Watts

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Watts is a historic neighborhood in South Los Angeles known for its cultural significance, diverse community, and landmarks such as the Watts Towers.

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Watts canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf community
historic district
neighborhood
dateOfNotableEvent 1965
hasAreaCode 213
323
hasCulturalEvent Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival
linked to: Watts Towers

Watts Summer Festival
Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival
hasCulturalInstitution Watts Labor Community Action Committee
Watts Towers Arts Center
linked to: Watts Towers
hasCulturalTheme arts and music scene
community activism
hasDemographicCharacteristic high proportion of low-income households
young population
hasEducationalInstitution Jordan High School
hasFeature industrial zones
predominantly residential area
public housing developments
hasLandmark Imperial Courts housing project
Jordan Downs housing project
Nickerson Gardens housing project
Watts Labor Community Action Committee campus
Watts Station
Watts Towers
hasPark Ted Watkins Memorial Park
Watts Towers Arts Center Park
linked to: Watts Towers
hasRailStation 103rd Street–Watts Towers station
Watts Towers station
linked to: Willowbrook station
hasZIPCode 90002
historicallyPopulatedBy African Americans
linked to: Black Americans

Latinos
Mexican Americans
immigrant communities
knownFor African American culture
Chicano culture
Watts Towers
cultural significance
diverse community
locatedIn California
Los Angeles
South Los Angeles
linked to: South L.A.

United States
notableEvent 1965 Watts Rebellion
linked to: Watts riots

Watts riots
partOf City of Los Angeles
linked to: Los Angeles

Los Angeles County
servedBy Los Angeles Metro A Line
withinCityCouncilDistrict Los Angeles City Council District 15

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LA Metro A Line serves Watts
Piñata hasPart Watts