Salazar Park Explained

Salazar Park
Location:	3864 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 east of Downtown Los Angeles, is managed by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation.

The Jewish Hospital was located on the site before the construction of the park.^[1] A building for senior citizens opened at the park in 1969.^[2] Sometime after journalist Rubén Salazar was killed nearby in August 1970, Laguna Park was renamed "Salazar Park".^[3] There was a Chicano Moratorium protest march from 3rd Street to Laguna Park on October 11, 1970.^[4]

External links

• Photos of Salazar Park at calisphere.org

Notes and References

1. News: Nissen . Harry . 2000-10-11 . Memories of Belvedere . Letters to the Editor . 2024-02-20 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
2. Web site: Belvedere Citizen / Eastside Journal 8 May 1969 — California Digital Newspaper Collection . 2023-11-05 . cdnc.ucr.edu.
3. Book: A People's Guide to Los Angeles. Laura Pulido. Laura Barraclough. Wendy Cheng. University of California Press. Berkeley. 2012. 9780520270817. 4.
4. Web site: Chicano Moratorium - UCLA Library Digital Collections . 2023-11-05 . digital.library.ucla.edu.