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Sources for Los Angeles Wants to Buy the Park Koreatown Already Uses

Published Oct 3, 2026

Sources Used

  1. Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners: 2026 Agendas, Minutes and Reports

    City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks / 2026-09-17 / primary

    September 17 commission action authorizing continued acquisition work; procedural distinction between acquisition exploration and an approved purchase.

    Accessed 2026-10-07

  2. This Koreatown green space could become the city’s newest park

    Hanna Kang / 2026-09-15 / secondary

    Current acquisition proposal, Council District 10 plans, funding uncertainty, Quimby strategy, maintenance consequences, proposed community workshops and current use of Liberty Park.

    Accessed 2026-10-07

  3. The hardest-working lawn in Koreatown

    Hanna Kang / 2026-01-20 / secondary

    Current public use, private-property signage, resident experiences, lack of playgrounds and restrooms, historic intent and distinction between landmark protection and public access.

    Accessed 2026-10-07

  4. Beneficial Plaza and Liberty Park Historic-Cultural Monument Nomination, Final Staff Report and Commission Recommendation

    Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission / 2017-12-14 / primary

    1967 construction, architects and landscape architects, design intent, character-defining lawn, plazas, trees, setback and Liberty Bell replica.

    Accessed 2026-10-07

  5. Council File 17-1430: Beneficial Plaza and Liberty Park Historic-Cultural Monument

    Office of the Los Angeles City Clerk / 2018-03-09 / primary

    City Council designation process and final action establishing Historic-Cultural Monument No. 1157.

    Accessed 2026-10-07

  6. PerSquareMile – Westlake-Koreatown

    City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks / 2025 / primary

    First-priority new-park area, park pressure, social and environmental vulnerability and projected decline from 1.17 to 1.00 park acres per thousand residents.

    Accessed 2026-10-07

  7. Permit and Inspection Report Detail: 3700 W. Wilshire Boulevard, Application 25016-10001-02676

    Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety / 2026-08-19 / primary

    Pending adaptive-reuse plan for 370 live-work units, seismic retrofit, retained height and stories and permit status.

    Accessed 2026-10-07

  8. Beneficial Plaza and Liberty Park

    Los Angeles Conservancy / 2026-06-16 / interested-party

    Site timeline, architects, 2016 tower proposal, 2018 designation and 2025–2026 adaptive-reuse proposal.

    Accessed 2026-10-07

  9. A wealthy developer owns a rare plot of green in a very crowded part of L.A. What does he owe his neighbors?

    Victoria Kim / 2018-04-06 / secondary

    Origins of the private landscape, proposed 36-story tower, Save Liberty Park campaign, historic public gatherings and longstanding tension between private ownership and community use.

    Accessed 2026-10-07

Image Sources

  1. Aerial photograph showing Liberty Park’s lawn, mature pine grove, plazas and surrounding Koreatown buildings near Wilshire Boulevard and Oxford Avenue.

    Brian Feinzimer / LA Local / 2026-01-09 / Permission needed; credited editorial photograph with no Creative Commons or public-domain declaration.

    Permission contact: Brian Feinzimer and LA Local; request through hanna@thelalocal.org or the LA Local newsroom.

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