Harvard Heights, Los Angeles

#592 among attractions in Los Angeles

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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. ()

Coordinates: 34°2'36"N, 118°18'15"W

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Central Los Angeles (Arlington Heights)Los Angeles United States

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Harvard Heights – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, Zen Center of Los Angeles, Saint Sophia Cathedral, St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church.

0.6 miS
Church
First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
17 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.
0.8 miN
Temple
Zen Center of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
22 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.
~1550 ftNE
Church
Saint Sophia Cathedral, Los Angeles
8 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.
0.4 miNE
Church
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, Los Angeles
10 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.
1.2 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Neo-renaissance architecture
First Church of Christ Scientist, Los Angeles
30 min walk • The former First Church of Christ, Scientist, built in 1912, is a historic Christian Science church edifice located at 1366 South Alvarado Street in Pico-Union, Los Angeles, California.
~1930 ftE
Cemetery
Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles
10 min walk • Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery is a cemetery in Los Angeles at 1831 West Washington Boulevard in the Pico-Union district, southwest of Downtown.
1 miW
Music venue
Jabberjaw, Los Angeles
27 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.
1.3 miSE
Museum, Art museum, Specialty museum
Velaslavasay Panorama, Los Angeles
33 min walk • The Velaslavasay Panorama is an exhibition hall, theatre and gardens in Los Angeles, California, featuring the only painted, 360-degree panorama created in the United States since the nineteenth century. The Velaslavasay Panorama was originally established by artist Sara Velas in 2000 at the Tswuun-Tswuun Rotunda on Hollywood Boulevard.
1.3 miNE
Church
First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
33 min walk • First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles is an independent congregation affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations.
0.8 miW
Library, Romanesque revival architecture
Washington Irving Branch, Los Angeles
21 min walk • 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. The original building housing the branch is listed on the National Register of Historic Places but has been vacant and fenced for several years.
0.5 miW
Temple
Hazy Moon Zen Center, Los Angeles
14 min walk • The Hazy Moon Zen Center is a Soto Zen center in Los Angeles, California.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Harvard Heights?

Nearby attractions include Saint Sophia Cathedral, Los Angeles (8 min walk), Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles (10 min walk), St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, Los Angeles (10 min walk), Hazy Moon Zen Center, Los Angeles (14 min walk).

How to get to Harvard Heights by public transport?

The nearest stations to Harvard Heights:

Bus

18th & Western • Lines: Midtown (8 min walk)
Washington & Gramercy • Lines: Midtown (15 min walk)