The Alan Hotel was a hotel located in the Little Tokyo neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles

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California

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. The hotel was established in 1942, and was built directly across from the noted Civic Center Mall

Civic Center, Los Angeles, California

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The hotel was noted for housing a large population of African-Americans, and figured prominently in the alleged attempted assassination of Jimmy Carter

Raymond Lee Harvey

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 in May 1979. The hotel was demolished in 1986 following a lawsuit demanding eviction settlements for the displaced residents, and to prepare for the construction of the Parker Center

Parker Center

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