You see the remnants of a past in Leimert Park everywhere - homes with Japanese gardens of bansai trees and exotic plants that are now being maintained by black and Latino gardeners. Where did that come from?
I've read about the area's important Japanese culture and seen the plaque at the new Holiday Bowl (founded in 1958 by five Japanese Americans, the Holiday Bowl was part of the process of rebuilding the Nikkei community after Internment) reminds us of that. But that doesn't quite explain the ornamental gardens.The L.A. Conservancy, the California Garden and Landscape History Society, The Garden Conservancy, and the Japanese American National Museum sponsored the day-long tour of the area’s significant Japanese-style gardens.
In addition to the residential gardens of Norton Avenue in Leimert Park, the tour also stopped at the Garden of Peace at Roosevelt High School in Boyle Heights, the James Irvine Japanese Garden in Little TokyoThe Storrier-Stearns Garden in Pasadena and the San Gabriel Nursery.Leimert Park Beat is the news and social network for Leimert Park and the surrounding neighborhoods. Stay informed. Join now!
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