4230 S Normandie Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90037-2398
(323) 294-6628
Exposition Park is situated in the south region of Los Angeles, California. in a rectangle bounded by Exposition Boulevard to the north, South Figueroa Street to the east, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to the south and Menlo Avenue to the west. It is directly south of the main campus of the University of Southern California.The park is public open space, managed by the California Natural Resources Agency.FeaturesExposition Park houses: LA84 Foundation/John C. Argue Swim Stadium Banc of California Stadium (future) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County California Science Center IMAX Theatre at California Science Center California African American Museum Concrete hand and footprints signed by Ed Begley Jr. of St. Elsewhere and other actors from medical TV shows such as Ben Casey EXPO Center (includes the LA84 Foundation/John C. Argue Swim Stadium) Science Center School and Amgen Center for Science Learning (formerly California National Guard Armory)
Three-story Victorian House (over 5000 square feet) including 11 Rooms, 3.5 Bathrooms & a finished Attic. The commercial kitchen consists of a compartmental sanitation sink, food sink, hand sink, & a six burner stove.
St. Cecilia's Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish in the Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The church is located at 4230 South Normandie Avenue in the South Los Angeles section of Los Angeles, California USA. The Lombard Romanesque church was built in 1927.Early historySt. Cecilia's was established as a new parish serving southern Los Angeles in 1909. The original parish church, located on Normandie Avenue between 42nd and 43rd Streets, was dedicated in August 1910. The first pastor of St. Cecilia's was the Rev. Paul Dillon.In December 1919, Reverend Edward H. Brady took over as the pastor at St. Cecilia's. During the 1920s, Father Brady led the effort to construct a new church to house the parish. Plans for the new church were approved in March 1926, and the cost was estimated at approximately $225,000.The new church was dedicated in November 1927 with Bishop John Joseph Cantwell celebrating the dedication Mass.In May 1943, St. Cecilia's was consecrated by Bishop Joseph T. McGucken, making it only the third church in Los Angeles to be consecrated. (The Cathedral of Saint Vibiana and St. Vincent being the first two.) Relics from the tomb of Saint Cecilia in Rome were sealed in a niche of the altar during the ceremony.