Salazar Park
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Location3864 Whittier Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90023

Ruben F. Salazar Park (formerly Laguna Park) is a park in East Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. The park, located at 3864 Whittier Boulevard, about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Downtown Los Angeles, is managed by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation.

A building for senior citizens opened at the park in 1969.[1] Sometime after journalist Rubén Salazar was killed nearby in August 1970, Laguna Park was renamed "Salazar Park".[2] There was a Chicano Moratorium protest march from 3rd Street to Laguna Park on October 11, 1970.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Belvedere Citizen / Eastside Journal 8 May 1969 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  2. ^ Laura Pulido; Laura Barraclough; Wendy Cheng (2012). A People's Guide to Los Angeles. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 4. ISBN 9780520270817.
  3. ^ "Chicano Moratorium - UCLA Library Digital Collections". digital.library.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-05.

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34°01′24″N 118°11′25″W / 34.0232°N 118.19033°W / 34.0232; -118.19033


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