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===Pacific Boulevard=== {{Main|Pacific Boulevard}} ====Architecture==== [[Pacific Boulevard]] was the busiest shopping district in the [[Southeast Los Angeles County|southeastern Los Angeles suburbs]] from the 1930s through the 1950s<ref>{{cite web |title=6351 Pacific Boulevard, Huntington Park |url=https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/6351-6353-Pacific-Blvd-Huntington-Park-CA/14500888/ |website=LoopNet}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Burns |first1=Melinda |title=Street Rebounds as Shoppers Return: Pacific Blvd in Huntington Park Recovers From Decade of Decline |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55849520/pacific-boulevard-rebounding-from/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 4, 1983 |page=Southeast Edition p.1}}</ref> and boasted numerous department stores including the local [[Wineman's]]. Notable [[Streamline Moderne]] architecture includes the Lane-Wells Company Building and the W. W. Henry Company Building.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.roadarch.com/deco/ca3.html|title=California Art Deco & Streamline Moderne Buildings (page 3)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120022502/http://www.roadarch.com/deco/ca3.html|archive-date=January 20, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://martinturnbull.com/2013/10/12/lane-wells-company-headquarters-in-los-angeles-circa-1939/|title=Lane-Wells Company headquarters in Los Angeles, circa 1939|date=October 12, 2013 }}</ref> [[Art Deco]] architecture is found in Huntington Park's commercial district, and include the former theaters along Pacific Blvd.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/08/california-theatre.html|title=California Theatre }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Huntington Park|last=Kinsey|first=James|publisher=Arcadia Publishing SC|year=2007|isbn=9781531628703|pages=130}}</ref> The 1,468 seat Warner Theater on Pacific Boulevard opened in 1930, and was designed by [[B. Marcus Priteca]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://southonspring.com/warner-huntington-park/|title=southonspring.com/warner-huntington-park/}}</ref> The California Theatre opened in 1925 and was operated by Fox Theatres as the Fox California Theatre. In the 1980s it was known as the California 3 Theatre. The theatre closed in 2006 and was later converted into a retail space. It was renamed California 2 Theatres and now there is a tuxedo shop along with other retail stores and restaurants. In 2019 the theater had been converted into a fitness center for recreational use.<ref>{{Cite web|title = California Theatre |url = https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/08/california-theatre.html|website = losangelestheatres.blogspot.com|access-date = September 15, 2018}}</ref> ==== Festival and fairs ==== Pacific Boulevard, the commercial business street of Huntington Park, has been the location for festivals, carnival fairs and parades. The "Carnaval Primavera" is held each year for three days across nine blocks of Pacific Boulevard in Huntington Park. The event features Central American and Mexican food, carnival rides, games, and live music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.partyearth.com/los-angeles/festivals/huntington-park-carnaval-primavera-1/|title=Huntington Park Carnaval Primavera}}</ref>
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