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High school youth from South Los Angeles will lead walking tours, open to the public, of the Vermont corridor neighborhood. Focusing on local economic health and transportation issues, the youth will tell stories of the neighborhood’s history, connecting it to conditions today. The tours, which will highlight community landmarks and cultural institutions as well as significant historical changes, were created by young people as part of the Southern California Library’s “V-Map” neighborhood mapping project.
The tours begin at the Southern California Library, located at 6120 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90044. Two tours focusing on economic health will take place Saturday, June 9, 2007, at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. and two tours focusing on transportation issues will take place on Saturday, June 16, 2007, at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. The tours are free and open to the public, and are approximately one mile in distance and 60 minutes in length. Comfortable walking shoes are strongly recommended. Call the Library at (323) 759-6063, ext. 15, to reserve a spot; space is limited.
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In Our Own Words: Youth Tours of South L.A.