Brentwood in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Coral Trees
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 11, 2023
1. Coral Trees Marker
Coral Trees, Cultural Heritage Board Monument No. 148
City of Los Angeles
Erected 1976 by City of Los Angeles. (Marker Number 148.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument series list.
Location. 34° 2.91′ N, 118° 29.482′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Brentwood. It is on San Vicente Boulevard just east of 26th Street, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13046 San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90049, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s 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: Rancho Boca de Santa Monica (approx. 1.4 miles away); Gustav R. Rich House (approx. 1½ miles away); Uplifters Clubhouse (approx. 1½ miles away); Marquez Filling Station (approx. 1.6 miles away); Rustic Canyon Eucalyptus Grove (approx. 1.6 miles away); Santa Monica Forestry Station (approx. 1.6 miles away); Pacific Palisades (approx. 1.6 miles away); Canyon Elementary School (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.
Regarding Coral Trees.
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Significance Statement:
Landscaped median along San Vicente Boulevard; significant for its association with the vacated streetcar line. San Vicente Boulevard was graded and designed as a main thoroughfare in 1905, with the Westgate line of the Pacific Electric streetcars opening in 1906. The trolley tracts were removed circa 1942, and the median was planted with grass for horseback riding. The coral trees were planted in the late 1940s through a grant from the Los Angeles Beautiful program. The median and coral trees continue west to Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica.
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 11, 2023
2. Coral Trees Marker
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 11, 2023
3. Coral Trees Marker
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 11, 2023
4. Coral Trees
Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 929 times since then and 98 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 14, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
