Charles Epting

University Park, Los Angeles: a Brief History Charles Epting First edition

University Park is one of Los Angeless most diverse and historic neighborhoods. Beginning with the founding of the University of Southern California in 1880, the area has hosted two Olympic Games and numerous presidents and been featured as a backdrop for dozens of movies, along with countless other events of cultural and historical significance. Few areas in Southern California boast such a wide variety of historic buildingsresidential, educational and commercialdating to LAs earliest days. With USC as its anchor, University Park thrives as a microcosm of LAs culture, architecture and development from an outpost accumulating settlers into one of the worlds great cosmopolitan metropolises. Join author Charles Epting on this historical inventory of University Parks significant moments and lasting legacy.