On Carroll Avenue west of Douglas Street, on the right when traveling west.
Queen Anne Cottage, built 1893. Declared 1988, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 399, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m224257) HM
On Carroll Avenue east of Douglas Street, on the right when traveling east.
A street of houses designed in the Eastlake and Queen Anne styles of the late 19th century, exhibiting the finest collection of Victorian domestic architecture remaining in Los Angeles. From their vantage point on Angelino Heights, these houses have . . . — — Map (db m167925) HM
On Douglas Street south of Edgeware Road, on the right when traveling south.
Eastlake style. Built 1887. Declared 1979, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 216, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m185719) HM
On Carroll Avenue west of Douglas Street, on the right when traveling west.
Eastlake/Queen Anne style, built 1885. Declared 1978, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 190, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m224258) HM
On Carroll Avenue east of Douglas Street, on the right when traveling east.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
Residence, Eastlake style. Built 1888. Declared 1971, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 76, City of Los Angeles, . . . — — Map (db m224256) HM
On Carroll Avenue just west of Douglas Street, on the right when traveling west.
Eastlake/Queen Anne style,
circa 1889.
Joseph Cather Newsom - architect.
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 189,
declared - May 3, 1978,
City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m220032) HM
On North Boyle Avenue at 1st Street, on the left when traveling north on North Boyle Avenue.
Cummings Comes To California
The stately brick building, with its projecting turret and other distinctive Victorian-era details, is one of the reminders of early Boyle Heights; and the Cummings Block, completed in 1889, represents . . . — — Map (db m174709) HM
On 1st Street just east of Mathews Street, on the right when traveling east.
aka Otemo Sushi Cafe.
Established 1956
in Boyle Heights.
Oldest continuously operating
Japanese restaurant in the
City of Los Angeles.
Japanese characters:
Mr/Miss Otomi — — Map (db m223360) HM
On St Louis Street just south of 6th Street, on the left when traveling south.
Santa Fe Coast Lines Hospital, first built in 1905, is a landmark in Boyle Heights and in the history
of industrial health care. It was established to serve the health care needs of railway employees,
who faced unusual risk of injury and other . . . — — Map (db m191109) HM
On 6th Street, 0.1 miles west of Boyle Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The original Sixth Street Viaduct, constructed in 1932,
included art deco features, two pairs of iconic steel
arches, and was recognized as Los Angeles Historic
Cultural Monument 905. The 1932 viaduct was designed by
the City of Los Angeles . . . — — Map (db m203789) HM
On 1st Street at St Louis Street, on the right when traveling east on 1st Street.
Time in the Tropics
John Edward Hollenbeck and his wife, Elizabeth
Hatsfeld, were among the most notable and
influential of the early residents of
Boyle Heights. Like many others,
Hollenbeck (an Ohio native)
was drawn to . . . — — Map (db m219231) HM
On Deerbrook Lane east of Hanley Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
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
On Canna Road east of Tigertail Road, on the right when traveling east.
Modern style.
Raymond Kappe, architect.
Built 1968. Declared 2007,
Historic-Cultural
Monument No. 886,
Cultural-Heritage Commission,
City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m230860) HM
On Elkins Road north of Oakmont Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Thornton M. Abell, Architect.
International Style.
Built 1967. Declared 2005,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 834,
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission. — — Map (db m230784) HM
On Rochedale Lane east of Hanley Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Modern style.
Architects - A. Quincy Jones and Whitney R. Smith.
Built 1950. Declared 1997,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 633,
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m230848) HM
On Deerbrook Lane, 0.1 miles south of Tigertail Road, on the right when traveling south.
Modern style. A.Quincy Jones & Whitney Smith,
architects. Built 1951. Declared 2005, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 797, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission. — — Map (db m184990) HM
On Rochedale Lane east of Hanley Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Mid-Century Modern style.
A. Quincy Jones, architect.
Built 1949. Declared 2007,
Historic-Cultural
Monument No. 862,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m230852) HM
On Hanley Avenue north of Deerbrook Lane, on the left when traveling north.
Modern style. Architects - A. Quincy Jones & Whitney E. Smith.
Built 1948. Declared 2000,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 682,
City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m220435) HM
On Stonehill Lane south of Tigertail Road, on the right when traveling south.
Modern style. Architects - A. Quincy Jones & Whitney E. Smith. Built 1950. Declared 2001, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 698, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m220436) HM
On Sunset Boulevard, 0.6 miles west of Interstate 405, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Deerbrook Lane, 0.2 miles south of Tigertail Road.
A.Quincy Jones, architect. Modern style. Built 1949. Declared 2002, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 722, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission. — — Map (db m185003) HM
On Rochedale Lane east of Hanley Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Modern style.
Architects - A. Quincy Jones Jr. and Whitney R. Smith.
Built 1950. Declared 1997,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 635,
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m230854) HM
On Stonehill Lane south of Tigertail Road, on the left when traveling south.
Modern style.
Architects - A. Quincy Jones & Whitney B. Smith.
Built 1950. Declared 2002,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 723,
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m230858) HM
On Owensmouth Avenue at Wyandotte Street, on the right when traveling north on Owensmouth Avenue.
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
On Owensmouth Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Sherman Way, on the right when traveling north.
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
Near Lassen Street just west of Valley Circle Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Shadow Oak Drive, 0.1 miles north of Devonshire Street, on the left when traveling north.
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
Near Topanga Canyon Boulevard at Santa Susana Pass Road, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Broadway north of College Street, on the left when traveling north.
Chinatown Redefined
In 1933, when Old Chinatown was torn
down to make way for the construc
tion of Union Station, everyone began
to think about what form a new Chinese
community might take. Peter Soo Hoo,
the first Chinese hired . . . — — Map (db m219859) HM
On Spring Street north of Sotello Street, on the right when traveling north.
Site of the historic River Station - terminus
of the Southern Pacific Railroad which
arrived here September 5, 1876, changing forever the "pueblo" character of Los Angeles.
Declared
Historic Cultural Monument No. 82
by the Cultural . . . — — Map (db m219681) HM
Historical records indicate that the site of Cathedral High School was once Old Calvary Cemetery (1844-1925). The school's mascot, the Phantom, and the school's colors of purple and white pay tribute to that
aspect of early Los Angeles history. . . . — — Map (db m239872) HM
On Hill Street, 0.1 miles north of College Street, on the right when traveling north.
"Cooperate to Achieve"
At the grand opening of New Chinatown in 1938, guests passed through the
West Gate - the first of Chinatown's four
gates to be constructed. Chinese
Consul T.K. Chang composed an
inscription for the top of . . . — — Map (db m219856) HM
Near Hanley Avenue north of Bluegrass Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Modern style. Architects - A. Quincy Jones & Whitney R. Smith. Built 1948. Declared 2000, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 680, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m220365) HM
On Hill Street north of 4th Street, on the left when traveling north.
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
Near Central Avenue north of 1st Street, on the left when traveling north.
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
On Spring Street south of 6th Street, on the left when traveling south.
Art Deco style. Architects - John and Donald Parkinson. Built 1930. Declared 1997,
Historic Cultural Monument No. 631,
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m167936) HM
On Olive Street at 5th Street, on the left when traveling north on Olive Street.
Milestone in the significant
architectural, economic and cultural
development of Los Angeles.
Declared Historic Cultural Monument No. 60
by the Cultural Heritage Board,
Municipal Arts Department,
City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m231247) HM
On Broadway at 3rd Street, on the left when traveling south on Broadway.
Mining Tycoon L. Bradbury Makes His Mark
His name endures in the eponymous town of wealth and horseflesh set against the San Gabriel Mountains, but mining tycoon Louis Bradbury made his loveliest mark on Southern California with the . . . — — Map (db m167742) HM
On Hope Street at 4th Street, on the right when traveling north on Hope Street.
When Women Carried
Parasols
The gleaming skyscrapers of Bunker Hill that now symbolize Los Angeles' towering ambitions are the modern incarnation of the hilltop's first buildings - the elegant, gingerbread mansions that made the . . . — — Map (db m170223) HM
On Broadway at 8th Street, on the left when traveling south on Broadway.
Charles C. Chapman Building, Beaux Arts style. Los Angeles Investment Company, Ernest McConnell, architect. Built 1912.
Declared 2007, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 899, Cultural Heritage Commission, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m164426) HM
On Central Avenue just north of 14th Street, on the right when traveling north.
A unique facade in Streamline Moderne architecture,
designed by Robert Derrah in the late 1930's.
Declared Historic Cultural Monument No. 138 by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Arts Department, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m229989) HM
On 6th Street east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
One of the oldest continuously operated
restaurants in Los Angeles. From this Pacific Electric building ran the world’s largest
interurban railway system.
Declared Historic-Cultural Monument No. 104 by the Cultural Heritage Board, . . . — — Map (db m167975) HM
On North Hope Street south of Temple Street, on the right when traveling south.
From pueblo to metropolis, the history of the City of Los Angeles is indelibly linked with the development of community
water and power supplies. This building is dedicated to that enduring relationship past, present and future.
Water for . . . — — Map (db m155788) HM
On Spring Street at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south on Spring Street.
Classical Revival style. Reid Brothers, architect. Thomas Douglas Stimson,
developer. Built 1899. Declared 2009, Historic-Cultural
Monument No. 966, Cultural Heritage Commission, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m178708) HM
On Figueroa Street north of 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Renaissance Revival style, built in 1912.
John P. Krempel, architect.
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 348,
March 29, 1988,
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m231308) HM
On 7th Street west of Flower Street, on the right when traveling west.
Romanesque style.
Architects - Walker and Eisen.
Built 1927. Declared 1974, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 125,
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m183788) HM
On South Central Avenue at 14th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Central Avenue.
Staffed exclusively by blacks, thus becoming the city’s first all-black fire station.
Declared February 15, 1985, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 289, by the City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m137005) HM
On 8th Street at Hill Street, on the right when traveling west on 8th Street.
A significant example of
the opulent Art Deco style.
Declared Historic Cultural Monument No. 121 by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Arts Department, City of
Los Angeles. — — Map (db m184114) HM
On Los Angeles Street south of 7th Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Grether & Grether Building — 1924 — has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States National Park Service — 2017. — — Map (db m231351) HM
On 2nd Street at Main Street, on the left when traveling west on 2nd Street.
Beaux-arts style.
A.L. Haley, architect.
A.C. Martin, engineer.
Built 1910. Declared 2007,
Historic-Cultural
Monument No. 873, Cultural Heritage Commission, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m226438) HM
According to Catholic Church records, approximately 693 early residents of Los Angeles were buried in this cemetery.
This memorial garden honors these early residents.
Words surround this sacred place from the Spanish, English, . . . — — Map (db m164890) HM
Near 1st Street at Central Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple,
built 1924-26.
Declared
October 24, 1986
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 318
by the
City of Los Angeles
Cultural Heritage Commission,
Cultural Affairs Department.
(second marker:) . . . — — Map (db m231223) HM
On Broadway at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south on Broadway.
This property is listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior.
Irvine-Byrne Building, Beaux Arts style. Sumner P. Hunt, architect. Also known as the Pan American, this property is . . . — — Map (db m227735) HM
On South Broadway south of 4th Street, on the left when traveling south.
Beaux Arts style.
Charles Ronald Aldrich,
architect.
Built 1906. Declared 2007,
Historic-Cultural
Monument No. 881,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m231246) HM
On 7th Street just east of Olive Street, on the left when traveling east.
Symbolizing dedication of citizens
to make Southern California
a world sports center.
Declared
Historic Cultural Monument No. 69
by the Cultural Heritage Board,
Municipal Arts Department,
City of
Los Angeles. — — Map (db m177370) HM
On Spring Street south of Temple Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Long, Tall Tale of City Hall
Like the Hollywood sign several miles to the west, City Hall, Los Angeles' most recognizable landmark, has played roles in both the real and fantasy life of the city it serves.
But unlike the . . . — — Map (db m226941) HM
On 1st Street at Spring Street, on the right when traveling east on 1st Street.
For more than a century, no other single
dynasty, no one enterprise shaped Southern California's growth like the Chandler
family and the Los Angeles Times.
Water for a desert city. A port
for a landlocked city.
A music center for . . . — — Map (db m234630) HM
On Los Angeles Street south of 7th Street, on the left when traveling south.
Frank L. Stiff, architect. Built 1917. Declared 2002, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 711, Cultural Heritage Commission, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m231360) HM
On Industrial Street at Mateo Street, on the left when traveling west on Industrial Street.
National Biscuit Company building. Beaux-arts style. Eckel & Aldrich, architect. Built 1925. Declared 2007, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 888, Cultural Heritage Commission, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m187410) HM
On Main Street, 0.1 miles south of Cesar Chavez Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
This tablet commemorates the
one hundredth anniversary
of the erection of this church,
Our Lady Queen of Angeles.
Built in 1814 by the Franciscan
Fathers, restored and enlarged in 1912,
Right Reverend Thomas James Conaty
being Bishop . . . — — Map (db m113805) HM
On 5th Street at Grand Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 5th Street.
"Power Personified In Stone…"
In downtown Los Angeles, there's
power — the kind wielded
from boardrooms and corner
offices — and there's power
— the kind that illuminates
lightbulbs and warms houses.
Two buildings — one . . . — — Map (db m231324) HM
On South Olive Street south of 6th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Paris Exposition
Like the jewel-box that it is, the Oviatt Building husbands its treasures within its walls… yet even casual passerby can get a hint of the gorgeousness inside, from just a glimpse of the nymph-crowned gates, of the overhead . . . — — Map (db m164333) HM
Near Spring Street at 5th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Wellspring of Los Angeles’ civic, cultural, social life, reflecting
traditional Southland hospitality. Declared Historic Cultural Monument No. 80 by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Arts Department, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m219980) HM
Near Main Street north of U.S. 101, on the right when traveling north.
Center of the pueblo’s original area of four square leagues. Declared Historic Cultural Monument No. 64 by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Arts Department, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m162538) HM
On Main Street at 4th Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. Circa 1906. — — Map (db m231244) HM
Near Hill Street south of 5th Street, on the right when traveling south.
7th Cal. Inf. U.S.V.
In Everlasting Remembrance.
Our dead - They lie in scattered graves - These silent heroes of our battalions.
War With Spain A.D. 1898. — — Map (db m231332) HM WM
On Spring Street south of 4th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Title Insurance and
Trust Company Building and Annex, Art Deco style, built in 1927-29,
John and Donald B. Parkinson, architects.
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 385, August 5, 1988, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural . . . — — Map (db m228022) HM
On Judge John Aiso Street (San Pedro Street) north of 1st Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Union Church, built in 1922, has great historic significance as
the first Christian church built in Little Tokyo, and the site of important
spiritual, cultural, and community service activities. It is listed on the
National Register of . . . — — Map (db m234531) HM
On Alameda Street at Los Angeles Street, on the right when traveling north on Alameda Street.
Built in Spanish-Colonial style on an
Indian village and later Chinese town site
by Southern Pacific, Santa Fe
and Union Pacific railroads.
Declared Historic Cultural Monument No. 101
by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Arts . . . — — Map (db m164664) HM
On Figueroa Street south of 9th Street, on the left when traveling south.
Perpetuating the spirit of the cultural
involvement of Los Angeles women.
Declared Historic-Cultural Monument No. 196
by the
Cultural Heritage Board,
Municipal Arts Department,
City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m175227) HM
On Grand Avenue at 17th Street, on the left when traveling north on Grand Avenue.
Constructed: 1911.
Architect: Robert Brown Young (architect for many of Los Angeles' early commercial buildings) for oil man William F. Young.
Style: Classical Revival exterior with Arts and Crafts lobby.
Significance: The . . . — — Map (db m234559) HM
On Colorado Boulevard just west of Eagle Rock Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
Spanish Colonial Revival style.
Architects - Henry C. Newton and Robert D. Murray.
Built 1914. Declared 1986, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 292,
City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m175104) HM
On Hermosa Avenue at Colorado Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on Hermosa Avenue.
Eagle Rock Women's Twentieth Century Clubhouse,
Craftsman style,
built 1915. Declared 1991,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 537,
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m232560) HM
On Barnsdall Avenue just west of Vermont Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
A Female Don Quixote
Oil heiress Aline Barnsdall was an artistic visionary, feminist, world traveler, political radical, and friend of the anarchist Emma Goldman. "I believe I could best describe her as a sort of 'female Don . . . — — Map (db m176271) HM
On De Longpre Avenue east of Normandie Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Charles Bukowski,
novelist and poet,
resided here from 1963 to 1972.
Cultural Heritage Board Monument No. 912, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m224543) HM
On Santa Monica Boulevard at Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Santa Monica Boulevard.
The Patron Saint of Libraries
Born in Scotland, self-made steel magnate Andrew
Carnegie (1835-1919) built his fortune in America.
A major philanthropist, Carnegie was dedicated to
expanding educational opportunities for . . . — — Map (db m234299) HM
Near Hollywood Boulevard east of Edgemont Street, on the right when traveling east.
Hollyhock House, as part of the 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, has been inscribed on the World Heritage List.
Inscription on this List confirms that this property deserves protection for the benefit of all humanity because . . . — — Map (db m154492) HM
On Hollywood Boulevard at Western Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Hollywood Boulevard.
Art Deco style.
S. Charles Lee, architect.
Built 1929. Declared 1988,
Historic-Cultural
Monument No. 336,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m231780) HM
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 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
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