North Hollywood in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
The Great Wall of Los Angeles
Photographed by Craig Baker, 2017
1. The Great Wall of Los Angeles Marker
The half mile long mural on the history of California depicting prehistory to the 1950's is a work in progress.
The mural is a landmark to the history of America and California and a monument to inter-racial harmony created between the youth who participated. Begun in 1976 by distinguished UCLA professor Judith F. Baca and the co-founder/artistic director of the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC). The Great Wall of LA employed over 400 youth and their families from diverse social and economic backgrounds working with artists, oral historians, ethnologists, scholars, and community members to determine its content.
SPARC is a cultural center founded in 1976 that creates public art as a vehicle to promote civic dialogue, foster cross-cultural understanding and address critical social issues.
"The purpose of any monument is to bring the past into the present to inspire the future." -Judy Baca
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1976.
Location. 34° 10.759′ N, 118° 24.856′ W.
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Regionally, this marker is in California’s The Valley the San Fernando Valley and in the Transverse Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tarahat Ahiiv (approx. 0.4 miles away); Tujunga Wash (approx. 0.6 miles away); La Casa Sueρo De Lewis (approx. Ύ mile away); The David Familian Chapel (approx. 1.2 miles away); North Hollywood High School (approx. 1.8 miles away); Ernani Bernardi Plaza (approx.
Photographed by Craig Baker, 2017
2. Mural and Marker
Regarding The Great Wall of Los Angeles. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2017, the Great Wall of Los Angeles is one of the largest murals in the world at 13 feet high and 2,754 feet long. It is located in the community of North Hollywood - Valley Glen, in a section of the Tujunga Flood Control Channel parallel to Coldwater Canyon Blvd, from Burbank Blvd on the south to Oxnard Street on the north.
Plans to continue the history of California beyond the 1950s are in the works. The mural will be a mile long when sections for the 1970s through the 1990s are complete.
The original mural is on the west side of the channel, and the new section will be along the east side.
Photographed by Craig Baker, 2017
3. The Great Wall of Los Angeles - 1800s
Photographed by Craig Baker, 2017
4. The Great Wall of Los Angeles
Photographed by Craig Baker, September 6, 2025
5. Artist Judy Baca
Standing in front of a section of the new mural.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2020. This page has been viewed 912 times since then and 60 times this year. Last updated on August 31, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 29, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 5. submitted on September 7, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
