Imperial Courts
Imperial Courts is a public housing project located in Watts, Los Angeles, California.
It is located at 11541 Croesus Avenue on Imperial Highway between Grape Street and Mona Boulevard, near the 105 Freeway. The federally-subsidized project of 498 units was completed in May 1944. It is operated by the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles. The project is predominantly inhabited by persons of African-American descent, which in 1991 constituted 88 percent of the population. [1] It is one of the largest housing projects west of the Mississippi.
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[edit] Emergency services
[edit] Police service
Los Angeles Police Department operates the nearby Southeast Community Police Station [2].
[edit] Education
Imperial Courts is zoned to:
- Grape Elementary School
- Markham Middle School
- Jordan High School.
All three are in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
[edit] Notable events
The P Jay Crips were founded at this project.
Parts of the motion picture Training Day were filmed in Imperial Courts to give the movie a true-to-life project setting.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas featured a re-creation of Imperial Courts housing projects, in Ganton, Los Santos.
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