Known as Brand's Castle, home of L.C. Brand - pioneer and prominent developer in Glendale. Design by Nathaniel Dryden.
City of Glendale Historical Landmark. — — Map (db m56191) HM
Miss American Green Cross was originally dedicated on May 4, 1928 to represent the American Green Cross Society. The early environmental organization was dedicated to the "saving of American's greatest asset-trees". The first chapter of the Society . . . — — Map (db m56198) HM
The Glorietta Substation has served the Glendale community since 1954.
Now modernized, this electric facility will continue to provide
reliable service to Glendale residents far into the future. — — Map (db m289757) HM
The Oak of Peace played an important role in the history of California.
It was at this site on January 11, 1847, that the surrender of the
Californios to the United States Army was arranged. Jésus Pico,
emissary of U.S. Lt. Colonel John C. . . . — — Map (db m234878) HM
San Rafael Rancho, first granted to José Maria Verdugo, Oct. 20, 1784.
Catalina Adobe built about 1828.
And, General Andres Pico oak tree camp site, before he surrendered to General John C. Fremont, 1847.
San Rafael Ranch . . . — — Map (db m128201) HM WM
The chimes in this church,
St. Luke's of the Mountains
of La Crescenta, California,
were presented by
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watchorn
in memory of their
beloved son
Lieutenant Emory Ewart Watchorn,
1926. — — Map (db m198224) HM
Dominated by a shingled belfry and resonant bell, the first
schoolhouse in the Crescenta-Cañada Valley was erected on
this site in 1888.
Rehung in 1914, this bell summoned children to school until it
was dismantled in 1948, when it began . . . — — Map (db m147003) HM
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, March 3, 1863, has awarded in the name of The Congress the Medal of Honor to Private First Class Kiyoshi K. Muranaga, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and . . . — — Map (db m291402) HM
Federal Emergency
Administration
of Public Works.
Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States.
Harold L. Ickes,
Administrator of Public Works.
1939. — — Map (db m226444) HM
Canoga Park Branch Library, Modern style, built 1959.
Declared 2000, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 700, Cultural Heritage Commission, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m163862) HM
Built in 1931 and vacated in 1978 due to earthquake damage. Became the home of the Canoga Park Chamber of Commerce 1982. Dedicated as the Canoga Park Community Center 10/26/1986. Dedication of the Canoga-Owensmouth Historical Museum in part of the . . . — — Map (db m124827) HM
Established in 1914, Canoga Park High School,
formerly known as Owensmouth, has seen a massive
shift in diversity, culture, and community. The school
has a rich history of immeasurable contributions,
from hosting Martin Luther King's speech . . . — — Map (db m228039) HM
Owensmouth and the West Valley area were served
by two post offices since 1912. In 1931, Owensmouth
became Canoga Park and it was decided to build a
permanent office for the area. This Canoga Park
post office opened in 1939 and is said . . . — — Map (db m211194) HM
Canoga Park Southern Pacific Station, circa 1912.
Mission style. First railway station in the West Valley.
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 488, declared May 30, 1990, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs . . . — — Map (db m165894) HM
Dedicated to the employees of Rocketdyne on the tenth anniversary of man’s first lunar landing, July 20, 1979.
A cluster of five Rocketdyne-built F-1 engines lifted the 365-foot-tall Apollo vehicle from Earth, beginning man’s journey to . . . — — Map (db m113129) HM
Trees have always been an important consideration at Canoga Park High School since its founding in 1915. Many varieties of beautiful trees have been planted on campus over the years including the majestic Coast Redwood, (Sequoia Sempervirens), the . . . — — Map (db m135071) HM
On 15 November 1950, the SSFL conducted its first official test with a Rocketdyne-designed XLR43-NA-1 large liquid propellant rocket engine, which later became the Redstone engine. Encompassing 2558 acres, 18 large static test stands, 5 component . . . — — Map (db m145228) HM
Chatsworth Community Church, 1903.
Declared Historic Cultural Monument No. 14 by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Art Department, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m163863) HM
During the 50th Anniversary of the end of
WWII, we proudly dedicate this Veterans' Memorial
to all veterans who have served these magnificent
United States of America and who have preserved
the Freedom and Democracy for all people.
Dedicated on . . . — — Map (db m236989) HM WM
Garden of the Gods was part of the Iverson Movie Ranch which flourished from 1912 until the late 1960s, the golden era of the "B" Western movies. This site was known as the "most shot up location in movie history."
Hollywood cowboys Rex . . . — — Map (db m127037) HM
Cottage built by the Hill family in 1911.
Last homestead acre in the Valley.
Cultural Heritage Board Monument No. 133.
City of Los Angeles.
second marker:
Minnie H. Palmer residence,
a ranch cottage . . . — — Map (db m144408) HM
Stoney Point Outcroppings natural site, considered one of the most
picturesque areas in Los Angeles.
Declared 1974, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 132, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m163865) HM
This dwelling, built in 1849 by Don Vincente de la Osa, was a favored stopping place for the numerous travelers on El Camino Real. It stands on land that is part of the one-square-league Rancho El Encino granted in 1845 by Governor Pio Pico to three . . . — — Map (db m131161) HM
Declared Historic Cultural Monument No. 24 by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Arts Department, City of Los Angeles.
newer plaque, now missing:
Lang Oak
Encino's 1000-year-old oak,
trunk diameter 24 . . . — — Map (db m165309) HM
Not all the gold left Los Angeles after the 1984 Olympics. Some of it stayed in
Encino to fund a youth cycling
program at the velodrome in Balboa Park.
The gold came in the form of
the Games' unexpected $250-million surplus. Forty . . . — — Map (db m282879) HM
The Edminster House, built 1964, 17031 Nanette Street, has been designated as historically significant to the Balboa Highlands Historic Preservation Overlay Zone under the City of Los Angeles Mills Act program. — — Map (db m307752) HM
This memorial is dedicated
to all Veterans who have served their country in
all branches of the
Armed Forces of the
United States of America. — — Map (db m181398) WM
Kramer House,
Mid-Century
Modern Ranch style,
Art Davis, designer,
built 1966. Declared 2008,
Historic-Cultural
Monument No. 933,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m279952) HM
Near this site of the Los Angeles Dam and reservoir were located a Butterfield Stage station, 1861 - 1874; San Fernando Valley’s first English-speaking school, 1860 - 1883; and its first post office, 1869 - 1874. — — Map (db m127534) HM
The California Outstanding
Civil Engineering Achievement - 1988,
Los Angeles Aqueduct Filtration Plant,
designated by
Los Angeles Section, ASCE,
California State Council, ASCE. — — Map (db m294297) HM
John O'Melveny, the former owner of this property, was
the son of Henry W. O'Melveny who, in 1885, founded
Los Angeles' oldest law firm, O'Melveny & Myers. The
O'Melveny law firm represented many of Los Angeles'
founding families, including . . . — — Map (db m213624) HM
Taft House and landscaping. Shingle style. Circa 1900. Declared 1996, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 622, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m162891) HM
On this site of Birmingham Hospital,
1943-1950, Veterans returning from
World War II were given renewed
confidence and hope by the dedicated
personnel who cared for them. Their legacy of pride and courage
remains here as an incentive . . . — — Map (db m192055) HM
Many of the items in the museum are from the collection of Paul Knapp. In 1902,
Paul's father purchased an alfalfa ranch in Burbank. He was 11 when he found his
first arrowhead on his father's property. The arrowhead was embedded in a . . . — — Map (db m200796) HM
The Andres Pico Adobe was built about 1834. It is one of the oldest buildings in the San Fernando Valley and the City of Los Angeles still standing. The original building was what is now the living room. It measures 15' x 37 ½". The walls are 21 . . . — — Map (db m200762) HM
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
In the beginning was the land of Armenia and the kingdom of
Pakradouni, Ani.
And Ani became Volga. And Volga became Crimea. And Crimea
became Don. And Don became the Republic of Armenia.
And the Armenian became a citizen of the . . . — — Map (db m217685) HM
Army - Marines - Navy - Air Force - Coast Guard
Throughout our nation's history,
Armenian-Americans have served nobly and
selflessly in the United States military. This garden
is dedicated to the sacrifices they made and
their undying . . . — — Map (db m272494) WM
El Camino Real is Spanish for "The Royal Road” or "The Kings Highway". Originally the
El Camino Real was the 700 mile road that connected the 21 California Missions. They stretch
from San Diego to Sonoma. Each mission was one day's journey by . . . — — Map (db m200792) HM
Prior to 1913, farming in the San Fernando Valley was primarily dry farming
(wheat) due to a lack of reliable service of water, except for wells, springs and
sporadic rainfall. Under the direction of William Mulholland, the Chief Engineer
of . . . — — Map (db m200810) HM
Born in Victoria, Spain - 1736. Joined the Franciscan Order in 1751. Sent to the College of San Fernando in Mexico City in 1759.
Labored in Mexico and Baja, California until 1775. Spent 10 years at Mission San Diego.
Selected 2nd Presidente of . . . — — Map (db m101198) HM
This carved Khatchkar (cross stone) was modeled
after the ancient Armenian grave stones of Armenia
and specially made in Armenia for the Ararat Home.
Donated by Dr. & Mrs. Vartkes Najarian
in memory of
the victims of the 1915 Armenian . . . — — Map (db m210483) HM
Isaac Lankershim was born in Bavaria. In the 1860's he moved to Los Angeles. In 1869 he purchased 60,000 acres of the southern
half San Fernando Valley for $115,000 from the Pio Pico Family with San Francisco businessmen he formed the San . . . — — Map (db m200801) HM
1. Historical Museum
The museum exhibits a pictorial history of the mission, pottery, santos, trade and commerce items, together with an extensive collection of early mission baskets given by Marie and Mark Harrington.
2. . . . — — Map (db m114714)
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
Founded in 1797 by Father Fermin Francisco Lasuen.
We honor those men of faith, courage and vision who guided the founding of the mission and also those who have preserved it for posterity. — — Map (db m169607) HM
In researching old Adobes, Mark Harrington found that they had a patio area. He restored
the patio area to what you see. The patio is actually the back of the residence. The front
of the residence is on the other side.
Harrington also . . . — — Map (db m200785) HM
The Southern Pacific Railroad shanty, also known as a watchman's or signalman's shanty was a 5 foot by 8 foot wooden
structure. This shanty was originally located on the northwest corner of Maclay Avenue and approximately 60 feet
northeast of . . . — — Map (db m200808) HM
The tombstone you see came from the cemetery
on the ridge which was off of Rinaldi and Indian
Hills Road. It is no longer in existence.
John Brooks, a former president of the San Fernando
Valley Historical Society donated the stone of . . . — — Map (db m200804) HM
A replica of one in Cordoba, Spain; was built around 1812-1814 and was part of the water system in San Fernando Mission garden.
100 years later this garden was the property of Mr. Leslie C. Brand, who donated a part of it to Los Angeles for a . . . — — Map (db m130560) HM
May 19, 1995, 9:02 A.M.
In honor of Victims and Survivors
of the bombing of the Oklahoma City Federal Building,
April 19, 1995, 9:02 A.M. — — Map (db m163222) HM
Modern style. Frank Ehrenthal, architect.
Built 1964. Declared 2010, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 975, Cultural Heritage Commission, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m179250) HM
In a Montgolfier balloon, 175 years ago, the
Marquis d'Arlandes and Pilatre de Ozier of France, in the presence of United States
ambassador Benjamin Franklin, first launched
the era of successful air transport, taking
off from the Chateau de . . . — — Map (db m231368) HM
The Oscars of Television
If Hollywood could make its mark as the movie capital, then North Hollywood could make television its own.
In 1928, one year after North Hollywood acquired its name, Philo Farnsworth demonstrated the first . . . — — Map (db m156624) HM
Amelia Earhart and the Valley Skies
North Hollywood and aviation go way back, and no flyer won local hearts like Amelia Earhart.
"Lady Lindy," as the press nicknamed her, after pioneering aviator Charles Lindbergh, began flying . . . — — Map (db m116360) HM
Born: July 24, 1898.
Died: July 2, 1937.
Flew Atlantic Ocean solo May 20-21, 1932.
First to fly Pacific Ocean,
Honolulu to California, solo
January 11-12, 1935.
Most famous and one of the most
beloved women fliers in history
of American . . . — — Map (db m231695) HM
A Comedic Actor Inspires Laughs, and a Theatre
In 1948 it was an auto body shop. Forty-five years later it became a landmark theatre, with an outdoor patio stage, the masks of comedy and tragedy welded onto its wrought-iron gate, and in . . . — — Map (db m177114) HM
Forever loved pioneer aviator Bobbi (Evelyn) Trout, 1906 - 2003.
1st: ·Test pilot - Golden Eagle ·All night solo flight ·In flight refueling ·Electrically heated suit ·Female recipient of the Howard Hughes Memorial Award & Gathering of . . . — — Map (db m237789) HM
In loving memory of Californians lost on Sept. 11, 2001:
David Angell ·
Lynn Angell ·
David Seima Aoyama ·
Bobby Arestigiu ·
Melissa Rose Barnes ·
Alan Beaven ·
Yeneneh Betru ·
Carolyn Beug ·
Mark Bingham ·
Deora Bodley ·
Torui . . . — — Map (db m227250) HM
The only survivor of aviation's most ironic airplane crash.
On July 18, 1969 Navajo N9150Y crashed into this mausoleum
"Portal of the Folded Wings."
Dale miraculously survived but with massive injuries. With faith in God
and . . . — — Map (db m235328) HM
One of aviation's pioneers, operated first
flying school in Los Angeles, designed and built
first acrobatic airplane, inventor of radio direction
finder, president of Early Birds 1957-58. — — Map (db m232565) HM
Streamline Moderne structure built in 1939
for the Department of Water and Power.
An example of adaptive reuse.
Declared Historic-Cultural Monument No. 232
by the Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department, City of Los . . . — — Map (db m175192) HM
The Los Angeles Board of
Recreation and Park Commissioners
honors Dick Whittinghill
for his community involvement and for his
assistance in the development of Woodbridge Park, June, 1978. — — Map (db m257949) HM
Hollywood Comes North
The community of North Hollywood was still a year away from being given that official name when a jewel box of a theatre called the "El Portal" opened in October of 1926.
The world was still a year away . . . — — Map (db m167283) HM
Firefighters: Service and Sacrifice
When the entire force of four volunteers first started putting out fires here in the 1880s, the brigade used a two-wheel cart that stayed parked next to the train depot between fires. Nearly 50 . . . — — Map (db m162320) HM
Celebrities Sat for His Camera
Back when the fields of the San Fernando Valley helped to feed California and eventually the nation, Fred Hartsook raised champion black and white Holstein dairy cows with names like Bessie, Snowball, . . . — — Map (db m189206) HM
Recognized as “King of Kustom Cars”, George Barris has been
designing and building
“kustom” and celebrity cars since the 1940's. — — Map (db m170073) HM
A Force on the Face of the Valley
Chandler Boulevard cuts across the San Fernando Valley, where wheat fields once grew - along with the ambitions of the man for whom the boulevard is named, Harry Chandler.
He was a political . . . — — Map (db m163426) HM
Born August 10, 1890.
Died January 11, 1977.
A pioneer parachute jumper and pilot, 1914.
In the year 1916 she was the first lady pilot to fly
an aeroplane out of the bean patch that later became the
L.A. International Airport, her passenger was . . . — — Map (db m232580) HM
Spanish Colonial Revival style,
built 1930. Declared 2005,
Historic-Cultural
Monument No. 793,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m225324) HM
The Three Rs Find a NoHo Home
Public education came to North Hollywood in 1888, when school teacher Mary Crawford opened up her temporary classroom in a converted bunkhouse on Vineland Avenue.
A year later, a real, two-story . . . — — Map (db m189156) HM
Read All About It!
Back when Lankershim, North Hollywood's predecessor, was literally a growing concern, local newspapers and advertisers enthusiastically ballyhooed the town's virtues.
The Lankershim Laconic went to press in . . . — — Map (db m189208) HM
Laying Tracks, and a Foundation for the Future
Land is the secret to Southern California's prosperity, but it isn't worth much without a way to move the goods and services it generates. This modest wooden building on a small parcel of land . . . — — Map (db m137867) HM
In memory of former North Hollywood High School Students
who died in the defense of their country during World War II,
The Korean War and The Vietnam War.
Dedicated 1985.
Donated by:
Mr. Kaz's 1984 Current History Students,
Mr. . . . — — Map (db m227116) HM
A Fruitful Land — Literally
During the land boom of the 1880s, a retired New Orleans judge and banker named John M. Bonner came west and bought land in the future North Hollywood, including 110 acres of fruit orchards along what . . . — — Map (db m206801) HM
Orchards to Parkland
In 1890, a pair of brothers, Alfred and Harry Prince, came west from Ohio and bought themselves nearly 70 acres to plant an orchard at what is now Magnolia Boulevard and Tujunga Avenue.
Harry moonlighted as . . . — — Map (db m162408) HM
A Catchy Name, and Eye-Catching Clothes
A Ukrainian-born master tailor with a risque-sounding nickname made his reputation by dressing, and often overdressing, Hollywood's cowboys.
Nudie Cohn began life in the Tsarist city of . . . — — Map (db m189201) HM
This home is the original farm house of Tony La Maida and his family which he built in 1925. Mr. La Maida immigrated from Italy and built his dream home with 100 acres of walnut groves. The state's population exploded from 380,000 in 1865 to 3.5 . . . — — Map (db m257215) HM
“Soldiers rest thy warfare o’er,
Dream of fighting fields no more,
Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking,
Morn of toil, nor night of waking.”
- Sir Walter Scott — — Map (db m150057) HM
Dedicated to the Honored Dead of American Aviation on
the 50th Anniversary of Powered Flight, Dec. 17, 1953,
by Lt. Gen. Ira C. Eaker USAF (Ret.)
Beneath the memorial tablets in this sacred portal
rest the cremated remains of famous . . . — — Map (db m150059) HM
This beautiful building was built in 1924 as the
original entrance to Vahalla Memorial Park.
The architect was Kenneth MacDonald, Jr. and
the sculptor was Federico Giorgi.
Beginning in 1930, James Gillette conceived the
idea of . . . — — Map (db m231412) HM
America's first dirigible pilot,
St. Louis MO, Oct. 24, 1904.
Father of Aerial Transportation.
Built first passenger dirigible in U.S. — — Map (db m239766) HM
This bell was cast at the
McShane Foundry,
Baltimore Maryland in 1897.
It was commissioned for the
belltower of the original
Immaculate Conception Church on
the corner of Bakman and Weddington
in 1927.
In 1939, it was then installed . . . — — Map (db m257867) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m155522) HM
In Memory of Apparatus Operator Thomas G. Taylor
Fire Station 60
Los Angeles Fire Department
Thomas Taylor lost his life here while bravely battling a structure fire on January 28, 1981. He is greatly missed by his family, . . . — — Map (db m262534) HM
Following Spanish and Mexican rule, Ex Rancho Mission de San Fernando, the land today known
as the San Fernando Valley, was sold by Governor Pio Pico to Don Eugolio de Celis for $14,000. After California
Statehood in 1849, the subdivision of . . . — — Map (db m202497) HM
A Founding Family in a Fledgling Town
The cold winters and the hard work of Iowa farm life once drove hundreds of thousands of "Hawkeyes" to California.
One of them was named Wilson C. Weddington. He came here in 1890 to visit his . . . — — Map (db m163643) HM
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