Westchester in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Los Angeles International Airport

Rancho Aguaje de la Centinela

— Theme Building —

Los Angeles International Airport Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, February 6, 2022

1. Los Angeles International Airport Marker

Inscription. Original Mexican grant to Ignacio Machado in 1844, known as Rancho Aguaje de la Centinela. The bean and barley fields of the old Andrew Bennett rancho made an inviting landing strip for early day pilots, and later was known as Mines Field. Los Angeles City leased the site September 20, 1928, and purchased it October 1, 1937.

Erected 1962 by La Tijera Parlor No. 282 Native Daughters of the Golden West. (Marker Number 570.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Air & Space • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, and the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.

Location. 33° 56.65′ N, 118° 24.128′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Westchester. Marker can be reached from World Way, 0.3 miles west of Sepulveda Boulevard. Located at the iconic Theme Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 World Way, Los Angeles CA 90045, 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. 1955 Academy Awards (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Trans-Polar Air Route (approx. 0.9 miles away); Flight Path (approx.

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0.9 miles away); Hangar #1 (approx. 1.2 miles away); Lt. Col Roosevelt Hestle (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Freedom Tree (approx. 1.4 miles away); Charles Elzy Morgan (approx. 1.4 miles away); The American Volunteer Group (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Photographed By Craig Baker, February 6, 2022

2. Los Angeles International Airport Marker

Theme Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, February 6, 2022

3. Theme Building

Photographed By Craig Baker, February 6, 2022

4. Los Angeles International Airport Marker

Theme Building, 1961. Joint venture architects Charles Luckman, William Pereira, Welton Becket, and Paul R. Williams. Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 570.

Photographed By Craig Baker, September 24, 2019

5. Hangar One

Original terminal building at Mines Field, built in 1928.

Dedication of Mines Field image. Click for full size.

courtesy of the Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection, Los Angeles Public Library, 1928

6. Dedication of Mines Field

"Dedication of Mines Field (later L.A. International Airport) watched by large crowd and with planes flying overhead." [Correction: In 1930, an oiled decomposed granite runway and hangars were built (visible in the photo). On June 7, 1930, the facility was dedicated and named Los Angeles Municipal Airport.]

Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2022, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 259 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 4, 2022, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 4. submitted on February 8, 2022, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 5. submitted on January 4, 2022, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 6. submitted on January 4, 2022.