public, 2925 Virginia Road Full Circle Learning Academy, LAUSD charter, 1850 West 96th Street Crown Preparatory Academy, 2055 W. 24th St. Recreation and parks Loren Miller Recreation Center , 2717 Halldale Avenue Richardson Family Park, 2700 S. Budlong Avenue Transportation The Metro E Line from Downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica includes three stations in West Adams: La Cienega/Jefferson, Expo/La Brea and Farmdale. Government West Adams has one Fire station in the neighborhood. The Los Angeles Fire Department operates Station 26, located at 2009 S. Western Avenue. Police services in West Adams are provided by the Los Angeles Police Department’s Southwest Division. Notable places Olympic Village 1932 Summer Olympics (near intersection of Adams and Hoover) Forthmann House – At 1102 W. 28th Street, a Victorian home built in 1880. This home is known as the Forthmann House and was built for the founders of the Los Angeles Soap Co. It is characterized by its mansard-roofed tower. John B. Kane Residence (Bonsallo Avenue, located near 23rd St) Notable people Hattie McDaniel, actress, the first African-American to win an Academy Award. Tim Moore, vaudeville comedian; star of CBS-TV's situation comedy, Amos 'n' Andy. Joe Louis, pugilist Sweet Daddy Grace Clementina D. Griffin, school principal, aviator Little Richard, singer Lionel Hampton, musician Ray Charles, singer Leila Holterhoff, singer, linguist, psychoanalyst In popular culture Its historic homes are frequently used as locations for movie films and TV shows including CBS's CSI, Six Feet Under, The Shield, Monk, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, and Of Mice and Men. The neighborhood is featured in Visiting... with Huell Howser Episode 110. See also List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in South Los Angeles South Los Angeles References External links WAHA—West Adams Heritage Association Los Angeles Times: Saving Harvard Heights Van Buren Place Community Restoration Association West Adams Heights/Sugar Hill Neighborhood Association United Neighborhoods Council Neighborhoods in Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic Preservation Overlay Zones South Los Angeles