301 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — Duke Snider — Number Retired on July 6, 1980 — 4 —

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

302 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — 822 — First Jewish Site in Los Angeles —

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

303 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — Gil Hodges — June 4, 2022 — 14 —

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

304 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — Jackie Robinson — January 31, 1919 - October 24, 1972 —

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

305 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — Jackie Robinson — Number Retired on June 4, 1972 — 42 —

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

306 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — Jaime Jarrín — December 10, 1935 —

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

307 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — 652 — Jensen’s Recreation Center — And Rooftop Sign —

Jensen Recreation Center, Historic Cultural Monument No. 652, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m188577) HM

308 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — Jim Gilliam — Number Retired on October 10, 1978 — 19 —

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

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309 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — José Martí Monument —

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

310 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — Los Desterrados — Chavez Ravine —

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

311 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — 256 — Mack Sennett Studios — This is the Birthplace of Motion Picture Comedy —

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

312 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — 972 — Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center — Los Angeles —

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

313 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — 605 — Old Fire Station Number 6 —

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

314 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — Pee Wee Reese — Number Retired on July 1, 1984 — 1 —

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

315 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — Queen of the Angels — Lady of the Lake — Nuestra Reina de Los Angeles —

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

316 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — Roy Campanella — Number Retired on June 4, 1972 — 39 —

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

317 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — Sandy Koufax — Number Retired on June 4, 1972 — 32 —

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

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318 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — 1227 — Taix French Restaurant — Taix Square —

Taix Square. Established in 1927 by Marius Taix Jr. City of Los Angeles — — Map (db m229699) HM

319 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — 1135 — Tom of Finland House —

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

320 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — Tommy Lasorda —

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

321 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — Tommy Lasorda — Number Retired on August 15, 1997 — 2 —

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

322 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — Vin Scully — November 29, 1927 — to August 2, 2022 —

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

323 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — Walter Alston — Number Retired on June 5, 1977 — 24 —

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

324 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — World Trade Center Monument —

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

325 ► 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

326 ► 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

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327 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, El Sereno — El Sereno — Early Communities —

Early Communities The Tongva Indians named this area Otsungna (Place of Roses) for the wooded roses (Rosa californica). 1771 - Spanish Franciscans call a small river "El Rio Rosa de Castilla (Stream still exists along . . . — — Map (db m230082) HM

328 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, El Sereno — Old Farmdale School — National Register of Historic Places — Listed on June 3, 2022 —

In 1889, the Basque founders of Farmdale, a small agricultural community known today as El Sereno, shared a communal vision: to prepare their children for the complexities of modern 19 century life by providing an education designed to serve . . . — — Map (db m215309) HM

329 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, El Sereno — Soto Street Bridge Removal — Intersection Improvement Project —

The Soto Street Bridge was constructed in 1936 to separate vehicular traffic from the Pacific Electric railroad. Railroads were first introduced to the intersection in 1909 when Pacific Electric, under the leadership of Henry Huntington, . . . — — Map (db m228371) HM

330 ► 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

331 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Elysian Heights — 839 — Paul Landacre Residence —

Paul Landacre Residence. Cultural Heritage Commission Cultural Monument No. 839, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m229072) HM

332 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Elysian Park — 48 — Chavez Ravine Arboretum — Elysian Park Arboretum —

Chavez Ravine Arboretum, Cultural Heritage Monument No. 48, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m228438) HM

333 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Elysian Park — 655 — Portolá Trail — 1769 —

Spanish colonization of California began in 1769 with the expedition of Don Gaspar de Portolá from Mexico. With Captain Don Fernando Rivera y Moncada, Lieutenant Don Pedro Fages, Sgt. José Francisco Ortega, and Fathers Juan Crespí and Francisco . . . — — Map (db m115177) HM

334 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Encino — 689 — De La Osa Adobe — Los Encinos State Historical Monument —

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

335 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Encino — 24 — Encino Oak Tree —

Declared Historic Cultural Monument No. 24 by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Arts Department, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m165309) HM

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336 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Encino — Nike Missile Site LA96C —

Panel 1: Formerly a Nike Missile control site, U.S. Army 1956-1968. Currently San Vicente Mountain Park, gateway to the Big Wild. Restricted entry, vehicles with handicapped permits only beyond this point. Welcome. Panel . . . — — Map (db m146037) HM

337 ► 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

338 ► 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

339 ► 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

340 ► 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

341 ► 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

342 ► 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

343 ► 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

344 ► 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

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345 ► 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

346 ► 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

347 ► 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

348 ► 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

349 ► 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

350 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Fairfax — 1167 — Gilmore Field —

This is the site of the ballpark where the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League played from May 2, 1939, through September 5, 1957. More than 1,700 games were played in the park, which had a seating capacity of 11,200. The Stars . . . — — Map (db m166087) HM

351 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Fairfax — Pink's Square —

Pink's Hot Dog Stand, founded in 1939 with a pushcart by Paul & Betty Pink. Now a Los Angeles icon. — — Map (db m204417) HM

352 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Fairfax — Rancho La Brea Adobe — Gilmore Adobe —

Founded 1828 by Jose Antonio Rocha. Completed 1880 by A.F. Gilmore. Marked June 28, 1935. — — Map (db m130435) HM

353 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Fairfax — 543 — The History of Gilmore Oil Company 1900-1945 — Dairy Farm to Oil Field —

1872: Arthur Fremont Gilmore leaves Millersburg, Illinois and heads west to seek his fortune in California. He soon forms a partnership with Julius Carter and the two go into the dairy business in Compton, California. 1880: A.F. Gilmore . . . — — Map (db m130531) HM

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354 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Franklin Canyon — Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir — Exact Center of Los Angeles —

Built by United States Work Projects Administration, 1940. second marker: Exact Center - City of Los Angeles Point of balance of the plane of the City of Los Angeles, Lat. 34°07'31"N, Long. 118°23'57"W, Alt. 920 ft, . . . — — Map (db m199910) HM

355 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Garvanza — 107 — McClure House —

Queen Anne with Eastlake influence, designed by Thomas Fellows, 1887. Declared November 18, 1972, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 107, by the City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m218964) HM

356 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Glassell Park — The Liberty Chain —

Part of the chain stretched across the Hudson River in 1776 to prevent the passage of British ships, which could cut the colonies in two. Danger was imminent. The British had taken New York City, at the river's mouth. General Washington ordered the . . . — — Map (db m207317) HM

357 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Glassell Park — Verdugo Village —

One of many distinct districts of Glassell Park, Verdugo Village is a two block commercial corridor in the historic Sagamore Park tract (est. 1920s) situated along the early transportation route that linked the Rancho San Raphael (1784) and the . . . — — Map (db m145372) HM

358 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Glassell Park — Washington Irving Junior High School — Irving STEAM Magnet School —

Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works. Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States. Harold L. Iickes, Administrator of Public Works, 1939. — — Map (db m229521) HM

359 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Granada Hills — 41 — Deodar Trees —

Deodar Trees, Cultural Heritage Board Monument No. 41, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m223406) HM

360 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Granada Hills — Granada Hills Masonic Temple —

Granada Hills Masonic Temple, dedicated December 1, 1967. Cornerstone July 2, 1983. — — Map (db m220282) HM

361 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Granada Hills — Granada Hills Veterans Memorial —

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

362 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Granada Hills — Lopez Station —

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

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363 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Granada Hills — O’Melveny Park — The Law Firm of O'Melveny & Myers —

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

364 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Granada Hills — 622 — Taft House —

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

365 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Greater Wilshire / Hancock Park — 756 — O’Melveny Home —

Henry W. O'Melveny home, built 1908. Hunt, Eager & Burns, architect. W.C. Calhoun, contractor. 2004 Landmark Award #85. — — Map (db m234015) HM

366 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Greater Wilshire / Hancock Park — 835 — Petitfils-Boos House — 1922 —

Architect Charles Plummer designed this Italian Renaissance Revival house for the Petitfils family. The ceiling mural was designed by Anthony Heinsbergen. This house is no. 49 on the National Register of Historic Places, United States . . . — — Map (db m234020) HM

367 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — Special Delivery — Autry National Center — Griffith Park —

The Pony Express was an ultra-fast but short-lived mail service that ran between the East and West from 1860 to 1861. The roughly 1,900-mile route began in Missouri and passed through Wyoming and Utah before crossing the Sierra Nevada mountain . . . — — Map (db m76323) HM

368 ► 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

369 ► 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

370 ► 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

371 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — Automatic Block Signals —

Automatic Block Signaling (ABS) was developed in the late 19th century to allow multiple trains to operate safely in the same direction without the risk of rear-end collision. In an ABS system, the track is divided into segments (“blocks”) and . . . — — Map (db m223092) HM

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372 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — 942 — Griffith Park —

4218 acres of public park gifted to the city in 1896 by Colonel Griffith Jenkins Griffith. Cultural Heritage Board Monument No. 942, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m223802) HM

373 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — Griffith Park Internment Camp — 1942-1943 —

During World War II, before the mass incarceration of West Coast Japanese Americans, thousands of Japanese, German, and Italian immigrant leaders were confined without due process in U.S. detention and internment camps as suspected threats to . . . — — Map (db m222305) HM

374 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round —

75 Years Ago Walt Disney made Snow White & The 7 Dwarfs. Emelia Erhart disappeared flying around the world. The Golden Gate Bridge opened. The Hindenburg crashed. Franklin Roosevelt was President. Shirley Temple . . . — — Map (db m137297) HM

375 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — 942 — Griffith Park Pony Rides —

Vintage Griffith Park Pony Rides wagon, used in the 1960's. We have been making children happy since 1948. — — Map (db m212780) HM

376 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — 168 — James Dean — 1931 - 1955 — Griffith Observatory —

Key scenes from the classic motion picture "Rebel Without a Cause" were filmed at the Griffith Observatory in Spring 1955. Although many movies have been filmed at Griffith Observatory, "Rebel Without a Cause" was the first to portray the . . . — — Map (db m167866) HM

377 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail — In Commemoration of the Anza Expedition 1775-1776 —

After successfully locating an overland passage to Alta California in 1774, Juan Bautista de Anza led 300 people and 1000 head of livestock on the first overland colonizing expedition into California. This expedition resulted in the . . . — — Map (db m200331) HM

378 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — Los Angeles River — Autry Museum —

At one time the Los Angeles River, which runs just beyond our garden walls, was a vital resource to the first peoples of Los Angeles (the Tongva) and for a variety of plant and animal life. Today it runs through a 51 mile concrete channel, which . . . — — Map (db m237724) HM

379 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — Pacific Electric Waiting Station —

The Pacific Electric was once the largest and most varied interurban railway in North America. Its lines developed growth patterns throughout Southern California that are still evident today. Before you is a waiting shelter from the Rio . . . — — Map (db m222370) HM

380 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — Riverside Drive - Zoo Drive Bridge —

A Dangerous Bottleneck Prior to the Riverside Drive Bridge that you see today, there was once a wooden structure crossing the Los Angeles River in its place. However, this old wooden bridge was inadequate to serve the increasing . . . — — Map (db m223397) HM

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381 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — 910 — Riverside Drive Bridge —

Originally known as the Victory Boulevard bridge, the Riverside Drive bridge was constructed in 1938 to improve a bottleneck caused by an earlier wooden bridge. It was partially funded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Works Progress . . . — — Map (db m129133) HM

382 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — Site of the Old Los Angeles Zoo —

This Griffith Park canyon area served as the City’s Zoo from its founding in 1912 to 1965, when the Los Angeles Zoo moved to its current location about two miles north of where you are currently standing. Many of the walls, grottos, and other . . . — — Map (db m128091) HM

383 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — 942 — Site of the Old Zoo — Griffith Park - Los Angeles —

This area served as the City's Zoo from its founding in 1912 until 1965, when the Los Angeles Zoo moved to its current location about two miles north of where you are currently standing. Many of the walls, grottos, and enclosures you see . . . — — Map (db m239129) HM

384 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — Spirit of the CCC — Honoring Those Who Served in the Civilian Conservation Corps — 1933 - 1942 —

The CCC had two camps in Griffith Park. Camp Griffith Park, originally located just east of this site, was occupied from May 1934 to May 1936. A statue honoring the CCC was sculpted by John Palo-Kangas as a WPA Federal Art Project and placed in that . . . — — Map (db m137298) HM

385 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — T-2 Semaphore Signal —

The "T-2" style of signal was first offered by the Union Switch & Signal Company in 1912 - combining a moving semaphore blade for daytime indication and colored lights for nighttime indication. The aspect (appearance of the signal) is changed by . . . — — Map (db m223093) HM

386 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — The Birth of The Curse — Babe Ruth —

On January 5th 1920, World Series-winning Boston Red Sox pitcher George Herman “Babe” Ruth was playing here on his favorite Los Angeles golf course. He was approached by New York Yankees Manager Miller Huggins who had come all . . . — — Map (db m168977) HM

387 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — The Feliz Family — Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail —

Enlisted soldier Jose Vicente Feliz, his wife Maria, and their children were among the thirty Anza Expedition families. Maria was one of eight women who were pregnant. On October 23, 1775, the first night after leaving Tubac, tragedy . . . — — Map (db m142836) HM

388 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — The Greek Theatre —

The history of the Greek Theatre dates to 1882, when Colonel Griffith J. Griffith came to America from South Wales to seek fortune in gold mining. Colonel Griffith settled in Los Angeles and purchased the Los Feliz Rancho, which he later . . . — — Map (db m137264) HM

389 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — Tracks Through Time —

The first permanent railroad track in the United States was laid around 1810 near Philadelphia. Experimental railways began developing throughout the eastern states and by 1850 over 9,000 miles of track had been laid. Track construction followed the . . . — — Map (db m144012) HM

390 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — Tragedy in Griffith Park — October 3, 1933 —

In the early years of the Great Depression, Los Angeles battled joblessness by borrowing money through the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. A local bond measure was passed to fund relief programs. Griffith Park, large and rustic, was made to . . . — — Map (db m222321) HM

391 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Hancock Park — 94 — Highland Avenue Medians — City of Los Angeles —

Highland Avenue Medians, planted in 1928. Historic Cultural Monument since 1972. — — Map (db m228361) HM

392 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Hancock Park — 94 — Highland Avenue Medians — City of Los Angeles —

Highland Avenue Medians, planted in 1928. Historic Cultural Monument since 1972. — — Map (db m228363) HM

393 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Hancock Park — 999 — Marsh Duplex —

Mediterranean Revival style, built 1926. Declared 2011, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 999, Cultural Heritage Commission, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m230350) HM

394 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Harbor Gateway North — Roosevelt Cemetery Veterans Memorial — Dedicated to our Comrades —

Dedicated to our comrades who served to preserve our democracy, by Post 3261 Veterans of Foreign Wars U.S.A. Gardena. — — Map (db m241070) WM

395 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Harbor Gateway North — Rosecrans Playground — City of Los Angeles — Rosecrans Recreation Center —

The site of this playground was donated in 1948 to the city of Los Angeles as a memorial to Carl Frederic Rosecrans and Lillian McManman Rosecrans who lived on Rosecrans Rancho, of which this site is a portion, from 1888 until their deaths. . . . — — Map (db m241059) HM

396 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Hazard — 486 — Chinese Cemetery Shrine — Nineteenth Century Los Angeles — Evergreen Cemetery —

This monument is the oldest surviving structure of Chinese settlement in the Los Angeles area. It illustrates the use of traditional ceremonies brought from China and honors the lives of 19th century Chinese Americans. The Chinese Historical . . . — — Map (db m149116) HM

397 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Hazard — Chinese Memorial — Evergreen Cemetery —

Between June 2005 and May 2006, over 174 burial sites of unknown persons were discovered during the construction of the Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension. They were part of the indigent cemetery or "potter's field,” located at the eastern end of . . . — — Map (db m191169) HM

398 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Hazard — Evergreen Cemetery —

Established in 1877, Evergreen Cemetery is the oldest secular cemetery still operating in Los Angeles and is the final resting place of many prominent Los Angeles citizens. At its inception, Evergreen Cemetery dedicated land for a public . . . — — Map (db m149115) HM

399 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Hazard — Japanese-American Soldiers — 442nd Infantry RCT, World War II Memorial — Korean War Dead - 1950 to '53 —

In Sacred Memory This memorial is reverently placed here by the Japanese American Community, under the auspices of the Southern California Burial and Memorial Committee, in memory of American soldiers of Japanese ancestry who fought, . . . — — Map (db m74081) HM WM

400 ► 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

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