Sun Village in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Jackie Robinson Park
Community Building
Photographed by Craig Baker, February 10, 2024
1. Jackie Robinson Park Marker
"Future generations will remember Jackie Robinson, not as the base runner who worried pitchers to their doom, but as the proud crusader against pompous bigots and timid sentinels of the status quo -- as the symbol of a new Negro American!"
Board of Supervisors - County of Los Angeles
Erected 1964 by County of Los Angeles. (Marker Number 10.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Parks & Recreational Areas • Sports.
Location. 34° 34.371′ N, 117° 58.386′ W. Marker is in Sun Village, California, in Los Angeles County. It can be reached from East Avenue R west of 90th Street East, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8773 E Avenue R, Littlerock CA 93543, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles, in the High Desert, and in the Transverse Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Butterfield-Havilah Stagecoach House (approx. 3.7 miles away); Palmdale Schoolhouse (approx. 5.9 miles away); Blackbird Air Park (approx. 6.8 miles away); F-86 (approx. 6.8 miles away); B-2 Spirit (approx. 6.8 miles away); Stanley P Butchart 1928 - 2008 / C-140 Jetstar (approx. 6.8 miles away); James J. Stegman 1920 - 2009 / A-4C Skyhawk (approx. 6.8 miles away); A-4AR Cockpit Trainer (approx. 6.8 miles away).
Regarding Jackie Robinson Park. Negro superseded colored as the most polite word for African Americans at a time when black was considered more offensive.
In 2022 this park was designated Los Angeles County Historical Landmark No. 10.
Also see . . . List of L.A. County Landmarks. The County of Los Angeles began designating Historic Landmarks in 2016. (Submitted on April 30, 2024.)
Photographed by Craig Baker, February 10, 2024
2. Jackie Robinson Park Marker
Photographed by Craig Baker, February 10, 2024
3. Jackie Robinson Park and Gymnasium
Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 216 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 30, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
