Florence-Graham, California

Florence-Graham (also known as Florence-Firestone)[3] is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California.

The census area includes separate communities of Florence, Firestone Park,[5] and Graham.

It is located in the south central region of Los Angeles County.

The neighboring communities are Central-Alameda, Florence, Green Meadows, Lynwood, Vernon, Walnut Park, Watts, and Compton.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km2), all land.

According to the 2010 United States Census, Florence-Graham had a median household income of $35,543, with 30.7% of the population living below the federal poverty line.

[32] Residents are zoned to John C. Fremont High School in Los Angeles.

Other sections are zoned to Jordan High School in Los Angeles.

On June 30, 1915, the library moved to Florence Avenue Elementary School.

[40] The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) operates the Century Station in Lynwood, serving the CDP.

[44] The park includes a baseball/softball field, a basketball court, children's play areas, a community recreation room, a gymnasium, a multi-purpose field, picnic tables and barbecue grills, a skateboard park, a swimming pool, and toilets.

[31][45] In terms of county facilities it is among the oldest; the construction of the park was authorized by President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of the Works Progress Administration projects during the Great Depression.

The park has basketball courts, children's play areas, a community room, a computer center, a fitness zone, a gymnasium, picnic shelters, a senior center, a soccer field, a swimming pool, a skateboard park and tennis courts.

It was named after Colonel Leon H. Washington, the founder of The Eastside Shopper (now The Sentinel).

The facility has a children's play area, a community recreation center, a computer room, gymnasium, picnic areas with barbecue grills, a swimming pool, tennis courts, and toilets.

The park has lighted baseball/softball fields, a children's play area, a community recreation room, a computer lab, a gymnasium with a stage, picnic areas, a skateboard park, a soccer (football) field, a swimming pool, tennis courts, and toilets.

LA Metro A-Line, which serves the area
Los Angeles County map