About us
The Palms Neighborhood of Los Angeles is one of the city’s oldest communities.
Founded in the 1880’s, Palms was - and still is - known as a stopover town. With beginnings as a midway train stop between the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles and the tranquility and fun of Santa Monica, today many Angelinos remember Palms as the densely populated rental area that they had resided in briefly as they climbed (or descended) the socioeconomic ladder.
Since incorporating into the City of Los Angeles in 1914, Palms has struggled to retain a sense of identity as other communities (Culver City, Cheviot Hills, Mar Vista, Westside Village, South Robertson) grew around and enveloped it.
The late Palms historian David I. Worsfold labeled Palms as “the orphan community” describing the neighborhood’s boundaries as “the most abused, slighted and trampled on the Westside…It’s land has been stolen, and now people don’t even want to recognize what’s left.”
Art of Palms - LA aims to ease Worsfold’s fear of community depredation by providing Palms branded Streetwear fashion accessories and other products that reflect, comment and celebrate contemporary urban life in the Palms Neighborhood.
We here at Art of Palms - LA seek to create connections among artists, cultural organizations, community groups, businesses, visitors and residents in order to sustain and promote a thriving, diverse, creative neighborhood.
“Palms is more of a state of mind: ‘I’ll know it when I see it.’”
- George Garrigues