Watts, Los Angeles

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Watts is a historically significant neighborhood in South Los Angeles known for its African American cultural heritage, the Watts Towers art landmark, and the 1965 Watts riots.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf district
neighborhood
urban neighborhood
country United States of America
dateOfAnnexation 1926
hasAreaCode 213
323
hasArtisticMovement community arts movement
hasCulturalEvent Watts Christmas Parade
Watts Jazz Festival
hasCulturalInstitution Watts Labor Community Action Committee
hasDemographicCharacteristic high population density
predominantly low-income community
hasEducationalAuthority Los Angeles Unified School District
hasEvent Watts Summer Festival
Watts riots
hasFireService Los Angeles Fire Department
hasHeritage African American cultural heritage
hasLandmark Imperial Courts housing project
Jordan Downs housing project
Nickerson Gardens housing project
Watts Station
Watts Towers
Watts Towers Arts Center
linked to: Watts Towers
hasPark Ted Watkins Memorial Park
Watts Towers Arts Center Park
linked to: Watts Towers
hasPoliceDivision LAPD Southeast Division
hasPublicTransport Metro A Line (Los Angeles Metro Rail)
linked to: LA Metro A Line
hasRailStation 103rd Street/Watts Towers station
hasZIPCode 90002
historicallyPopulatedBy African Americans
linked to: Black Americans

Latinos
Mexican Americans
historicalStatus formerly an independent city
knownFor 1965 Watts riots
linked to: Watts riots

African American culture
Chicano and Latino culture
Watts Towers
locatedIn Los Angeles
South Los Angeles
linked to: South L.A.
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Los Angeles County
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
mergedInto City of Los Angeles
linked to: Los Angeles
partOf City of Los Angeles
linked to: Los Angeles
significantEvent civil unrest in August 1965
significantEventDate 1965

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Sanford and Son settingLocation Watts, Los Angeles
Blue Line (Los Angeles Metro) servesArea Watts
subject linked to: Blue Line
linked to: Watts, Los Angeles
Rollo Lawson associatedWith Watts, Los Angeles
Lamont Sanford residence Watts, Los Angeles
Bubba Bexley setInFictionalLocation Watts, Los Angeles
Lamont Sanford residence Watts, Los Angeles
Grady Wilson associatedWith Watts, Los Angeles
subject linked to: Grady Wilson – Whitman Mayo
Rollo Lawson setting Watts, Los Angeles
Los Angeles City Council District 15 encompasses Watts
linked to: Watts, Los Angeles
Zoot Suit Riots mainLocation Watts
linked to: Watts, Los Angeles
Grady Wilson basedInFictionalLocation Watts, Los Angeles
South Los Angeles containsNeighborhood Watts
subject linked to: South Los Angeles region
linked to: Watts, Los Angeles
Jay Rock placeOfBirth Watts, Los Angeles, California, United States
linked to: Watts, Los Angeles
Jay Rock origin Watts, Los Angeles, California, United States
linked to: Watts, Los Angeles
Kerry James Marshall livedIn Watts, Los Angeles
Willowbrook adjacentTo Watts
linked to: Watts, Los Angeles
Willowbrook, California, United States adjacentTo Watts, Los Angeles, California
linked to: Watts, Los Angeles
A Line (Los Angeles Metro) connects Watts
linked to: Watts, Los Angeles
Fred G. Sanford residence Watts, Los Angeles
Fred G. Sanford businessLocation Watts, Los Angeles