Near Glendale Boulevard at Park Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Aimee Semple McPherson (1890-1944) founded the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel and was a well-known figure in Los Angeles. After her founding of the Angelus Temple in 1923, the population of the Echo Park neighborhood greatly . . . — — Map (db m122445) HM
On Glendale Boulevard at Park Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Glendale Boulevard.
Angelus Temple, founding church of International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, has been designated a National Historic Landmark. This building possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. — — Map (db m219917) HM
Near Vin Scully Avenue, 0.3 miles east of Stadium Way.
The only Major League Baseball stadium since 1923
to be conceived, constructed and financed by
private proprietorship.
Ground breaking September 17, 1959.
Opening
game April 10, 1962.
Dedicated April 12, 1962
to the enjoyment of the loyal . . . — — Map (db m186767) HM
Near Vin Scully Avenue, 0.3 miles east of Stadium Way.
One of the game's fiercest competitors, the hard-throwing right-hander pitched 14
seasons (1956-69) for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, ranking second on the
franchise career list in wins (209), games pitched (518), strikeouts (2,486), . . . — — Map (db m229160) HM
Near Vin Scully Avenue, 0.3 miles east of Stadium Way.
The durable right-hander spent 16 of his 23 Major League seasons with the Dodgers and
more than made his mark in team history, ranking as the franchise's all-time leader in
wins (233), games pitched (550), innings pitched (3,814), strikeouts . . . — — Map (db m229162) HM
Near Vin Scully Avenue, 0.3 miles east of Stadium Way.
The Duke of Flatbush was among the game's most feared hitters during his 16 seasons
with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers (1947-62), playing on a pair of World
Championship teams (1955 and 1959) and in six World Series overall. The . . . — — Map (db m229158) HM
On Lilac Terrace west of Lookout Drive, on the left when traveling west.
The Hebrew Benevolent Society of Los Angeles (1854), first charitable organization in the city, acquired this site from the city council by deed of April 9, 1855. This purchase of a sacred burial ground represented the first organized community . . . — — Map (db m122688) HM
Near Vin Scully Avenue, 0.3 miles east of Stadium Way.
Gil Hodges' first two positions in the Major Leagues were at third base and catcher,
but the Indiana native eventually found a home at first base and became an anchor
to the Dodger dynasty that captured five N.L. pennants between 1949 and . . . — — Map (db m229157) HM
On April 15, 1947, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, N.Y., Jack Roosevelt Robinson, at the age of 28, became
the first African-American in the 20th century to play for a Major League Baseball team. A dynamic
player who appeared in six World Series . . . — — Map (db m186835) HM
Near Vin Scully Avenue, 0.3 miles east of Stadium Way.
Jack Roosevelt Robinson made a historic entrance into Major League Baseball in 1947 as
the first African-American player in the history of the game. His outstanding debut season
netted him the inaugural Rookie of the Year award, which now bears . . . — — Map (db m229154) HM
Near Vin Scully Avenue, 0.3 miles east of Stadium Way.
One of the most recognizable voices in all of Spanish-language broadcasting, Jaime
Jarrín joined the Dodgers at the Los Angeles Coliseum in 1959. He arrived in the United
States from his native Ecuador on June 24, 1955- the same day pitcher Sandy . . . — — Map (db m229161) HM
Near Vin Scully Avenue, 0.3 miles east of Stadium Way.
Junior Gilliam played his entire 14-year Major League career (1953-66) in a Dodger
uniform, both in Brooklyn and Los Angeles, contributing to four World Championship
clubs (1955, 1959, 1963 and 1965) and seven pennant winners overall. He appeared . . . — — Map (db m229156) 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
On Glendale Boulevard at Effie Street, on the right when traveling north on Glendale Boulevard.
This is the birthplace of motion picture comedy. Here the genius of Mack Sennett took root and grew to laughter heard around the world. Here movie history was made. Here stars were born. Here reigned, and still reigns “The King of Comedy” Mack . . . — — Map (db m120327) HM
On Stadium Way west of California Route 110, on the right when traveling west.
Designed as the largest enclosed structure without columns in the world by noted California architects Robert Clements & Associates, this Art Deco building, constructed between 1938 and 1941 by the WPA, is the largest and second-oldest Navy Reserve . . . — — Map (db m147662) HM
On Edgeware Road at Boston Street, on the left when traveling east on Edgeware Road.
Mediterranean style. Architect - Los Angeles City Construction Department.
Built 1929. Declared 1994, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 605, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m185974) HM
Near Vin Scully Avenue, 0.3 miles east of Stadium Way.
Harold Pee Wee Reese played 16 seasons at shortstop for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles
Dodgers (1940-42, 1946-58) and was a member of seven Brooklyn pennant-winning
teams, including the World Championship club of 1955. A 10-time National . . . — — Map (db m229159) HM
Near Park Avenue east of Glendale Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
Fondly known as “Lady of the Lake”,
by Ada May Sharpless.
Erected by the Federal Art Project 1934-1935.
Conserved by the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department,
with support from Councilurember Jackie Goldberg,
the . . . — — Map (db m229144) HM
Near Vin Scully Avenue, 0.3 miles east of Stadium Way.
In 10 seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1948-57), Campy was a force both at the plate
and behind the plate. The catcher played on five pennant-winning clubs, including the
World Champions of 1955. That season, the eight-time All-Star became a . . . — — Map (db m229153) HM
Near Vin Scully Avenue, 0.3 miles east of Stadium Way.
Among the most dominating pitchers in the game's history, the left-hander won 165
games s and compiled 2,396 strikeouts in 2,324.1 innings with 40 shutouts in his 12-year
Dodger career (1955-66). A three-time Cy Young Award winner and National . . . — — Map (db m229152) HM
On Laveta Terrace south of Scott Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Studio and residence of
influential queer artist
Tom of Finland
(Touko Laaksonen) 1980-1990,
built 1911. Declared 2016,
Historic-Cultural
Monument No. 1135,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m230310) HM
Thomas Charles Lasorda,
Los Angeles, N.L., 1977-1996.
One of baseball's most engaging personalities
and a great ambassador for his sport. Managed
Dodgers with an impenetrable passion, claiming
to "bleed Dodger blue.” In his 47th . . . — — Map (db m186815) HM
Near Vin Scully Avenue, 0.3 miles east of Stadium Way.
Tommy Lasorda had a tough act to follow when he succeeded future Hall of Famer Walter
Alston as Dodger manager with four games left in the 1976 season. But like Alston,
Lasorda went on to enjoy a lengthy and highly successful tenure at the helm. . . . — — Map (db m229163) HM
Near Vin Scully Avenue, 0.3 miles east of Stadium Way.
The voice of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers for a MLB-record 67 seasons from
1950 to 2016, inviting generations of fans to "pull up a chair" and listen to vivid
play-by-play descriptions mixed with colorful stories. Scully's "It's Time for . . . — — Map (db m186843) HM
Walter Emmons Alston was a virtual unknown when he took over the helm of the Brooklyn
Dodgers in 1954, but he became well-known in a hurry. The long-time minor league
skipper guided his first Dodger team to 92 wins and followed that by piloting . . . — — Map (db m229155) HM
On Stadium Way west of California Route 110, on the right when traveling west.
This monument that now stands in front of you is a tribute to the Firefighters who lost their lives at the World Trade Center, on September 11, 2001. This monument once stood as a major portion of the vertical structural support for the center's . . . — — Map (db m147659) HM WM
