Washington Irving Branch, Los Angeles

Name: Washington Irving Branch
Address: Los Angeles, United States

#451 among attractions in Los Angeles

Library, Romanesque revival architecture

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Facts and practical information

Washington Irving Branch is a branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library, located west of downtown Los Angeles at 4117 West Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles. ()

Coordinates: 34°2'24"N, 118°19'4"W

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Central Los Angeles (Arlington Heights)Los Angeles United States

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Washington Irving Branch – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: World on Wheels, First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, West Angeles Church of God in Christ, Zen Center of Los Angeles.

1.3 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
World on Wheels, Los Angeles
34 min walk • World on Wheels was a roller rink in Los Angeles, California, United States. The rink opened in 1981, then closed in 2013. After reopening in 2017, it closed again in 2020. The rink is featured in the HBO documentary film United Skates.
0.8 miSE
Church
First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
20 min walk • The First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles is a megachurch in Los Angeles, California, United States, part of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. It is the oldest church founded by African Americans in Los Angeles, dating to 1872. It has more than 19,000 members.
1.5 miSW
Church
West Angeles Church of God in Christ, Los Angeles
39 min walk • West Angeles Church of God in Christ is a Pentecostal megachurch and a member of the Church of God in Christ denomination. Its main place of worship, the West Angeles Cathedral, is located in the West Adams Historic District of Los Angeles, California.
1.5 miNE
Temple
Zen Center of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
38 min walk • The Zen Center of Los Angeles, temple name Buddha Essence Temple, is a Zen center founded by Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi in 1967 that practices in the White Plum lineage. ZCLA observes a daily schedule of zazen, Buddhist services, and work practice.
1.1 miE
Church
Saint Sophia Cathedral, Los Angeles
28 min walk • Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral is a Greek Orthodox church built in 1952, in what was then the Greek section of Central Los Angeles, California.
1.2 miNE
Church
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, Los Angeles
31 min walk • St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church and parish in the Los Angeles Archdiocese, Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region. The church is located at 2727 W. Pico Boulevard in the Byzantine-Latino Quarter of Los Angeles, California. The Mission Revival style church was built in 1904.
1.1 miE
Cemetery
Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles
30 min walk • Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery is a cemetery in Los Angeles at 1831 West Washington Boulevard in the Pico-Union district, southwest of Downtown.
0.6 miNW
Music venue
Jabberjaw, Los Angeles
15 min walk • Jabberjaw was a coffeehouse and music venue in Los Angeles, California known for its all-ages underground rock music shows. Located in Arlington Heights at 3711 Pico Blvd, it was established in 1989 by Gary Dent and Michelle Carr and closed in 1997.
0.8 miSW
Church
McCarty Memorial Christian Church, Los Angeles
22 min walk • McCarty Memorial Christian Church is a Gothic Revival church of the Christian Church located at 4101 West Adams Boulevard in the historic West Adams district of Los Angeles, California.
~1620 ftNE
Temple
Hazy Moon Zen Center, Los Angeles
8 min walk • The Hazy Moon Zen Center is a Soto Zen center in Los Angeles, California.
0.8 miE
Neighbourhood
Harvard Heights, Los Angeles
21 min walk • Harvard Heights is a densely populated, mixed-income neighborhood of 20,000+ people in Central Los Angeles, California. Within it lies a municipally designated historic overlay zone designed to protect its architecturally significant single-family residences, including the only remaining Greene and Greene house in Los Angeles.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Washington Irving Branch?

Nearby attractions include Hazy Moon Zen Center, Los Angeles (8 min walk), Angelus Vista, Los Angeles (13 min walk), William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, Los Angeles (14 min walk), Jabberjaw, Los Angeles (15 min walk).

How to get to Washington Irving Branch by public transport?

The nearest stations to Washington Irving Branch:

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Washington & Arlington • Lines: Midtown (1 min walk)
18th & Western • Lines: Midtown (13 min walk)