Tujunga in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Tuna Canyon Detention Station
World War II confinement site.
Cultural Heritage Commission Cultural Monument No. 1039.
City of Los Angeles.
Erected 2018 by City of Los Angeles. (Marker Number 1039.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • Civil Rights • Hispanic Americans • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument series list.
Location. 34° 14.044′ N, 118° 16.224′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Tujunga. Marker is at the intersection of La Tuna Canyon Road and Honolulu Avenue, on the left when traveling east on La Tuna Canyon Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tujunga CA 91042, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Sister Elsie’s Well (approx. 0.9 miles away); Crescenta Valley Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ananda Ashrama (approx. 1.4 miles away); The McFall Oak (approx. 1.6 miles away); Bolton Hall (approx. 1.6 miles away); McGroarty Home and Grounds (approx. 1.9 miles away); McGroarty Home (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Bell of La Crescenta Elementary School (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.
Regarding Tuna Canyon Detention Station. The Detention Station confined “enemy aliens” during World War II, including Japanese, German, and Italian immigrants, and extradited Japanese Peruvians. At this location, a vacated Civilian Conservation Corps camp was converted into a detention station, one of many confinement sites set up by the government.
Today, nothing remains of the detention station. An abandoned golf course driving range will soon become a community of new homes. Fundraising is underway to build a small memorial here.
Also see . . . Tuna Canyon Detention Station Coalition. (Submitted on April 12, 2018.)
Additional keywords. Japanese American Internment Camps, German, Italian, Peruvians,
Credits. This page was last revised on January 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 625 times since then and 99 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 12, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 5, 6. submitted on April 30, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.