Los angeles police museum in highland park. Los angeles police museum. It has been designated as a historic cultural monument and listed on the national register of historic places. Built in 1946 the old station was designated a historic cultural monument by the city of los angeles in 1984 and its also on the national register of historic places.
Closed in 1983 the station is now operated as the los angeles police museum. The highland park police station on york boulevard in the highland park section of los angeles california usa is the citys oldest surviving police station. There is also a free audio guide.
Los angeles police museum. I liked the one dedicated to patty hears and its abductors learnt more about the north hollywood robbery an area where i live. 6045 york blvd los angeles 90042.
121 mi arroyo vista inn 172 mi the bissell house bed breakfast 310 mi the langham huntington pasadena los angeles 229 mi titta inn 316 mi hilton pasadena. Museums special interest highland park photograph. The actual museum opened in 2001 and has various exhibits on display on a few levels.
This museum is three stories but the third floor is. Although the address is in los angeles the museum is actually located in highland park. The location moved in 1983 when the lapd moved its northeast division to a new site.
The museum is located in the highland park police station constructed in 1925 a cool historic building. Los angeles police museum will temporarily close beginning tuesday march 17 2020 until friday august 21 2020. Hotels near los angeles police museum.
View all hotels near los angeles police museum on tripadvisor. Following recommendations from the mayors office we will temporarily be closed beginning march 17 2020 until august 21 2020. While lapms mission is to collect preserve exhibit and interpret the history of lapd our foremost priority is the health and safety of our visitors staff volunteers and neighbors.