On Crown Valley Road, 1.4 miles south of California Route 14, on the left when traveling south.
The Acton Community Presbyterian Church began as the Union Moral and Religious Association of Acton. The association's first meeting was held on April 28, 1888. The first formal service took place on June 17, 1888 at the Little White School which . . . — — Map (db m127488) HM
On Cory Avenue, 0.2 miles west of Crown Valley Road.
The first adobe schoolhouse in 1869 was located near Ravenna, and served the children of miners and ranchers covering a 2,500 square mile area. A subsequent structure, built in 1870, was destroyed by flood in 1880. The present brick schoolhouse, . . . — — Map (db m145704) HM
We welcome visitors to the Historic Acton Cemetery. Out of respect for church members, relatives, and descendants of those buried here, we ask that you treat this sacred site with care and reverence.
John and Wilhemina Duehren arrived in . . . — — Map (db m145703) HM
On Kanan Road (County Route N9) 1.6 miles south of Triunfo Canyon Road, on the right when traveling south.
Welcome to the site of Ballard Mountain, so named in honor of a courageous African-American community leader and pioneering homesteader in Seminole Springs, John Ballard (c. 1830-1905), in fitting recognition of his contributions to the civic . . . — — Map (db m226225) HM
Near Ladyface Court, 0.1 miles south of Agoura Road.
Ladyface Mountain climbs to 2,031 feet above sea level and is visible for many miles.
Legend has it that the Chumash Indians, who used the mountain as a perch to view the
entire Conejo Valley, gave the mountain the name "Ladyface."
The . . . — — Map (db m200712) HM
Near Mulholland Highway just east of Troutdale Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Destination for a Sunday Drive
During the Great Depression, two Hollywood visionaries
bought this land, right down the road from the exclusive
Malibou Lake Mountain Club.
Called Lake Enchanto, it was created as a . . . — — Map (db m228725) HM
Near Chesebro Road, 0.5 miles north of U.S. 101, on the right when traveling north.
Rancher John Morrison and his family occupied this historic house in 1904. They lived and worked here for almost 60 years. Morrison‘s family cleared land to grow hay and raised horses and cattle to sell at nearby markets. They also built barns, . . . — — Map (db m167302) HM
Near Cornell Road, 0.4 miles north of Mulholland Highway, on the left when traveling north.
You've seen Western Town in hundreds of movies, TV shows and commercials. It all started back in 1927 when Paramount Pictures purchased 2,700 acres of the old Rancho Las Virgenes for use as a "movie ranch."
"Cisco Kid," "Dr. Quinn, Medicine . . . — — Map (db m150029) HM
Memorial Ceremony honoring Horace Marden Albright (January 6, 1890 - March 28, 1987)
His footprints are on the United States and
the world because all other national park systems
are modeled on the one he built.
April 4, 1987, . . . — — Map (db m236742) HM
Near Lake Vista Drive just south of Mulholland Highway, on the left when traveling south.
A Future President’s Ranch
By 1951, then actor Ronald Reagan purchased several parcels creating the approximately 357-acre ranch that spreads out before you and runs for 1.5 miles along Mulholland Highway. For the next ten
years, . . . — — Map (db m236739) HM
On Rainbow Crest Drive at Reyes Adobe Road, on the left when traveling west on Rainbow Crest Drive.
Daughters of the American Revolution commemorate the significant role the
Reyes Adobe historical site played in the development of California and its
history. The property was a stop along the state's famous El Camino Real. — — Map (db m154344) HM
On Main Street just west of Garfield Av, on the left when traveling west.
Dedicated December 18, 1982
by the Alhambra City Council
and the
Alhambra Redevelopment Agency Board.
This Brown Street Clock
marked the time and location
of Henry E. Wellman Jewelers
since 1913.
The clock has been restored
to its . . . — — Map (db m190603) HM
On Santa Rosa Avenue at Alameda Street, on the right when traveling north on Santa Rosa Avenue.
The 135 Deodar Cedar trees were planted in 1885 by the Woodbury Family, the founders of Altadena. First organized by F.C. Nash in 1920, the "Mile of Christmas Trees" has been strung with 10,000 lights each holiday season through the efforts of . . . — — Map (db m143798) HM
On Lake Avenue at Loma Alta Drive, on the right when traveling north on Lake Avenue.
Cobb Estate sits at the mouth of the Las Flores Canyon
and across from Echo Mountain, the historic site of the
Incline Railway which traveled to the "White City" at the
summit first stop along the Mt. Lowe Scenic Railway.
Charles and . . . — — Map (db m243445) HM
Near Mount Curve Avenue East at Lake Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
marker at amphitheater:
Built by
United States
Works Progress
Administration -
1938.
marker at basketball courts:
Improved by
Works Progress
Administration -
1937. — — Map (db m243384) HM
On Parkman Street, 0.1 miles east of Lake Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Designed by Whitney R. Smith in
the Early Modern architectural
style and built in 1941 for Evelyn
and Jackson Holmes.
Designated
on February 9, 2021 by the Board
of Supervisors.
Historical Landmarks
and Records Commission. — — Map (db m192512) HM
On Mt Lowe Drive just south of Maiden Lane, in the median.
Named in honor of David J. MacPherson
who planned and engineered Mt. Lowe
Railway and Echo Mountain Incline,
in use 1893 to 1938. — — Map (db m153312) HM
On Lake Avenue at Loma Alta Drive, on the right when traveling north on Lake Avenue.
Mt. Lowe Scenic Railway was considered an engineering wonder
and southern California's most popular tourist attraction
during its heyday, carrying a total of 3.1 million visitors.
8th Wonder of the World
The brainchild of . . . — — Map (db m243446) HM
On West Harriet Street, 0.2 miles west of Lincoln Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Lt. O. Oliver Goodall lived at 679 W Harriet Street from 1961 until his death in
2010 and made a powerful impact on his adopted communities of Altadena and Pasadena, in addition to contributing to elevating the dignity and civil rights of . . . — — Map (db m145504) HM WM
Near Explorer Road, 0.5 miles north of Windsor Avenue.
Who was Robert Owens of El Prieto Canyon?
In Spanish, "Prieto" means dark. El Prieto Canyon references a person, not the dark shade of its
many mature oak trees. The "El Prieto" of this beautiful canyon was a man named Robert Owens. . . . — — Map (db m226463) HM
On Mariposa Street east of Marengo Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Zane Grey Estate, 396 East Mariposa Street, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior, 2002. — — Map (db m144782) HM
To the memory of Benjamin Davis Wilson, Don Benito, 1811 – 1878, pioneer trapper and settler who came to California in 1841, and in 1864 blazed the trail up this mountain which bears his name. — — Map (db m123037) HM
Cape of Good Hope (top photo)
The Stone Wall that can be seen below you to the right of
the road cut through the ridge is part of a sharp 200 degree curve.
This enabled the railway to cross from Las Flores Canyon (beyond
ridge) to . . . — — Map (db m247616) HM
The Dawn Station "Trolley Stop" in this photograph is
located to the left of this sign. A 2.4 mile trail led from Dawn
Station to the mine located down in the canyon. Partially
processed ore from the mine was brought up to this Station . . . — — Map (db m248031) HM
Easter sunrise services were held
here at Easter Rock for many years.
Easter Rock is made up of decomposed
rock and has weathered over the years.
The plaque disappeared long ago. It
read as follows:
Easter Rock
First . . . — — Map (db m247507) HM
Near Mount Wilson Red Box Road, 2.3 miles south of Angeles Crest Highway (California Route 2), on the right when traveling south.
Eaton Canyon Saddle
Eaton Saddle is located between San Gabriel
Peak (6,161') and Occidental Peak (5,732') and
on the ridge leading from Red Box to Mt. Wilson.
It separates Eaton Canyon to the south from
Falls Canyon to the . . . — — Map (db m247457) HM
Near Mount Lowe Railway Trail south of Sam Merrill Trail.
The world famous Echo Mountain
House was completed in November 1894. It was a
beautiful L-shaped building, four stories high with a
400-foot wing offering a southern exposure. A massive
metal dome crowned the structure. The entire . . . — — Map (db m248028) HM
Near Mount Lowe Railway Trail south of Sam Merrill Trail.
Echo Mountain is so named because of the many
echoes that can be heard across Rubio Canyon. The
Mt. Lowe Railway installed an Echo Phone similar
to this one in the early 1900's. The base of the
original Echo Phone can be seen behind this . . . — — Map (db m248029) HM
Near Mount Lowe Road at Mount Lowe Railroad Trail.
The last of the 18 bridges between Echo Mtn. & Alpine
Tavern was this large "S" shaped bridge which the trolleys
crossed to reach the Alpine Tavern. Both end foundations of the
bridge are still visible. If you look across the canyon to the . . . — — Map (db m248030) HM
In this area it was necessary to blast a path for the railway
out of the Hard Granite. The cutting of the Granite Gate itself took
8 months with the walls being left intact on Professor Lowes'
orders. This "Gate" provided a picturesque frame . . . — — Map (db m247573) HM
Inspiration Point is about a ten minute walk
from the Alpine Tavern over part of the never
completed railway grade to the summit of Mt.
Lowe. From this shelter, sighting tubes helped
visitors locate places of interest, including
Catalina . . . — — Map (db m247503) HM
On this pier in 1926
Albert Abraham Michelson
measured the velocity of light by means of a
beam of light transmitted to
Mount San Antonio
and reflected back to this station. — — Map (db m57274) HM
Cable wheel, last remnant of Incline section, Mt Lowe Railway, Rubio Canyon to Echo Mt, 1893-1938, built by Prof. T.S.C. Lowe, D.J. Macpherson, engineer. — — Map (db m122608) HM
Near Mount Wilson Red Box Road, 2.3 miles south of Angeles Crest Highway (California Route 2), on the right when traveling south.
Mt. Lowe Scenic Railway was considered an engineering wonder
and southern California's most popular tourist attraction
during its heyday, carrying a total of 3.1 million visitors.
8th Wonder of the World
The brainchild of . . . — — Map (db m247456) HM
This summit, previously known as Oak Mountain, was named Mt. Lowe
in the fall of 1892. At the time railway construction was going
on in Rubio Canyon and Echo Mtn. Professor Lowe had planned to
run the railway to this summit and build a large . . . — — Map (db m247464) HM
Visitors to Inspiration Point remember the tiny "One
Man and Mule Railway," a little tourist tramway that
connected Inspiration Point to Panorama Point overlooking Eaton Canyon. Operated by one man and his
cantankerous mule, Herbert, the . . . — — Map (db m247505) HM
Near Mt Wilson Red Box Road, 4.7 miles south of Angeles Crest Highway (California Route 2).
In 1904, astronomer George Ellery Hale obtained support from the Carnegie Institution of Washington to found the Mount Wilson Solar Observatory. Stellar telescopes were soon added: first the 60-inch, then the 100-inch, when "Solar" was removed . . . — — Map (db m143305) HM
Near Mt Wilson Red Box Road, 4.7 miles south of Angeles Crest Highway (California Route 2).
The increased light-grasp of this telescope made possible many notable advances in structural cosmology between 1924 and 1930. They have revised our ideas about the universe in which we live.
One of these advances was that spiral nebulae are . . . — — Map (db m200931) HM
Near Angeles Crest Highway (California Route 2) 26 miles north of Interstate 210.
Built in 1900 alongside the West Fork of the San Gabriel River and north of Mt. Wilson, the historic cabin was the first ranger station built in California with federal government funds — $75. In the late 1920's, new roads into the mountains . . . — — Map (db m154560) HM
Near Mount Lowe Road at Mount Lowe Railroad Trail.
This is how the Tavern looked circa 1920. It was built in
1895 & destroyed by fire in 1936. The hotel ruins were
dynamited in 1959 to allow for construction of the Mt. Lowe Trail
Camp. Debris from the hotel now covers most of the area in . . . — — Map (db m247614) HM
Near Escondido Canyon Road, 0.5 miles east of Aqua Dulce Canyon Road, on the right when traveling east.
Ray A. Toney and his son Edward A. Toney built this ranch-style residence on property homesteaded by William H. Krieg, Ray's uncle. The Toneys, a pioneering Agua Dulce family, built the residence during the Great Depression using wood salvaged from . . . — — Map (db m133731) HM
On Chantry Flat Road, 5 miles north of Interstate 210.
A Brief History
The barn and two-room bunkhouse/store that were still being utilized at Adams’ Pack Station in 2011 were built 75 years earlier by the original owner of what has become the last remaining pack station in southern California. . . . — — Map (db m122240) HM
Near Baldwin Avenue, 0.3 miles south of Interstate 210, on the right when traveling south.
Discovered in the foothills of
Southern California
in 1905 by William Warren Orcutt,
petroleum geologist.
Artifact reputed to have
served as a baptismal font at
the nearby La Purisima Mission
destroyed by earthquake in 1821. — — Map (db m193775) HM
On Huntington Drive at Santa Clara Street, on the left when traveling west on Huntington Drive.
Anita May Baldwin
was the only daughter born to Arcadia's founder and owner of
Rancho Santa Anita, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin and his third wife,
Jane Virginia (Jennie) Dexter. Known for her generosity and
compassion, Anita Baldwin was a . . . — — Map (db m198153) HM
On Santa Anita Avenue at Huntington Drive, on the right when traveling south on Santa Anita Avenue.
The City of Arcadia was founded by Elias J. “Lucky” Baldwin from part of his large landholdings (Santa Anita Rancho) in the San Gabriel Valley. Baldwin was responsible for incorporating Arcadia as a City and became Arcadia’s first . . . — — Map (db m140512) HM
On First Avenue at Diamond Street, on the left when traveling south on First Avenue.
A Short History
In 1912 the first promotional organization to appear in Arcadia was a woman’s club called the Cooperative Arcadians. This group of 15 women began by sponsoring programs that increased interest in matters of social . . . — — Map (db m200010) HM
Near Baldwin Avenue, 0.2 miles south of Colorado Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
Baldwin Lake casts a long shadow of history at the core of the Arboretum, its four acres bearing witness to a who's who of settlers and owners of note over the years. Before recorded history, Gabrielino villagers called this home place . . . — — Map (db m177669) HM
On Huntington Drive, 0.5 miles east of Baldwin Avenue, in the median.
With the demise of the famous Red Line electric railway, land in the median of Huntington Drive directly across from the famous Santa Anita Park horse track became available on which to build a headquarters for the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce in . . . — — Map (db m145281) HM
Near Baldwin Avenue, 0.3 miles south of Colorado Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
Once common across the globe, cycads are now
threatened or endangered in the wild. Explore our
diverse collection and learn about these impressive plants.
Age of Cycads
The Jurassic Period is famous for its fantastically large . . . — — Map (db m198164) HM
On Santa Clara Street at First Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Santa Clara Street.
Trains were a prominent part of Arcadia for several generations from the late 19th century to the mid-1900s. With the tracks and depots of three of the most prominent and popular lines converging here, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, . . . — — Map (db m207736) HM
On First Avenue at Huntington Drive, on the right when traveling south on First Avenue.
Downtown Arcadia was born in 1887 with founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's Oakwood Hotel complimenting a new Santa Fe train station at First Avenue and Santa Clara Street. Expansion came with City incorporation in 1903 and again with the opening . . . — — Map (db m200045) HM
On Campus Drive at Holly Avenue, in the median on Campus Drive.
Elias Jackson Baldwin, founder and first Mayor of the City of Arcadia, was born into an Ohio farming family on April 3, 1828, but spent his formative years growing up in nearby Indiana where a year at Wabash College in Crawfordsville completed . . . — — Map (db m135467) HM
On First Avenue at California Street, on the right when traveling south on First Avenue.
In 1907, this yellow clapboard schoolhouse was built on the southwest corner of First Avenue and California Street, and it was named the Arcadia Grammar School. It replaced the temporary buildings, a packing shed, and a vacant remodeled saloon, . . . — — Map (db m200007) HM
Near Baldwin Avenue, 0.3 miles south of Colorado Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
Lights, Camera, Action!
Hollywood has long used the Forest and Baldwin Lake as a stand-in for exotic locations from around the world.
Filming began in the early 1930s before the Arboretum was founded, when shooting across the . . . — — Map (db m186380) HM
Near Baldwin Avenue south of Interstate 210, on the right when traveling south.
Today’s Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden blends history and horticulture in a landscape ripe with cultural nuance, allowing history to be sampled in its native setting and savored as an integral link between humans and the land they . . . — — Map (db m143271) HM
Near Baldwin Avenue, 0.3 miles south of Interstate 210, on the right when traveling south.
Constructed by Elias Jackson ('Lucky') Baldwin in 1881. Designed by A.A. Bennett, and intended for entertaining. There being no kitchen, meals were served from the nearby adobe (built by Hugo Reid in 1839) where Baldwin actually lived. Restored and . . . — — Map (db m153410) HM
Near Baldwin Avenue, 0.3 miles south of Interstate 210, on the right when traveling south.
The home place of Elias Jackson “Lucky” Baldwin, founder and first Mayor of the City of Arcadia, was this relatively simple adobe house, though during Baldwin's occupation (1875-1909) it was the larger and more inviting structure seen . . . — — Map (db m153423) HM
Near Baldwin Avenue, 0.3 miles south of U.S. 210, on the right when traveling south.
Constructed about 1890 in Rancho Santa Anita by Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad on its transcontinental main line. Elias J. “Lucky” Baldwin donated right-of-way and bricks in exchange for agreement to stop trains, maintain a depot . . . — — Map (db m120309) HM
Near Huntington Drive west of Baldwin Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Early in 1942 the US government designated Santa Anita Park for special usage during the war years.
Pursuant to Executive Order 9066 signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, from March 30, 1942 until October 27, 1942 the facility was used as . . . — — Map (db m165491) HM
On Huntington Drive at First Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Huntington Drive.
Oldest operating racetrack in California - opened Christmas Day 1934.
Founded by Dr. Charles H. Strub & Associates.
Designed in Art Deco style by architect Gordon B. Kaufmann.
Introduced Santa Anita Handicap in 1935 - oldest . . . — — Map (db m201111) HM
Near Huntington Drive east of Baldwin Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Set against the backdrop of the San Gabriel Mountains in an area of near year-round ideal weather, Santa Anita Park has been considered one of the most beautiful and finest horse race tracks in the world since its opening on Christmas Day 1934. . . . — — Map (db m198317) HM
On Huntington Drive at First Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Huntington Drive.
Record — 89 starts: 33-15-13.
Won inaugural Hollywood Gold Cup 1938.
Defeated War Admiral in 1938 match race.
Lost Santa Anita Handicap by a nose 1937, 1938.
Won handily in third attempt 1940.
Champion older male 1937, 1938. . . . — — Map (db m201113) HM
On Huntington Drive just west of Santa Clara Street, on the left when traveling west.
The W. Parker Lyon Pony Express Museum was founded in
San Marino by William Parker Lyon, former Mayor of Fresno.
Lyon purchased 6 acres from Anita M. Baldwin in 1934 and
moved his museum to Arcadia. In 1935, it was opened on this site -
of . . . — — Map (db m210902) HM
On Huntington Drive, 0.3 miles west of the Foothill Freeway (Interstate 210), on the right when traveling west.
The Derby has a storied past in the City of Arcadia and, for many years, thoroughbred horse racing has shared a large part of that story. Arcadia’s founder and first Mayor, Elias J. ‘Lucky’ Baldwin presided over the first Santa Anita Racetrack in . . . — — Map (db m207738) HM
On Santa Clara Street at First Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Santa Clara Street.
Located along Arcadia’s Huntington Drive, just east of Santa Anita Avenue, the Thoroughbred Racing Walk of Champions is a tribute to the horse racing community that has been an integral part of Arcadia history for more than 100 years.
The . . . — — Map (db m145251) HM
On Santa Clara Street at First Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Santa Clara Street.
Record — 20 starts: 19-1-0.
Owned by Jerry & Ann Moss, trained by John Shirreffs.
Purchased as a yearling for $60,000; Earned $7.3 million in 4-year racing career.
Won 17 graded stakes races, including 13 Grade 1 events.
Won Lady's . . . — — Map (db m201116) HM
Near Pebbly Beach Road east of Crescent Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
This memorial is dedicated to all veterans - men and women - who have served their country in harm's way in all branches of the armed forces of the United States of America. — — Map (db m69087) WM
The Catalina Island Yacht Club has been a welcoming landmark in Avalon Bay since the building was completed in 1924. One of the oldest and most unique yacht clubs in Southern California, it has a proud history rich in the lore and tradition of . . . — — Map (db m49679) HM
Near Sumner Avenue south of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling south.
On May 10, 1912, aviation pioneer Glenn L. Martin
was the first person to successfully cross the
Catalina Channel by air. Martin equipped an
ordinary land plane with pontoons and departed
from Newport Beach. He arrived in Avalon Bay
less than . . . — — Map (db m211467) HM
On Saint Catherine Way north of Crescent Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
The sport of big game fishing originated in Avalon when Charles Frederick Holder caught a 183 pound Blue Fin Tuna with sport fish tackle on June 1, 1898. This angling milestone inspired him to form the Tuna Club of Santa Catalina Island, an . . . — — Map (db m49856) HM
Near Metropole Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Crescent Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
In all the world there was no trip like a
nocturnal ride aboard Blanche W,
skimming through a spray of flying fish
darting from the waters of Catalina Island.
William Wrigley Jr. commissioned the
sightseeing boat in 1924 and named . . . — — Map (db m208327) HM
On Saint Catherine Way north of Crescent Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
The Tuna Club of Avalon marks the birthplace of modern big game sportfishing. In 1898, led by Dr. Charles Frederick Holder, the club's founding members adopted the rules of conduct stressing conservationist ethics and sporting behavior. Today, their . . . — — Map (db m49678) HM
On Avalon Canyon Road south of Tremont Street, on the left when traveling south.
This tower was erected by Wm. Wrigley Jr.
in honor of the baseball
players who gave or risked
their lives in the defence
of their country in the
Great World War, Jan 15, 1926.
The Avalon Men's Softball League
rededicates the . . . — — Map (db m186317) HM
Near Avalon Canyon Road, on the left when traveling south.
There are five panels at the memorial. The first panel is in front of the memorial to the right. There is a duplicate panel located at the entrance, left of the walkway:
Wrigley Memorial is dedicated to the memory of Wm. Wrigley Jr. It . . . — — Map (db m69075) HM
On West Foothill Boulevard (U.S. 66) at North Azusa Avenue (California Route 39), on the right when traveling west on West Foothill Boulevard.
Swelled by the melting snows of towering mountains, our river has long nourished abundant life.
“Azusa” is the name of the Shoshonean village that existed for 6,000 years before Spanish explorers arrived in 1769 to find “a . . . — — Map (db m137818) HM
Known to the Mission Padres, Crystal Lake is the only natural lake in the San Gabriel Mountains. R.W. Dawson visited the lake in 1876, and later built a cabin nearby. Pasadena Judge Benjamin Eaton wrote in 1887 that "The water is clear as a crystal . . . — — Map (db m172024) HM
On West Fork Trail, 8 miles west of San Gabriel Canyon Road (California Route 39), on the right when traveling west.
Los Angeles County
Flood Control District -
Cogswell Dam.
Purpose: Flood control and water conservation.
Type: Rockfill.
Drainage Area: 39.2 square miles.
Storage Capacity: 12,300 acre-feet.
Crest Height: 265 feet. . . . — — Map (db m212989) HM
On Francisquito Avenue just north of the San Bernardino Freeway (U.S. 10).
In-N-Out Burger opened on October 22, 1948 at 4:15 PM in Baldwin Park, California. The store was originally on Francisquito and Garvey, where the current freeway overpass is now located. It moved to this location in 1954.
On that first day . . . — — Map (db m162254) HM
Contained within this building are the remaining portions of an adobe house built by Francisco Salvador Lugo and his son Antonio María Lugo. Francisco Lugo was a prominent early landholder and Antonio served as the Alcalde of Los Angeles. They . . . — — Map (db m125567) HM
On Bellflower Boulevard at Mayne Street, on the left when traveling south on Bellflower Boulevard.
The view from Somerset (Bellflower) Boulevard in 1915, 10 years after the Santa Ana line first opened. On the left is PE substation #12. The Pacific Electric was an electrically powered interurban rail system. Power came from the company’s own . . . — — Map (db m133374) HM
On Rodeo Drive, 0.1 miles north of Wilshire Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Frank Lloyd Wright is perhaps the most celebrated and highly-recognized American architect.
His unique design for "The Anderton Court Shops" from 1952 represents the only retail
structure built by Wright in Southern California. He described . . . — — Map (db m200409) HM
On Rexford Drive at South Santa Monica Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Rexford Drive.
At 8:45 a.m. on September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked and crashed a passenger jet, American Airlines Flight 11, into the
North Tower of New York City's World Trade Center. As live television coverage began, Americans watched in horror as . . . — — Map (db m246996) HM
On Moreno Drive, 0.1 miles north of Olympic Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
Federal Emergency
Administration of Public Works.
John M. Garmody,
Administrator of Public Works.
Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States.
Beverly Hills High School, 1939. — — Map (db m183132) HM
On Rodeo Drive at South Santa Monica Boulevard, on the left when traveling south on Rodeo Drive.
Richard Carroll, a former Warner Brothers publicist, started
his men's fashion enterprise in Beverly Hills in 1949. The
renowned men's clothier operated at this site for 43
years and helped to establish Rodeo Drive and
Beverly Hills' Golden . . . — — Map (db m246997) HM
On Doheny Road just west of Loma Vista Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Doheny Greystone Estate, an estate built by Edward L. Doheny Jr.
Designed by Gordon Kaufmann.
Landscape by Paul Thiene. Beverly Hills Historic Landmark No. 4.
Built 1928. Designated 2013.
Beverly Hills City Council and
Cultural Heritage . . . — — Map (db m192005) HM
On La Cienega Boulevard south of Gregory Way, on the right when traveling south.
The expedition of Don Gaspar de Portolá from Mexico passed this way en route to Monterey to begin the Spanish colonization of California. With Captain Don Fernando Rivera y Moncada, Lieutenant Don Pedro Fages, Sergeant José Francisco Ortega, and . . . — — Map (db m125155) HM
Designed by Master Architect Douglas Honnold, the
famous restaurant was located at this site.
Michael Romanoff, born Hershel Geguzin (1890-1971),
was a Hollywood restaurateur, self-styled Russian
aristocrat, and actor. The Daisy replaced . . . — — Map (db m246999) HM
On Sunset Boulevard at North Crescent Drive, on the right when traveling west on Sunset Boulevard.
Built as the first hotel in the City and associated
with architects Elmer Grey and Paul R. Williams.
Beverly Hills Historic Landmark No. 1.
Built 1912. Designated 2012.
Beverly Hills City Council and Cultural Heritage Commission, . . . — — Map (db m148025) HM
On Rodeo Drive south of Santa Monica Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
Beverly Hills' first Polynesian-themed restaurant was located
on this site from 1936 to 1978. Originally called Sugie's
Tropics after the owner Harry "Sugie" Sugarman, the founder
of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was sold in 1953 and
became . . . — — Map (db m246998) HM
On Elden Way, 0.1 miles north of North Crescent Drive, on the right when traveling north.
United States Department of the Interior National Register of Historic Places.
Beverly Hills Local Landmark.
Constructed in 1911. — — Map (db m148656) HM
On Santa Monica Boulevard at Crescent Drive, on the right when traveling east on Santa Monica Boulevard.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
Fresco Murals, 1936
Charles Kassler
United States (1897-1979)
During the Great Depression,
the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m150055) HM
On Santa Monica Boulevard (California Route 2) at Canon Road, on the right when traveling west on Santa Monica Boulevard.
Upon arriving at the Beverly Hills trolley station, which was located just to the south of this site across Santa Monica Boulevard, residents and visitors would be greeted by this early Beverly Hills landmark. Originally installed in 1907, the lily . . . — — Map (db m204422) HM