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Stories of Sugar Hill

Date
April 30
Cost
Free
Organizer’s Site
https://www.fortla.org/
Council District
City Council District 10
The content appears to be a timeline or trail map for a place called Sugar Hill in Los Angeles. It includes various locations such as Beckett Mansion, Caribbean American Credit Union, Gramercy Park Homestead, and First African Methodist Episcopal Church among others. The timeline is supported by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.

Stories of Sugar Hill presented by Friends Of Residential Treasures: Los Angeles

Map and guidebook available for download on February 13, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. for FREE!

Stories of Sugar Hill is a seven-stop self-guided Trail map accompanied by  in-depth research that celebrates the influential legends, icons, and trailblazers of West Adams’ Black history.

This project supports the neighborhood’s efforts in collecting, archiving, and sharing the stories of West Adams by working with residents of the area.

The experience is told through the neighborhood’s historic and unique architecture and is led by narrative accounts and reflections of the residents themselves.

 

The accompanying map and research will be accessible for download on February 13, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. on the FORT website.

Participants can log onto the FORT website and download the material for FREE, and take the self-guided tour at their leisure.

 

Location

West Adams Neighborhood
2105 Venice Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90006 United States + Google Map
Phone:
+91 7578946602
Website:
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Organizer

Friends Of Residential Treasures: LA
Phone
310-209-5302
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