| 7000 W. Manchester Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90045 |
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Region: Pacific
District: Shoreline
Council District: 11
Neighborhood Service Area: West Los Angeles
Phone: (310) 670-7473
Fax: (310) 840-2126
Facility E-mail: Westchester.Recreationcenter@lacity.org
Facility Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 10:00 pm
Saturday - Sunday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm |
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Online Activity Catalog |
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Note: We also are under construction and will be opening a new playground and skate park this summer Auditorium, barbecue pits, baseball diamond (lighted), basketball courts (lighted/outdoor, unlighted/indoor), childrens play area, community room, football field (lighted), indoor gym (without weights), picnic table, seasonal pool (outdoor/ unheated), soccer field (lighted), tennis courts (lighted).
This beautiful 22 acres of park land includes the original gym which was built in the early 1950’s and the new gymnasium we are in which was built in the year 2000. This facility also has 3 ball diamonds, a multipurpose field which is used for soccer, Lacrosse, and flag football, 8 tennis courts, outdoor basketball courts, a children’s play area, AND 5 heavily used picnic areas and it has a reclaimed water system.
Adjacent to our center we have the Westchester Senior Center, the Westchester Library. And to the east of us we have the Westchester Golf Course which is also operated by the Department of Recreation and Parks.
Additionally we have a pool and bathhouse that was built in 196O that was recently renovated. The AQUATIC FACILITY Bathhouse/ Pool/Parking Lot Improvements included:
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Design of interior and exterior of the pool building. |
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Reconfiguring of patron showers/restrooms and staff restrooms to ADA code. |
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New materials and finishes for bathhouse. |
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ADA revisions to the design of the parking lot/path of travel to the building. Parking lot was refurbished. Captures storm water runoff. |
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New irrigation around the parking lot. |
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New fencing. |
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Installation of pool heater (water heated for the first time in 8 years), filtration system, pool deck, lifeguard guard towers and diving board. |
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Locker rooms and office were completely remodeled. |
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New shade structure [coming soon]. |
Additional Facility Improvements Include:
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Additional office and storage space in new building |
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Major outdoor renovation 2009/2010 |
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Lighting upgrades on fields |
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New grass on fields (graded and leveled) |
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New bleachers at diamonds |
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New Multi-purpose field (flag football, lacrosse, soccer, etc.) |
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New fence surrounding pre-school\New windscreens |
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New landscaping |
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Irrigation upgrades |
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Replace drinking fountains |
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Paved picnic areas #4 and #5 (home to the Westchester Farmer's Market) |
Westchester Recreation Center is Well Know for Two Major Community Special Events
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The Spring Egg Hunt hosts 2500 people annually. Recreation Center staff fills over 15,000 plastic eggs with candy to hide for the children each year and as you can imagine it takes a lot of coordination and community volunteers. |
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Secondly the Halloween Haunted House has been in operation for over 20 years. In 2009, KTLA, Channel 5 came out to do a special segment right before Halloween. Each year, director Steven Spielberg comes out to visit the 20+ rooms of horror! (It takes over one month to set). |
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