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Macys Baldwin Hills d

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Macys Baldwin Hills e

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Consolidated Realtist

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Consolidated Realtest b

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Consolidated Realtest c

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Consolidated Realtest d

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Consolidated Realtest d

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Angeles Funeral Home

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Urban League Automotive Center 2008

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Lula Washing Dance Studio

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FAMILY SAVINGS BANK United One Bank

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Jacks Chili Factory and Grill

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West Angeles Church of God In Christ (COGIC)

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West Angeles Annex

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Steves on the Strip

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Harold and Bell Resturant

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Amature Athletic Foundation

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Marvin Gayes Home

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First African Methodist Church

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The Allen House

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Sugar Hill

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Ethel Waters Former Home

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Hattie McDaniels

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Louise Beavers Former Home

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Cornelius Johnson Former Home

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Blacks in the 1936 Olympics, Berlin Germany

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Blacks in the 1936 Olympics, Berlin GermanyNew Echo 79

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Bonnie Brae House

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Bonnie Brae House

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Bonnie Brae House

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Bonnie Brae House

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Bonnie Brae House

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Bonnie Brae House

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Bonnie Brae House

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Bonnie Brae House

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Bonnie Brae House

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First All Black Fire Station

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Los Angeles de Pueblo Monument

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Terminal Annex former main post office

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Union Train Station

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Little Tokyo form African American Business District

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Biddy Mason 1of2

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Biddy Mason 2of2

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Central Avenue

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The Produce Market

Early Mornings

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First LA Train Station

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California Eagle Newspaper

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Coca Cola Bottling Company Boat Building

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Black Bus Stop

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Clarke Hotel

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Golds Department Store and Diamonds Store

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Fire Station Engine No. 14

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Roberts Funeral Home

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Red Front Ice Cream Parlor

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The Lincoln Theater

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Kilgore Manor

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2nd Baptist Church

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Louis Blogget Building

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The 27th Street Bakery

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28th Street YMCA

The 28th Street YMCA is a historic YMCA building in South Los Angeles, California. It was listed as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 2006 and put on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. The four-story structure was built in 1926 at a cost of $200,000. Wikipedia Opened: 1926 NRHP Reference Number: 09000145 Added to NRHP: March 17, 2009 Architectural style: Spanish Colonial Revival architecture

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3rd All Black LA Fire Station

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Angelus Funeral Home Original Location

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The Florence Mills Theatre

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Muslin Temple

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Ralph M. Bunch former home

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Dunbar Hotel and Museum

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Peoples Funeral Home

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Los Angeles Centinal Newspaper

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Club Alabam, The Last Word, and Nemo Night Clubs

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Col Leon H. Washington Postal Station

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Vernon H. Leon Washington Memorial Library

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Dolphins of Hollywood

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United House of Prayer for All People

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George Washington Carver Middle School

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Mount Mariah Baptist Church

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Lemiert Park Village

Located in the heart of the Crenshaw district, Leimert Park Village lures tourists with the distinct African American culture of its shops, art galleries, coffee shops, restaurants and jazz clubs.

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