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MacArthur Park (formerly Westlake Park) is a park in Los Angeles, California, named after General Douglas MacArthur and designated city of Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument #100.^[1] It is located in the Westlake neighborhood of the city.^[1] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1763x1182, 1120 KB)MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, California, USA. This view looks towards Westlake Theatre and the downtown skyscrapers. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1763x1182, 1120 KB)MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, California, USA. This view looks towards Westlake Theatre and the downtown skyscrapers. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... This article is about the American general; for the municipality in the Philippines, see General MacArthur, Eastern Samar. ... Alvarado Street, looking north from just southwest of the Wilshire Boulevard intersection. ...

Geography

The park is divided in two by Wilshire Boulevard. The southern portion primarily consists of a lake, while the northern half includes an amphitheatre, bandshell and children's playground. The bandshell, recently renovated, was in the past and is once again host to jazz, big band, salsa, and world music concerts. Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile District, looking east toward Downtown Los Angeles Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood, looking east toward the Millionaires Mile Wilshire Boulevard is one of the principal east-west arterial roads in Los Angeles, California. ... The Colosseum in Rome, Italy. ... The Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park, New York City. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late 1940s, although there are many big-bands around nowadays. ... Salsa music is a Latin musical genre that is popular across Latin America and among Latinos. ... World music is, most generally, all the music in the world. ...

The lake is fed by natural springs (although an artificial bottom was laid during construction of the Metro Red Line which opened in 1993). In the past a fountain with a reflecting pool on the northern end also was fed by springs. A natural spring on Mackinac Island in Michigan. ... Diagram of the Metro Red Line. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

The Metro Red Line runs underneath MacArthur Park and can be accessed through the adjacent Westlake/MacArthur Park station.^[2] Other service Kiss & Ride passenger drop-off area Platforms Island platform Parking None Bicycle facilities 14 Bike Rack Spaces Other information Opened January 30, 1993 Accessible The Westlake/MacArthur Park station was originally the western-most terminus of the Red Line, before the construction of the Wilshire/Western and North...

History

The park, originally named Westlake Park, was built in the 1880s, along with a similar park, Eastlake Park, whose lake is artificial, in East Los Angeles. The park was re-named shortly after the end of World War II; Eastlake Park was re-named Lincoln Park. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

In the mid-1800s the area was a swampland; by the 1890s, it was a vacation destination, surrounded by luxury hotels. In the early part of the twentieth century, the MacArthur park area became known as the Champs-Élysées of Los Angeles. The Champs-Ã‰lysÃ©es (pronounced ) is the most prestigious and broadest avenue in Paris. ...

Wilshire Boulevard formerly ended at the lake, but in 1934 a berm was built for it to cross and link up with the existing Orange Street (which ran from Figueroa to Alvarado) into downtown Los Angeles. Orange Street was renamed Wilshire and extended east of Figueroa to Grand. This divided the lake into two halves; the northern one was subsequently drained. Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Figueroa Street, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, is one of the longest continuous streets in the world. ...

Despite the rather poetic homage paid to it in the 1968 song, the real MacArthur Park became known for being a violent place after 1985 when drug-dealing, shoot-outs and rumored occasional drownings became commonplace. The Westlake area also become infamous for the street sale of fake identification cards. When the lake was drained during construction of the Red Line tunnel hundreds of handguns (likely used in the commission of crimes) were found to have been disposed of in the lake bottom over the years. Before the decline of the neighborhood, the park featured the traditional paddle-boats and a large fountain in the center of the lake. // January 4 - Guitarist Jimi Hendrix is jailed by Stockholm police, after trashing a hotel room during a drunken fist fight with bassist Noel Redding. ... This article is about the year. ...

Beginning in 2002 the Los Angeles Police Department, and business and community leaders The Alliance: MacArthur Park led a revitalization effort that has led to the installation of surveillance cameras, the opening of a recreation center, increased business, a new Metro station, the return of the paddle boats and the fountain, and large community festivals attracting thousands. Most recently, in 2005 the park was celebrated for having the highest reduction of crime statistics per resident in the United States. Also see: 2002 (number). ... LAPD and L.A.P.D. redirect here. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Though crime may be down, still in 2007 most people exiting the subway station across the street are routinely offered the chance to buy fake identification. Also, available periodically, are pirated movies that are still being shown in movie theaters. That being said, one should feel safe to visit the area anytime during the day.

Emergency services

Police service

Los Angeles Police Department operates the Rampart Community Police Station at 2710 West Temple Street, 99026, serving the neighborhoods around the park [1]. LAPD and L.A.P.D. redirect here. ...

May Day Mêlée with LAPD

On May Day May 1st, 2007, an annual pro illegal alien May Day rally took place in MacArthur Park. The incident has been dubbed the May Day Mêlée The Los Angeles May Day mÃªlÃ©e was a May Day pro-immigration rally which occurred on May 1, 2007, at MacArthur Park. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... May Day is May 1, and refers to any of several holidays celebrated on this day. ... The Los Angeles May Day mÃªlÃ©e was a May Day pro-immigration rally which occurred on May 1, 2007, at MacArthur Park. ...

In the evening, eight protesters began throwing rocks and bottles at officers, leading police commanders to declare the gathering an unlawful assembly and give the order to disperse. The police then cleared the park, using force against those who disobeyed the order. Sanjukta Paul, a National Lawyer's Guild observer was beaten repeatedly by an LAPD officer, including a blow to the kidneys, as she attempted to impede the police's progress. ^[3] The National Lawyers Guild is a professional organization in the United States for lawyers and related professions, similar in many respects to the American Civil Liberties Union, but farther to the political left. ... The Los Angeles Police Department (usually known as the LAPD) is the police department of the City of Los Angeles, California. ...

Those original agitators wore camouflage pants, had bandanas over their faces, all wore hoods over their heads and wore backpacks. They were threatening and acted violently.

Another police officer was seen throwing a news camera (worth $50,000) from a cameraman as well as beating news reporters attempting to access their news vans.^[4] Protestors clashed with members of the Los Angeles Police Department, suffering reportedly excessive force, with rubber bullets, property damage, tear gas canisters being used on a mostly peaceful crowd at the hands of police officers equipped in full riot gear.^[5] At a subsequent press conference,LAPD Chief William Bratton said an investigation was underway to "determine if the use of force was appropriate" and that "the vast majority of people who were [at MacArthur Park] were behaving appropriately." ^[6] ^[5] LAPD and L.A.P.D. redirect here. ... William J. Bratton is currently the police chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. ...

Pop culture

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Other MacArthur Parks

There is also a MacArthur Park in Little Rock, Arkansas, where MacArthur was born in 1880.^[9] It is built around the former Little Rock Arsenal and contains MacArthur's birthplace, which now serves as the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History.^[10] Location in Pulaski County, Arkansas Coordinates: , Country State County Pulaski Founded 1821 Incorporated 1831 Government - Mayor Mark Stodola Area - City 116. ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History is housed in the birthplace of Douglas MacArthur. ...

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