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Article: Leimert Park village: art, history, and comfort food converge in this South L.A. strip.(BUZZ: At Your Service: Street Smart)
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- Los Angeles Magazine
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- January 1, 2008
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An early showpiece for urban planning and a midcentury hub for upwardly mobile African Americans, this once gang-ravaged neighborhood has been reborn as the cultural center for black Los Angeles. As Leimert Park balances rejuvenation and gentrification, its barbecue joints, performance spaces, and boutiques strive to keep this a place where culture is inextricable from commerce.
1 Zambezi Bazaar
The African apparel and all-natural skin care products will keep your body beautiful. Up a set of stairs is a trove of rare LPs (from Leadbelly to Bird and Diz), posters, and black literature to fire up your mind, Co-owners Nzinga and Alden Kimbrough and Jackie ...
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