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In 1899, Clara R. Shatto donated 35 acres (14 ha) of land to the City of Los Angeles. The land consisted of tar seeps and oil wells and Shatto requested that it be developed into a park. [ 1 ] Shatto was the wife of George Shatto , the then-owner of Santa Catalina Island .
LaFayette Square is a historic semi-gated neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. The neighborhood was founded in 1913 by real estate developer George Lafayette Crenshaw , and named after the French Marquis de Lafayette , who fought alongside Colonists in the American Revolution . [ 1 ]
Lafayette Square may refer to several places in the United States: Lafayette Square, Los Angeles , Mid-Wilshire neighborhood of Los Angeles, California Lafayette Square (Savannah, Georgia) , one of Savannah's 22 city squares
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Los Angeles County Fair — Stars, Stripes and Fun. The fair runs 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Admission is available for purchase in advance online; concerts are a separate cost. The event is held at the ...
A statue of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette is installed in Los Angeles' Lafayette Park, in the U.S. state of California. The sculpture was installed at the park's Wilshire Boulevard entrance in 1937. [1] [2] [3]
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File information Description Los Angeles Express advertisement for Lafayette Park, Los Angeles tract, 1913 . Source Original publication: Los Angeles Express, January 11, 1913