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Order Number	00036495
Title	Watts Community Center, a drawing
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 7305
Date	1967
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Description	John Factor Watts Community Center, a rendering by Architect Carey K. Jenkins. The $1 million community center is proposed for a 2 and 3/4 acre site at Imperial Highway and Lou Dillon Avenue in Watts. Beverly Hills businessman-philanthropist John Factor will deed upon completion to the First A.M.E. Church of Los Angeles, Rev. H.H. Brookins, pastor. Main increment is 14,000 sq. ft. circular assembly hall which will seat 250 for dining, 700 for community gatherings and films, and 1,000 for dancing. Skylight will provide natural illumination during the day while electric lights will beam toward aperture at night, creating a natural beacon. Architect Jenkins says the complex, which includes 108 parking spaces, doctor-dentist facilities, crafts and physical activities center, has been designed with a "spirit of brotherhood" in mind. Photo dated: February 11, 1967.
Subject	John Factor Watts Community Center (Watts, Los Angeles, Calif.). Community centers--California--Watts (Los Angeles). Architectural drawings. Watts (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs. Factor, John. Jenkins, Carey K.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection