On Ocean Boulevard at Shoreline Drive, on the right when traveling east on Ocean Boulevard. Reported missing.
This plaque marks the dividing line between the two ranchos on which Long Beach was subsequently built. Originally a part of a Spanish land grant to Manuel Nieto in 1784. They were partitioned between the heirs by government in 1834. — — Map (db m72706) HM
On Soto Street south of Cesar E Chavez Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Walkouts Inspire a Movement
In 1968, thousands of students walked out of
classes at Roosevelt and six other Eastside high
schools to protest educational disparities favoring Westside schools. The walkouts, known
as the "Chicano . . . — — Map (db m228390) HM
On 1st Street just east of Boyle Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
The Cummings Block
The distinctive building at the corner of First Street and Boyle Avenue is the Cummings Block. The Queen Anne - Italianate structure was developed by George Cummings in 1889. His wife, María del Scaramento . . . — — Map (db m207567) HM
On Cesar E Chavez Avenue at Indiana Street, on the right when traveling east on Cesar E Chavez Avenue.
The Mexican colony
in Los Angeles dedicates
with deep gratitude and
respect this sacred
monument to the memory
of heroes of Mexican
descent who gave their
lives in World War II
in the interest of
democratic principles.
Dec. 7, . . . — — Map (db m190289) WM
On Whittier Boulevard at Hicks Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Whittier Boulevard.
Ruben Salazar was a prominent and award-winning journalist. He was born in Juarez,
Mexico and later moved across the river to El Paso, Texas. After attending high school
in Texas, he went on to attend the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), . . . — — Map (db m174943) HM
On Los Angeles Street north of U.S. 101, on the right when traveling south.
The actual date of construction is unknown, but this building was definitely in place by 1898. The owner was Sostenes Sepúlveda, eldest child of the large family of Juan Maria de Jesus Sepúlveda. Sostenes bought the land from a cousin for $300. . . . — — Map (db m229245) HM
On Yale Street south of College Street, on the left when traveling south.
Old School
Castelar School is the second oldest school in the Los Angeles Unified School District, the first to hire a Chinese-American principal, and has taught the largest number of refugee children in the city. Castelar was . . . — — Map (db m219344) HM
On Spring Street at Sotello Street, on the left when traveling north on Spring Street.
All California State Parks must have either unique physical or historical assets. In 2000, the fate of this State Park hung partially on the question of whether physical traces of history could really be found here. The game-changing evidence was . . . — — Map (db m164332) HM
On North Alameda Street at Los Angeles Street, on the right when traveling south on North Alameda Street.
Pascual Antonio Aguilar Barraza, also known as “El Charro de Mexico” (The Mexican Cowboy), was born on May 17, 1919 in the City of Villanueva, Zacatecas, Mexico. He is a legendary icon of Mexican music and film, and a popular . . . — — Map (db m162037) HM
On Olvera Street south of Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
The oldest building in the city, the adobe was the home of Don Francisco Avila, mayor (alcalde) of Los Angeles in 1810. After his first wife died, Avila married Encarnacion Sepulveda in 1822. He died ten years later. In 1847, during the . . . — — Map (db m163114) HM
Near Olvera Street north of Paseo De La Plaza, on the right when traveling north.
This is the oldest existing house in Los Angeles. Built about 1818 by Don Francisco Avila, it was occupied briefly as American headquarters in 1847. Severely damaged in the earthquake of 1971, the house is now restored as an example of California . . . — — Map (db m133592) HM
On Paseo de la Plaza at Olvera Street on Paseo de la Plaza.
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas
Manuel Camero came from Acaponeta, Nayarit, and María Tomasa García came from . . . — — Map (db m162793) HM
On Los Angeles Street west of North Alameda Street, on the right when traveling south.
King Carlos III of Spain ordered the founding of El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles in 1781. This statue was presented in 1976, in honor of the 200th anniversary of American Independence. It was dedicated in the Plaza by the King and . . . — — Map (db m162531) HM
On North Main Street at Paseo Luis Olivares, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
The Franciscans arrived from México in 1769 led by Fr. Junipero Serra who founded California Missions from San Diego to Sonoma. This trail was known as “El Camino Real” (the King’s Highway). The “El Camino Real Bells” were originally placed . . . — — Map (db m162931) HM
On Los Angeles Street just north of Arcadia Street, on the right when traveling north.
Born on the island of Majorca, off the coast of Spain, Father Serra was ordained in Palma where he taught for fifteen years before being sent to Mexico as a missionary in 1749. In 1769 he became Padre Presidente of the Franciscan . . . — — Map (db m54556) HM
Near Main Street north of U.S. 101, on the right when traveling north.
In 1781, on the orders of King Carlos III of Spain, Felipe de Neve selected a site near the River Porciuncula and laid out the town of El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles, one of two Spanish pueblos he founded in Alta California.
. . . — — Map (db m162735) HM
Near Main Street north of California Route 101, on the left when traveling north.
Beginning in 1929, government authorities and certain private sector entities in California and throughout the United States undertook an aggressive program to forcibly remove persons of Mexican ancestry from the United States. In . . . — — Map (db m141610) HM
According to Catholic Church records, approximately 693 early residents of Los Angeles were buried in this cemetery.
This memorial garden honors these early residents.
Words surround this sacred place from the Spanish, English, . . . — — Map (db m164890) HM
On Paseo de la Plaza at Olvera Street on Paseo de la Plaza.
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas
José Fernando de Velasco Lara came from Cadiz, Spain, and his wife, María Antonia . . . — — Map (db m162801) HM
On North Alameda Street 0.2 miles west of Los Angeles Street, on the left when traveling north.
This site is dedicated to the Latino-American Heroes who received the Congressional Medal of Honor, our nation's highest award for bravery. For love of country, they performed above and beyond the call of duty.
Heroes y . . . — — Map (db m74096) WM
On North Main Street south of West Cesar East Chavez Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
This site was part of the lands originally granted to El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles in 1781 by the King of Spain, Carlos III, under the Spanish Law of the Indies. The first plaza of the pueblo had been located to the southeast, closer to the . . . — — Map (db m120903) HM
Near Main Street north of the Hollywood Freeway (U.S. 101), on the left when traveling north.
Los Angeles Under Spanish Rule
Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo was the first
European to sail along the California coast in 1542 -
1543. His ship, the San Salvador, stopped in San Pedro
Bay, and he named the area "Bahia . . . — — Map (db m250290) HM
On Olvera Street Plaza west of Los Angeles Street.
El Pueblo de la Reina de los Ángeles sobre el Río de la Porcíuncula was founded near this site on or about September 4, 1781, as the first Spanish civilian settlement in Southern California. Eleven families, including twenty-two adults and . . . — — Map (db m162533) HM
On Main Street south of East Cesar Chavez Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Main Street is one of the oldest streets in Los Angeles. Originally called by its Spanish name, Calle Principal, it was included in the first survey map of Los Angeles, drawn by Lt. E. O. C. Ord in 1849. The street ran from south of . . . — — Map (db m64219) HM
Near North Main Street north of Arcadia Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Merced Theatre was built in 1870 and is one of the oldest structures erected in Los Angeles for the presentation of dramatic performances. It served as the center of theatrical activity in the city from 1871 to 1876. The theatre was built by . . . — — Map (db m120901) HM
On Los Angeles Street at Paseo de la Plaza on Los Angeles Street.
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas
Antonio Mesa and his wife, María Ana Gertrudis López came from Alamos, Sonora. . . . — — Map (db m162806) HM
On Los Angeles Street at Paseo de la Plaza on Los Angeles Street.
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas
José Moreno and his wife, María Guadalupe Pérez, came from Rosario, Sinaloa. José . . . — — Map (db m162803) HM
On Los Angeles Street at Paseo de la Plaza on Los Angeles Street.
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas
José Antonio Navarro and his wife, María Regina Dorotea Soto, came from Rosario, . . . — — Map (db m162805) HM
On North Main Street near Arcadia Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Pico House was built by Pio Pico, last Governor of California under Mexican rule, who lived almost the entire length of the nineteenth century from 1801 to 1894. This was the first three story building and the first grand hotel in Los Angeles. . . . — — Map (db m120902) HM
On El Pueblo de Los Angeles Plaza at North Main Street, on the right on El Pueblo de Los Angeles Plaza.
Known as the “finest hotel in Southern California,” the Pico House boasted “bathrooms and water closets for both sexes” on each floor. Pio Pico, the last governor of Mexican California, sold his land in the San Fernando Valley to raise money for . . . — — Map (db m162865) HM
Pio Pico
Mexico‘s Last California Governor
The importance of Afro-Mexicans in Los Angeles is
best represented by Pío de Jesús Pico (1801-1894), who
was the last governor of California under Mexican rule.
Born at the San Gabriel . . . — — Map (db m261685) HM
Near North Alameda Street at Los Angeles Street, on the right when traveling south.
On May 5, 1979, the President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, participated in the dedication of this Placita de Dolores. The following is a memorable excerpt from his remarks:
“... Freedom is never permanently ours, despite the . . . — — Map (db m162117) HM
Near Main Street north of U.S. 101, on the right when traveling north.
Center of the pueblo’s original area of four square leagues. Declared Historic Cultural Monument No. 64 by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Arts Department, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m162538) HM
On Los Angeles Street at Paseo de la Plaza on Los Angeles Street.
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas
Luis Quintero came from Guadalajara, Jalisco, and his wife, María Petra Rubio came . . . — — Map (db m162808) HM
On Los Angeles Street at Paseo de la Plaza on Los Angeles Street.
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas
Pablo Rodríguez came from Real de Santa Rosa, Jalisco, and his wife, María Rosalia . . . — — Map (db m162807) HM
On Pueblo de Los Angeles Plaza at Sanchez St on Pueblo de Los Angeles Plaza.
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas
Basilio Rosas came from Nombre de Dios, Durango, and his wife, Maria Manuela . . . — — Map (db m162859) HM
On Pueblo de Los Angeles Plaza at Sanchez St on Pueblo de Los Angeles Plaza.
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas
Alejandro Rosas, son of Basilio Rosas and Manuela Hernández, married Juana Maria . . . — — Map (db m162861) HM
On February 2, 1781, a company of settlers recruited in the states of Sonora and Sinaloa, Mexico, began a historic journey from Los Alamos, Sonora. These were Los Pobladores, whose mission was the founding of El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la . . . — — Map (db m155431) HM
On February 2, 1781, a company of settlers recruited in the states of Sonora and Sinaloa, Mexico, began a historic journey from Los Alamos, Sonora. These were Los Pobladores, whose mission was the founding of El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la . . . — — Map (db m227994) HM
On Temple Street at Judge John Aiso Street, on the right when traveling west on Temple Street.
There is no greater monument to Los
Angeles’ ethnic diversity than Little
Tokyo, the one-time commercial center
of the growing little pueblo.
In the neighborhood
originally settled by
French immigrants is
a government . . . — — Map (db m234586) HM
On North Main Street south of Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Eloisa Martinez de Sepulveda built this Eastlake Victorian style structure for use as stores and as a boarding house. After Olvera Street had been transformed into a Mexican marketplace in 1930, the cellar and first floor of this building were . . . — — Map (db m163440) HM
Near Main Street north of the Hollywood Freeway (U.S. 101), on the left when traveling north.
The Los Angeles River
The site for the founding of Los Angeles in 1781 was by
the Los Angeles River, or El Río de Nuestra Señora la
Reina de Los Ángeles de Porciúncula as the Spanish
named it. The river was the source of life . . . — — Map (db m250288) HM
On Olvera Street at Paseo de la Plaza, on the left when traveling north on Olvera Street.
In 1870, John Jones bought land formerly owned by Cristobal Aguilar,
Mayor of Los Angeles in 1866, and John G. Downey, governor of California in 1860. Jones lost the east side of his property when North Main
Street was widened in 1886 and the old . . . — — Map (db m162732) HM
On Olvera Street south of East Cesar Estrada Chavez Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Historic Olvera Street Square
Birthplace of Los Angeles California, U.S.A.
Musical Garibaldi Square
Heart of folklore in Mexico City
Mexican Republic
Sister Squares due to that spirit of Mexican folklore which both of . . . — — Map (db m162940) HM
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas
In 1542, Captain Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo “discovered” California while . . . — — Map (db m162879) HM
Near Main Street north of the Hollywood Freeway (U.S. 101), on the left when traveling north.
The Aliso Tree
One of the most visible landmarks of the early
pueblo was a large Sycamore tree near the Los
Angeles River. The "council tree" served as the
center of the Tongva village of Yaanga. In 1837 the
site became home of . . . — — Map (db m250333) HM
On North Main Street north of Arcadia Street, on the left when traveling north.
The Annunciation mosaic on the church facade is a reproduction of a detail from the image of Our Lady of the Angels in the Portiúncula Chapel at Assisi. This image provided the inspiration from which the city was named to honor Nuestra Señora de Los . . . — — Map (db m164889) HM
On Paseo de la Plaza at Olvera Street on Paseo de la Plaza.
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas
The names of the eleven founders of Los Angeles, originally known as El Pueblo de la . . . — — Map (db m162787) HM
Near Olvera Street just south of North Main Street.
This plaque marks the end of the Old Spanish Trail, an historic pack trail from Santa Fe to the Pueblo of Los Angeles. This trail was used by Mexican traders who brought woolen goods from New Mexico to trade for highly prized California . . . — — Map (db m113806) HM
On North Main Street at Paseo Luis Olivares and Paseo de la Plaza on North Main Street.
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas
The Los Angeles pueblo encompassed a square of about five and a half miles on each . . . — — Map (db m162882) HM
On North Main Street at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Plaza on North Main Street.
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas
José Vanegas came from Real de Bolaños, Jalisco, and his wife María Bonifanta . . . — — Map (db m162864) HM
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas
Antonio Feliz Clemente Villavicencio was from the city of Chihuahua and his wife . . . — — Map (db m162867) HM
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas
The village of Yangna is most closely associated with the founding of Los . . . — — Map (db m162868) HM
Near Olvera Street south of Cesar E Chavez Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Through this spot flowed the Zanja Madre (Mother Ditch) which channeled the waters of the Los Angeles River to the citizens
of Los Angeles for 123 years, 1781-1904. — — Map (db m133400) HM
On Glendale Boulevard at Park Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Glendale Boulevard.
José Martí was a citizen of the Americas who fought for the concept of liberty and
brotherhood for all men, without distinction of race, social status, or religion. He was a
poet, writer, teacher, political revolutionary, and great patriot. . . . — — Map (db m229697) HM
On Academy Road 0.5 miles west of California Route 110, on the right when traveling west.
Louis H. Santillan, "Lou", founder & president of Los Desterrados (The Uprooted), former residents of Chavez Ravine, July 19, 1979.
(PVLBCHA) Palo Verde, Loma, Bishop Cultural Historical Association. — — Map (db m188915) HM
Near Eastern Avenue south of Gambier Street, on the right when traveling south.
On Friday, March 1, 1968, the students of Woodrow Wilson High School, in a spontaneous
and unprecedented act of civil disobedience, walked out of their classrooms to protest the
school's systemic discrimination against its Mexican American . . . — — Map (db m215310) HM
Near Farmers Market Place east of Fairfax Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Rancho La Brea Adobe
Founded 1828 by Jose Antonio Rocha
Completed 1880 by A.F. Gilmore
Marked June 28, 1935
Californiana Parlor No. 247 N.D.G.W. — — Map (db m130435) HM
On Crystal Springs Drive 1.3 miles north of Los Feliz Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Granted on March 22, 1843 to Maria Ygnacia Verdugo in confirmation of an earlier Spanish concession made to Vicente Feliz in 1795.
Later owned by famous California pioneers Antonio Coronel and James Lick.
Colonel Griffith Jenkins Griffith, in . . . — — Map (db m167872) HM
On Zoo Drive 0.2 miles east of Riverside Drive, on the left when traveling east.
After successfully locating an overland passage to Alta California in 1774, Juan Bautista de Anza led 300 people and 1000 head of livestock on the first
overland colonizing expedition into California. This expedition resulted
in the . . . — — Map (db m200331) HM
On Crystal Springs Drive 1.4 miles north of Los Feliz Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Enlisted soldier Jose Vicente Feliz, his wife Maria, and their children were among the thirty Anza Expedition families. Maria was one of eight women who were pregnant. On October 23, 1775, the first night after leaving Tubac, tragedy . . . — — Map (db m142836) HM
Near Highland Avenue south of U.S. 101, on the right when traveling south.
Treasure hunters believe there is 20th-century loot hidden at the Bowl. Many have searched, but the treasure is still a mystery.
The legend of the Cahuenga Pass treasure begins in 1864 when, under Napoleon's rule, France invaded Mexico and . . . — — Map (db m129805) HM
On Outpost Drive just north of Hillside Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Spanish Colonial revival style.
Jesse R. Castendyck & Milton J. Black,
architects.
Built 1927. Declared 2021,
Historic-Cultural
Monument No. 1242,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m230353) HM
Rancho La Ciénega ó Paso de la Tijera adobe built about 1790-95.
Marked February 16, 1934, Californiana Parlor No. 247 Native Daughters of the Golden West. — — Map (db m292729) HM
On Wilshire Boulevard east of Ogden Drive, on the right when traveling east.
The Wall Along Wilshire is an installation featuring ten sections of the original Berlin Wall. Measuring nearly forty feet wide, it is the world’s longest stretch of the Wall outside of Berlin. The Wende Museum assembled the Wall Along Wilshire . . . — — Map (db m125316) HM
Near Sepulveda Boulevard at South Brand Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Spanish-Mexican period.
Declared Historic Cultural Monument No. 7 by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Art Department, City Of Los Angeles.
In Commemoration of the
Andres Pico Adobe,
Oldest Existing Adobe Home
in the San . . . — — Map (db m165325) HM
Near Sepulveda Boulevard at Brand Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Oldest portion built about 1834 by ex-Mission Indians. Enlarged by Eulogio de Celis in 1846. Upper story added by Romulo Pico in 1874. Restored by Mr. & Mrs. M.R. Harrington in 1930. — — Map (db m126815) HM
On North Figueroa Street 0.4 miles north of Avenue 43.
The Adventures Begin
Charles Fletcher Lummis was a journalist, adventurer, preservationist, librarian, poet, and life-long activist on behalf of Native Americans. He was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1859. His mother died of . . . — — Map (db m135777) HM
Tongva, 10,000 BC.
The first people of Los Angeles used this river as a source for food, materials for daily life, and spiritual renewal.
Spanish, 1769.
The Portola Expedition.
Rancho San Rafael, 1784.
The . . . — — Map (db m145349) HM
On Amalfi Drive at Amalfi Court, on the right when traveling west on Amalfi Drive.
This land was
part of the Mexican
land grant Rancho Boca
de Santa Monica, given
to Francisco Marquez and
Ysidro Reyes in 1839.
Since that year it has been
owned and lived on continuously
by members of the Marquez family.
After the partition . . . — — Map (db m220432) HM
Near Van Nuys Boulevard at Oneida Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Pacoima means “Rushing Waters”, named by the first occupants of the land: the Gabrielino Native Americans.
Pacoima’s First Elementary School, 1888.
Pacoima’s First Railroad Station, 1888.
Pacoima Flood, 1891. . . . — — Map (db m175733) HM
Pacoima Recreation Center, dedicated in honor of
Private First Class
David M. Gonzales
of Pacoima, who made the supreme sacrifice in
World War II, and was
awarded the Congressional
Medal of Honor. — — Map (db m176142) WM
On West Paseo Del Mar 0.2 miles east of Western Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The Catalina Channel, about 25 miles wide and close to 500 fathoms deep (about 3,000 feet), separates Santa Catalina Island from the mainland. This part of the Pacific Ocean was first visited by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo in 1542, sailing under the . . . — — Map (db m147299) HM
On Paseo Del Mar 0.3 miles east of Western Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
The land before you has witnessed 5,000 years of human history,
some still etched on the landscape. Once the food gathering land of
the Tongva, the grazing land of Spanish and Mexican ranchers, the
center of an abalone industry, the farmlands . . . — — Map (db m173907) HM
Visited the USC campus in 1982, 1985 and 1989.
“The end of all education should surely be service to others” • “El próposito de toda educacíon verdaderamente deberia servir a otros” — — Map (db m193883) HM
Near Saint Estaban Street east of Haines Canyon Road, on the right when traveling east.
Dug by neophytes on the "Rancho Las Hermanas" (now owned by Philip Begue). Was used by the padres traveling over “Old Mission Trail” during the Spanish regime. — — Map (db m121428) HM
Near Calabasas Road west of Valley Circle Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
Leonis Adobe, 1844 - 1846.
Declared Historic Cultural Monument No. 1
by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Art Department, City of Los Angeles.
This adobe was built by Miguel Leonis in the early 1870's.
The chain of . . . — — Map (db m145585) HM
Near Foothill Boulevard at Santa Paula Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
This site was the location of the Chihuahuita School, which served the residents of the Chihuahuita Barrio, a predominantly Mexican and Mexican-American neighborhood. Most of the residents were immigrants from the Mexican state of . . . — — Map (db m255611) HM
On West Holly Street at Holly Street, on the left when traveling north on West Holly Street.
Beginning in the late 1800s, generations of African Americans, Japanese Americans, Mexican Americans, and other residents lived in this neighborhood. They raised families, ran businesses, built churches, and shaped Pasadena's social fabric while . . . — — Map (db m288026) HM
On North Pasadena Avenue at Holly Street, on the right when traveling north on North Pasadena Avenue.
It's hard to envision this neighborhood before freeways sliced through the landscape. Instead of massive overpasses, imagine quiet streets, busy churches, and small businesses. Although their family homes and familiar places have been erased, the . . . — — Map (db m287864) HM
On Bonita Avenue at Acacia Street, on the left when traveling east on Bonita Avenue.
To assure an adequate supply of workers, the Orange Growers Association and Lemon
Growers Association partnered to build housing for Mexican workers. They constructed
34 small homes for families and two barracks for single men on this site. At . . . — — Map (db m168909) HM
On Pico Street at South Maclay Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Pico Street.
Erected by Valentine Lopez - 1882.
Occupied by Geronimo Lopez - 1884.
Purchased by City of San Fernando - 1971.
Survived Major Earthquake - 1971.
Restored by San Fernando - 1974-75. — — Map (db m127687) HM
On Wolfskill Street at Truman Street, on the right when traveling east on Wolfskill Street.
Cesar Chavez was a courageous labor leader, community organizer, and a civil rights activist. He organized an international movement to improve the lives of thousands of workers. As co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union, he recognized the . . . — — Map (db m149987) HM
On Mission Road at Mission Drive, on the left when traveling east on Mission Road.
In honor of Los Pobladores who founded
El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles,
traveling nine miles west from
the San Gabriel Mission
to begin building today's City of Los Angeles,
September 4, 1781:
Manuel Camero ·
Jose Fernando de . . . — — Map (db m293872) HM
Near Ramona Street 0.1 miles south of Mission Road, on the left when traveling south.
Erected during mission days, 1792-1805. Second oldest adobe in this region. Originally 'L'-shaped, it is now only half its original size. In 1859, it became the property of Don Jean Vigare. In early 1860’s became San Gabriel's first bakery, and was . . . — — Map (db m127641) HM
Near Huntington Drive west of San Gabriel Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
Built about 1845 by Michael White or Miguel Blanco as he was
called by the native Californians. One of the early foreigners to settle
in California; sailor and soldier of fortune; a friendly, carefree man
of roving disposition; a colorful and . . . — — Map (db m144994) HM
On Newhall Avenue just east of California Route 14.
La Puerta - "The Door" was a natural gateway
located in present-day Elsmere Canyon, near the
modern-day 14 Freeway and Beale's Cut.
Forming part of the historic El Camino Viejo
("The Old Road"), La Puerta was an essential
passage through . . . — — Map (db m294520) HM
La Puerta - "The Door" was a natural gateway
located in present-day Elsmere Canyon, near the
modern-day 14 Freeway and Beale's Cut.
Forming part of the historic El Camino Viejo
("The Old Road"), La Puerta was an essential
passage through . . . — — Map (db m310069) HM
On Ocean Drive just south of California Avenue / California Incline, on the right when traveling south.
In commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of Santa Monica by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo on October 8, 1542, this tablet is erected and dedicated by the Historic Landmarks Committee, Native Sons of the Golden West, with the cooperation . . . — — Map (db m130424) HM
Near San Gabriel Boulevard just west of Rosemead Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
The Rio Hondo did not always look as it does today. Until the river was put into concrete channels in the 1950's, the Rio Hondo River offered extensive areas to farm, walk, ride horses, play and swim. Channeling the river did prevent the area . . . — — Map (db m228772) HM
On Bluff Road north of Washington Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Near this site, on January 3, 1847, was fought the Battle of the Rio San Gabriel between American forces commanded by Capt. Robert F. Stockton, U.S. Navy Commander-in-Chief, Brig. Gen. Stephen W. Kearney, U.S. Army, and Californians commanded by . . . — — Map (db m218759) HM
On Arroyo Drive south of Hermosa Street, on the right when traveling south.
panel 1:
Under this oak — the legend runs — the first Easter Services in California
were held by Father Crespi in 1770.
panel 2:
Near this spot the Cathedral Oak stood. Time destroyed its roots. This monument is . . . — — Map (db m134912) HM
Near Santa Monica Boulevard west of Fuller Avenue.
Part of lands occupied by Señora Francisca Perez under preemption law as early as 1869.
Surveyed in 1871 as public lands.
Deeded by Señora Perez to Eugene R. Plummer in 1877.
U.S. patent issued 1880.
Purchased by County of Los . . . — — Map (db m135251) HM
On Whittier Boulevard (California Route 72) west of Pioneer Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
Following the Mexican War, Pío Pico, last Mexican governor, acquired 9,000-acre Rancho Paso de Bartolo and built here an adobe home that was destroyed by the floods of 1883-1884. His second adobe casa, now known as Pío Pico Mansion, represents a . . . — — Map (db m50933) HM
On State Highway 49 south of Bear Valley Road, on the left when traveling south.
Headquarters of Col. John C. Fremont, world-famous American, who, in 1847, purchased a floating Mexican grant of 44,000 acres for $3000. After gold was discovered, he floated his grant to include the Mother Lode gold belt from Mariposa to Merced . . . — — Map (db m5958) HM
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