1 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Westlake — 1st Street Viaduct — Over Glendale Boulevard —

The 1st Street Viaduct over Glendale Boulevard is a reinforced concrete bridge with a box girder design constructed between 1940 and 1942. Designed by the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering, the viaduct has Moderne-style architectural . . . — — Map (db m235247) HM

2 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — 6th & Figueroa Streets —

The Smart Set In Downtown Beginning in the 1880s, ladies and gentlemen swirled to music in the ballroom of the Bellevue Terrace Hotel. The three-story Victorian-style hotel, with 140 rooms and three turrets, was considered . . . — — Map (db m231316) HM

3 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — 7th and Figueroa Streets —

The Foy's on Figueroa From this intersection emerged much of Los Angeles' history. Early on, the junction was on the outskirts of town; later, it became a fashionable residential area and then the center of business and commerce for the . . . — — Map (db m210197) HM

4 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — 16 Days of Glory — 1984 Olympics Time Capsule —

Bud Greenspan's "16 Days of Glory," the official film of the games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad. Buried on June 18, 1987 by Mayor Tom Bradley and the Disney Channel. Time capsule to be opened on July 28, 2034. second marker: . . . — — Map (db m239675) HM

5 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — 851 — 28th Street YMCA —

The YMCA "Colored Branch" The 28th Street Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) of Los Angeles, also known as the "Colored Branch or "Colored Y," opened its new building in November 1926 at the corner of East 28th Street and . . . — — Map (db m229206) HM

6 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Westchester — 49th Fighter Group —

Activated at Selfridge Field, Michigan, on January 16, 1941, elements of the 49th, together with their P-40 Warhawks, arrived at Darwin, Australia in March, 1942, thus becoming the first army air corp pursuit unit dispatched to the South Pacific . . . — — Map (db m212930) HM WM

7 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — 100 Years of Golf in Griffith Park — 1914-2014 —

This plaque is placed to commemorate the centennial anniversary of golf in Griffith Park. The oldest 18-hole municipal course West of the Rockies, the original course opened for play in 1914. It was a model of city course stewardship and . . . — — Map (db m165741) HM

8 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, North Hollywood — 175th Anniversary of Air Transport — Nov. 21, 1783 - Nov. 21, 1958 —

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

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9 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Oakwood — 1108 — 221 St Andrews Place Residence —

Craftsman style. Arthur Heineman, architect. Built 1912. Declared 2016, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 1108, Cultural Heritage Commission, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m183278) HM

10 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Chinatown — 425 North Los Angeles Street —

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

11 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — 257 — 817 N Glendale Bl — Historic Residence —

Historic residence, 817 N Glendale Bl. Historic Cultural Monument No. 257, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m229671) HM

12 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Miracle Mile — 1,000 Feet Above an Underground Oil Field — La Brea Tar Pits —

Did you know that you are standing a thousand feet above a large underground oil field? This oil seeps to the surface as sticky asphalt. Plants and unwary animals have been getting trapped in this treacherous goo for tens of thousands of years. . . . — — Map (db m292182) HM

13 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — 1023 West 24th Street — St. James Park Historic District —

This property contributes to the St. James Park Historic District. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places. — — Map (db m227744) HM

14 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — 1030 West 24th Street — St. James Park Historic District —

This property contributes to the St. James Park Historic District. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places. — — Map (db m227928) HM

15 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — 1041 West 24th Street — St. James Park Historic District —

This property contributes to the St. James Park Historic District. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places. — — Map (db m227480) HM

16 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — 1042 West 24th Street — St. James Park Historic District —

This property contributes to the St. James Park Historic District. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places. — — Map (db m228143) HM

17 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — 1050 West 24th Street — St. James Park Historic District —

This property contributes to the St. James Park Historic District. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places. — — Map (db m228386) HM

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18 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Venice — 1176 — 1110-1116 Abbot Kinney Boulevard — Historical Cultural Monument No. 1176 — Built 1923 —

1110-1116 Abbot Kinney Boulevard is a rare, intact example of commercial development along the former Venice Short Line and reflective of early 20th century neighborhood commercial development in Venice. The rich history of artistic . . . — — Map (db m224863) HM

19 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades — 1930 Packard — 745 Convertible Sedan — rotating exhibits —

Among the preeminent American automakers, Packard produced the most luxurious cars of its era. Catering to the most discerning clientele, the company offered a selection of customized models from prestigious coachbuilders, . . . — — Map (db m220434) HM

20 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — 1932 Olympic Village Cottage — 1932 - 1984 —

Built to house athletes during the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, this cabin was used by Mexican team members. Donated by the Rotarians to Olvera Street in 1933, it has been used by the same merchant ever since. — — Map (db m239922) HM

21 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Fairfax — 1933: The Nazification of Germany — Holocaust Monument —

Adolph Hitler and Franklin Roosevelt came into office during a world-wide depression that threatened democracy in both nations. In his inaugural address, President Roosevelt told the American people "We have nothing to fear but . . . — — Map (db m234080) HM WM

22 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Fairfax — 1934: The Night of the Long Knives — Holocaust Monument —

In violation of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany initiated an ambitious military rearmament program to restore its military strength; covert air reconnaissance missions commenced. Germany began to secure its national borders. On January 26, . . . — — Map (db m130810) HM WM

23 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Fairfax — 1935: Legalization of Nazi Racism — Holocaust Monument —

The Saar region, granted to France by the Versailles Treaty, was returned to Germany on January 13. German mandatory military service resumed on March 16, in breach of the Versailles Treaty. Jews were barred from the armed forces. . . . — — Map (db m234081) HM

24 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Fairfax — 1936: False Peace of The Berlin Olympics — Holocaust Monument —

Offices of the Reich leader of the SS and the chief of the German Police were combined on June 17 under Henrich Himmler. German Police came under SS control. International demands to have the Olympic Games moved from Berlin out of . . . — — Map (db m234082) HM WM

25 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Fairfax — 1937 — Holocaust Monument —

On March 21, Pope Pius XI issued "Mit Brennender Sorge" ("with burning concern"), an encyclical read from Catholic pulpits throughout Germany attacking racism. In mid-May, the Gestapo ordered the Jehovah's Witnesses, their supporters . . . — — Map (db m234083) HM WM

26 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Fairfax — 1938: Krystallnacht/Austria Annexed — Holocaust Monument —

Opposition to Hitler in the German foreign office and in the military were removed during January and February thus allowing the implementation of his policies; the annexation of Austria in March, and of the Sudetenland in October. . . . — — Map (db m234085) HM WM

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27 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Fairfax — 1939: The Nazi Conquest of Europa — Holocaust Monument —

Bohemia and Moravia were declared a German protectorate on March 15. A euthanasia decree was signed on September 1, affecting mental patients, incurably ill and social misfits. Poland was invaded by Germany on sPSeptember 1 and by the Soviet . . . — — Map (db m234086) HM WM

28 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Fairfax — 1940: Blizkrieg in West/Terror in East — Holocaust Monument —

The German conquest of Europe continued; Denmark capitulated in April; Belgium and Holland in May; Norway and France in June. Italy entered the war on the German side in June. The Rome-Berlin-Tokyo agreement was signed on September 27. . . . — — Map (db m234088) HM WM

29 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Fairfax — 1941: Barbarossa and Pearl Harbor — Holocaust Monument —

On June 22, the German army invaded the Soviet Union and mass extermination of Jews began. The decision to annihilate rather than exile the Jews had been made. Four mobile killing units (einsatzgruppen) were assigned to execute . . . — — Map (db m234090) HM WM

30 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Fairfax — 1942: Final Slaughter of Innocents — Holocaust Monument —

On January 20, the Wannsee conference was held to coordinate the destruction of European Jewry; the "Final Solution". Einsatzgruppen techniques which by late 1942 had been used to liquidate approximately 1.4 million Jews were inadequate . . . — — Map (db m234091) HM WM

31 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Fairfax — 1943: Ghetto Revolts and Partisans — Holocaust Monument —

The plight of refugees discussed on April 19, 1943 at the Bermuda conference. British and Americans prohibited food shipments to Jews and others, refused ships for those who managed to escape, and forbade rescue negotiations with Nazis. A . . . — — Map (db m234092) HM WM

32 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Fairfax — 1944-1945: Death Marches and Liberation — Holocaust Memorial —

As millions of Jews were being killed, the Nazis also murdered hundreds of thousands of others including gypsies, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, the mentally disabled, anti-Nazis, and the chronically ill. Sadistic "medical" experiments . . . — — Map (db m234093) HM WM

33 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Westchester — 1955 Academy Awards —

Sealed herein are mementoes of Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences awards for 1955. Best Picture: Marty - A Hecht – Lancaster Prod. U.A. Best performance by an actor: Ernest Borgnine - Marty - U.A. Best performance by an . . . — — Map (db m243376) HM

34 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, El Sereno — The 1968 Chicano Student Walkouts —

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

35 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Sylmar — 1971 Sylmar Earthquake — Lest We Forget —

This tablet presented February 9, 1979, to the Veterans Memorial Park, in loving memory of the many veterans, nurses, and aides of the San Fernando Valley Veterans Hospital, whose lives were lost during the earthquake of February 9, 1971. — — Map (db m150941) HM

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36 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — 2326 Scarff Street — St. James Park Historic District —

This property contributes to the St. James Park Historic District. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places. — — Map (db m227642) HM

37 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — 2332 Portland Street — St. James Park Historic District —

This property contributes to the St. James Park Historic District. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places. — — Map (db m227404) HM

38 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — 2621 Van Buren Place — Circa 1904 —

This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. — — Map (db m227745) HM

39 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — 2624 Van Buren Place — Circa 1903 —

This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. — — Map (db m227646) HM

40 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — 2627 Van Buren Place — Circa 1904 —

This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. — — Map (db m227929) HM

41 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — 2628 Van Buren Place — Circa 1906 —

This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. — — Map (db m227521) HM

42 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — 2638 Van Buren Place — Circa 1905 —

This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. — — Map (db m228922) HM

43 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — 2642 Van Buren Place — Circa 1903 —

This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. — — Map (db m228814) HM

44 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — 2645 Van Buren Place — Circa 1904 —

This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. Circa 1904. — — Map (db m228582) HM

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45 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — 2656 Van Buren Place — Circa 1906 —

This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. Circa 1906. — — Map (db m228166) HM

46 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, North Hollywood — Academy of Television Arts & Sciences —

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

47 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Reseda — 629 — Adams Residence —

Adams Residence. Modern Style. Architect — Lloyd Wright. Built 1939. Declared 1996, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 629, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m130146) HM

48 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Westwood — Address by President Lincoln — At the Dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery — November 19, 1863 —

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that . . . — — Map (db m114042) WM

49 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — 35 — Adlai Stevenson —

Site of the birthplace of Adlai E. Stevenson, statesman. February 5, 1900 - July 14, 1965. Declared a Historic Cultural Monument by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Art Department, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m187045) HM

50 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — 401 — Adobe of the Rancho Los Feliz —

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

51 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Tarzana — Adventures of Superman —

Production years: 1951 - 1957. Producers: Robert Maxwell/Bernard Luber and Whitney Ellsworth. Episode #29: "The Man Who Could Read Minds." Script by Roy Hamilton. Directed by Tommy Carr. A portion of this episode was filmed in June, 1953, . . . — — Map (db m125644) HM

52 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — African American Firefighters —

From Slave to Firefighter During the Jim Crow era, a period of wide-spread discrimination against African Americans that lasted to the mid-1960s, all-black fire stations in Los Angeles were sources of community pride. Sam Haskins, . . . — — Map (db m226526) HM

53 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Hollywood — 463 — Afton Arms Apartments —

Built 1924, Mediterranean style, Leland Bryant - architect. Historic-Cultural Monument No. 463, declared November 3, 1989, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m231819) HM

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54 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — 1059 — The Ahn Family Residence —

This house was residence to the wife and five children of Ahn Chang Ho (1878-1938), Korean patriot, educator, social reformer and statesman. Ahn and his wife Helen were the first Koreans to legally immigrate to America as a married couple. . . . — — Map (db m229279) HM

55 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Westwood — Aidin's Place Playground —

Aidan James Gaffney was born on December 5, 1995. He was a bright eyed, courageous, sensitive and beautiful boy that was born with a progressive disease that left him ventilator dependant and wheelchair bound. In a wheelchair for five . . . — — Map (db m261582) HM

56 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — 836 — Aimee Semple McPherson — The Lotus of Echo Park Lake — An Icon Blooms —

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

57 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — The Aliso Tree — The Pico House & Merced Theatre — La Plaza de Cultura y Artes —

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

58 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Brentwood — Alpha Lambda Delta — Mount Saint Mary’s University —

The National Honor Society for First-Year Success Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) was founded in 1924 by Maria Leonard, the Dean of Women at the University of Illinois, to recognize academic excellence among freshman women. Setting . . . — — Map (db m230861) HM

59 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Westlake — 83 — Alvarado Terrace — 1902-1910 —

Six residences and church reflecting Victorian architecture on a grand scale prevalent at the turn of the century. Declared Historic Cultural Monuments Nos. 83-89 by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Arts Department, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m188342) HM

60 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, North Hollywood — Amelia Earhart —

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

61 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, North Hollywood — Amelia Earhart — 1897 - 1937 —

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

62 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Mission Hills — 4 — American Indian Gallery —

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

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63 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades — American Indians — Pacific Palisades —

In commemoration and appreciation of the Indians who were first to live here. Landmarked by Pacific Palisades History and Landmarks Society, January 11, 1959. — — Map (db m220108) HM

64 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades — American Legion — Palisades Post 283 — Veteran’s Memorial —

Justice - Freedom - Democracy - Loyalty In Memory Dedicated to our departed comrades of Palisades Post 283 American Legion. Dedicated April 4, 1959, Pacific Palisades. — — Map (db m253595) WM

65 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Panorama City — American Legion Post 817 — Regan Studios —

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66 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, San Pedro — American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial —

Panel 1: American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial The United States Merchant Marine has faithfully served our country in times of war and peace, hauling life and cargo to every corner of the world. This memorial is dedicated . . . — — Map (db m67059) HM

67 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, San Pedro — American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial Wall of Honor —

Dedication: National Maritime Day, May 22, 2003. [List of state and local government officials] Gene Frank Construction, Builder. Randall B. Montgomery, Engraver. Jerry Sturm, JSA, Design Architect. American Merchant Marine Veterans . . . — — Map (db m50928) HM

68 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Westchester — The American Volunteer Group — "The Flying Tigers" — 1941 - 1942 —

The collapse of China seemed imminent when President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized, by secret executive order, the formation of the American Volunteer Group in April of 1941. It allowed the recruitment of one hundred pilots and two hundred . . . — — Map (db m205452) HM WM

69 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — Amir’s Garden — Since 1971 — Amir Dialameh, 1932-2003 —

After a fire in 1971, which left this hilltop scorched and blackened, Amir Dialameh climbed to the top of this hill, carrying by hand most of the plants and trees we enjoy in the garden today. Over the years, some of those trees Amir hauled . . . — — Map (db m177491) HM

70 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, West Hills — 911 — Ancient Live Oaks And Old Mission Lime Kilns — 1797 - 1806 —

These venerable oak trees were topped by the Franciscan friars to furnish fuel for the nearby lime kilns that provided mortar for the building of the Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana. These fused rocks were taken for their preservation, from the . . . — — Map (db m144163) HM

71 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Hollywood — 435 — The Andalusia —

The Andalusia is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. Arthur & Nina Zwebell, architects, Oct. 4, 1926. — — Map (db m231673) HM

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72 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Mission Hills — 1 — Andres Pico Adobe —

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

73 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Mission Hills — 7 — Andres Pico Adobe — Ranchito Romulo —

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

74 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — Angels Flight —

Built in 1901 by Colonel J. W. Eddy, lawyer, engineer, and friend of President Lincoln, Angel's Flight is said to be the world's shortest incorporated railway. The counterbalanced cars, controlled by cables, travel a 33 percent grade for 315 . . . — — Map (db m160015) HM

75 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — 4 — Angels Flight —

Flight of the Angels As the trombones played on New Year's Eve in 1901, two wingless angels took flight, screeching their way to fame as the stars of the world's "shortest railway." "Olivet" and "Sinai," two black-trimmed, . . . — — Map (db m227811) HM

76 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — 4 — Angels Flight Railway — Since 1901 — Bunker Hill - Los Angeles —

From 1901 until 1969, the Angels Flight funicular railway operated just north of this location, adjacent to the south side of the Third Street tunnel. The flight was dismantled in connection with the re-grading phase of the Bunker Hill . . . — — Map (db m228648) HM

77 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — 774 — Angelus Funeral Home —

"Morticians of Distinction" In A Man in Our Community, a 1937 biography of L.G. Robinson, Baxter S. Scruggs wrote of Robinson and other founders of Angelus Funeral Home: "These men pledged themselves to the task of . . . — — Map (db m229204) HM

78 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — Angelus Temple —

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

79 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — Anita L. DeFrantz —

Olympian. International Olympic Committee member. Sport Administrator. Anita L. DeFrantz was a vice president of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, the group that staged the highly successful 1984 Olympic Games. The . . . — — Map (db m237937) HM

80 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, San Pedro — Anna Lee Fisher - Astronaut — Los Angeles Maritime Museum —

San Pedro’s First Woman in Space aboard Space Shuttle Discovery Nov. 8, 1984. Presented by an admiring community Dec. 11, 1984 — — Map (db m52529) HM

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81 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — 1057 — Annenberg School for Communication — A Communications Powerhouse — University of Southern California —

One day in 1954, 350 students arrived at USC to take a final exam. Most of them had never before set foot on campus or even seen their instructor in person. Housewives, truck drivers, doctors, businessmen, actors, schoolteachers and even . . . — — Map (db m229334) HM

82 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — The Annunciation Mosaic —

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

83 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — Antonio Aguilar — May 17, 1919 – June 19, 2007 —

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

84 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — 920 — Aoyama Tree —

Ficus Macrophylla (Moreton Bay Fig) planted circa 1920. Declared 2008, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 920, Cultural Heritage Commission, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m183767) HM

85 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Chatsworth — 1177 — Apeta Momonga Mission Trail —

The Apeta Momonga Mission Trail, Cultural Heritage Board Monument No. 1177 City of Los Angeles — — Map (db m223405) HM

86 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — Apex / Club Alabam — Historic Central Avenue Jazz Corridor — 42nd St. and Central Av. —

Curtis Mosby, the conductor of the Dixieland Blue Blowers, opened the Apex on Thanksgiving 1928. The classy nightclub was home to revues featuring beautiful showgirls in extravagant costumes. Johnny Otis led the house band, but Alabam . . . — — Map (db m144912) HM

87 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Brentwood — 440 — The Archer School for Girls — Eastern Star Home —

The Archer School for Girls has been designated a National Historic Landmark. This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. — — Map (db m230684) HM

88 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Brentwood — 720 — Arens House —

Modern style. Architects - Whitney R.Smith & A.Quincy Jones. Built 1949. Declared 2002, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 720, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m184998) HM

89 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Mission Hills — Armenian-American Veterans Garden —

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

90 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Mission Hills — Armenian History Timeline —

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

91 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Rancho Park — Arnold Palmer — Took a 12 on This Hole —

On Friday January 6, 1961, the first day of the 35th L.A. Open, Arnold Palmer, voted Golfer of the Year and Professional Athlete of the Year, took a 12 on this hole. As an inspiration to all golfers, the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce . . . — — Map (db m170232) HM

92 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Highland Park — The Arroyo Seco —

A River Runs Through It The name Arroyo Seco, Spanish for "dry stream," was given to this important waterway by the explorer Gaspar de Portolà when his Mexico Expedition arrived at its banks in 1770. However, when seemingly dry on . . . — — Map (db m228891) HM

93 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Highland Park — Arroyo Seco Branch Library —

The First Library Libraries have historically served as vital institutions for the cultural and social enrichment of American life. In 1885. prominent architect Joseph Cather Newsom designed Garvanza Hall, later called Miller's . . . — — Map (db m228384) HM

94 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Fairfax — 1239 — Art A. Smith Courtyard Apartments —

Spanish Colonial Revival style, built 1930. Declared 2021, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 1230, Cultural Heritage Commission, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m233960) HM

95 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Hollywood — 453 — Artisan’s Patio — & Open Air Courtyard —

Declared Historic-Cultural Monument No. 453 by Los Angeles City Council, October 17, 1989, John Ferraro, President. Approved June 5, 1989, by Hollywood Project Area Committee, Robert Nudelman, Chairman. Approved May 17, 1989 by . . . — — Map (db m231679) HM

96 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Highland Park — Artists & Activists —

An Early Artists’ Enclave In the late 19th century, the communities along the Arroyo Seco were a haven for craftsmen and artists, and at the turn of the century, a strong spirit of activism also grew in the region. Through the . . . — — Map (db m228455) HM

97 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, East Hollywood — 33 — Arts and Crafts Building — 1919 — Barnsdall Arts Center Residence “A” —

Arts and Crafts Building - 1919. Declared Historic Cultural Monument No. 33 by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Art Department, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m188775) HM

98 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, El Sereno — Ascot History — Legion Ascot Speedway — 1927 - 1936 —

The speedway originally opened in 1924 and was taken over by the American Legion Post 127 of Glendale in 1927. Legion Ascot was the most famous of several Ascot speedways. The first Ascot was named after England's Ascot horse track. In its . . . — — Map (db m228798) HM

99 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, El Sereno — Ascot Reservoir: 1910 - present — Ascot Park —

1910 - City of Los Angeles water system purchases land for reservoir in Ascot Hills. El sistema de agua de la ciudad de Los Ángeles compra terrenos para embalses en Ascot Hills. 1915 - City of Los Angeles water . . . — — Map (db m229925) HM

100 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Canoga Park — Assembly Hall — Canoga Park High School —

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

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