Outside the Village Green

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The Village Green

This beautifully preserved urban oasis fully exemplifies the Garden City Movement.

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5300 Obama Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90016
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The Village Green (formerly called Baldwin Hills Village) is recognized worldwide as a pivotal and progressive experiment in multiple-family housing.

The Village Green has been lauded as "one of a handful of projects that stands out as a fundamental advance in both planning and architecture."

It is the only garden apartment complex in California designated as a National Historic Landmark, the highest level of recognition bestowed by the National Park Service.

Prestigious honors notwithstanding, the success of this experiment in multi-family housing still resonates today among its residents and admirers, who enjoy its spacious, light-filled units and park-like grounds. They regularly hold concerts on the green and outdoor movies in this "oasis of pedestrian calm."

Clarence Stein papers, #3600. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | Dwellings in a crescent layout
Clarence Stein papers, #3600. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Clarence Stein papers, #3600. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | 1961
Clarence Stein papers, #3600. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | Undated photograph
Clarence Stein papers, #3600. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | Undated aerial view
Clarence Stein papers, #3600. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | Undated photograph
Clarence Stein papers, #3600. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | Undated photograph
Clarence Stein papers, #3600. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | Undated photograph
Clarence Stein papers, #3600. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | Undated photograph
Clarence Stein papers, #3600. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | Undated aerial view
Clarence Stein papers, #3600. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | Undated photograph
Clarence Stein papers, #3600. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | Undated photograph
Clarence Stein papers, #3600. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | Baldwin Hills Village sales brochure
Clarence Stein papers, #3600. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | Baldwin Hills Village sales brochure
Los Angeles Public Library | Baldwin Hills Village site plan
Los Angeles Public Library | Peek at someone lounging on patio
Los Angeles Public Library | Exterior of rental office
Los Angeles Public Library
Courtesy of Steven Keylon
Courtesy of Steven Keylon | 1963
Courtesy of Steven Keylon | Damage to Garage 14 and Building 17 as a result of the 1963 dam break
L.A. Conservancy Archives | Village Green today

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