Plummer Park
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West Hollywood, California
West Hollywood, a city of Los Angeles County, California, was incorporated on November 29, 1984, with a population of 34,399 at the 2010 census. 41% of the city's population is made up of gay men according to a 2002 demographic analysis by Sara Kocher Consulting for the City of West Hollywood...
, on the eastern side of the city. The east side of West Hollywood is dominated by Russia
Russia
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n immigrants, and the park is a popular gathering place for Russians. In 2005, a controversial monument to Soviet Army
Soviet Army
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dead in World War II
World War II
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was built in the park. While supported by many local residents, it was criticized as being inappropriate given that some might interpret it as honoring the USSR under Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953. He was among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the October Revolution and had held the position of first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee...
.
In 1874, Col. Eugenio Plummer acquired official title to 160 acres from Señora Francisca Perez, who had occupied this land under preemption law in 1869.
Plummer Park and Plummer House were acquired by Los Angeles County in 1937 for $15,000. The Los Angeles Audubon Society (LAAS) has been
headquartered in Plummer House since then and (in 1983) moved into another building in Plummer Park (Great Hall Long Hall) which was originally constructed
by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1937. In May 2011 the Audubon Society was given notice to leave by the city of West Hollywood
West Hollywood, California
West Hollywood, a city of Los Angeles County, California, was incorporated on November 29, 1984, with a population of 34,399 at the 2010 census. 41% of the city's population is made up of gay men according to a 2002 demographic analysis by Sara Kocher Consulting for the City of West Hollywood...
who are planning to demolish the building in 2012 and create underground parking as part of a controversial plan to create a modern park.
A group of residents called Protect Plummer Park was organized in early 2011 to preserve the historic Plummer Park.
Plummer Park and Plummer House (which was built in 1870 and moved to the Leonis Adobe grounds in Calabasas in 1983) have been designated a State Historic Landmark by the State of California in 1956.
The park is located north of Santa Monica Boulevard, about halfway between Fairfax Avenue
Fairfax Avenue
Fairfax Avenue is a street on north central Los Angeles, California. It runs from La Cienega Boulevard with Culver City at its southern end to Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood on its northern end.Fairfax Avenue forms the western boundary of Hancock Park as well as Park La Brea, an 160 acre ,...
and La Brea Avenue
La Brea Avenue
La Brea Avenue is a prominent north/south thoroughfare in Los Angeles. Several museums are located along La Brea, and it is known for having many stores and eateries.-Description:...
. There is a farmers' market every Monday morning in the north parking lot. In 2001 a new community center was completed on the site designed by Koning Eizenberg Architecture, Inc. (see photograph).
See also
- Plummer House