But the biggest crowds are always outside the Wilmington Teen Center, on the north side of the park. AdvertisementSince the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March, the Teen Center has had to curtail nearly all youth activities for the first time since it opened in 1968. Doctors and lawyers and athletes have come from here.”The Teen Center has seen better days. It’s smaller spots like the Teen Center, dedicated to helping out one neighborhood, whose struggles are particularly acute. “Everything I learned, I learned from Connie.”But the days when the Teen Center buzzed with activity are long gone.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 22, 2021 14:04 UTC