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Transit Corridor, Griffith Observatory

    Parapet Promenade

    PARAPET PROMENADE IN MEMORY OF ADDA AND PAUL SAFRAN BY JORDAN PYNES, LINDSAY SAFRAN AND TOM SAFRAN

    PARAPET PROMENADE IN MEMORY OF ADDA AND PAUL SAFRAN BY JORDAN PYNES, LINDSAY SAFRAN AND TOM SAFRAN

      West Observation Terrace

      • griffith observatory

      James Dean

        A Gabrielino Indian Site

        A GABRIELINO INDIAN SITE  ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT INDIAN VILLAGES WERE LOCATED IN FERNDELL CANYON  DECLARED  HISTORIC CULTURAL MONUMENT NO. 112  BY THE CULTURAL HERITAGE...

        A GABRIELINO INDIAN SITE  ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT INDIAN VILLAGES WERE LOCATED IN FERNDELL CANYON  DECLARED  HISTORIC CULTURAL MONUMENT NO. 112  BY THE CULTURAL HERITAGE...

        • los angeles
        • california
        • indian
        • gabrielino
        • no. 112

        Bear From Berlin

        To the people of the United States of America in gratitude for their aid, friendship and protection. Presented to our sister city, Los Angeles, by the people of Berlin

        To the people of the United States of America in gratitude for their aid, friendship and protection. Presented to our sister city, Los Angeles, by the people of Berlin

        • los angeles
        • california
        • bear
        • berlin
        • park

        Organized Conservation of Trees In Los Angeles

        THIS TREE IS DEDICATED TO MRS. ROLLIN B. LANE IN RECOGNITION OF HERE WORK IN ORGANIZED CONSERVATION OF TREES IN LOS ANGELES DECEMBER 17, 1937 BY THE WOMEN'S COMMUNITY SERVICE AUXILIARY OF THE LOS...

        THIS TREE IS DEDICATED TO MRS. ROLLIN B. LANE IN RECOGNITION OF HERE WORK IN ORGANIZED CONSERVATION OF TREES IN LOS ANGELES DECEMBER 17, 1937 BY THE WOMEN'S COMMUNITY SERVICE AUXILIARY OF...

        • los angeles
        • california
        • tree
        • conservation
        • women's auxiliary

        Lief Erikson in Los Angeles

        LEIF ERIKSON EXPLORER LANDED IN AMERICA YEAR 1000

        LEIF ERIKSON EXPLORER LANDED IN AMERICA YEAR 1000

        • los angeles
        • california
        • park
        • leif erikson
        • statue

        Los Feliz Pumping Station

        • los angeles
        • california
        • water and power
        • pumping

        Apsonsi - Thai Angel Statue

        Apsonsi - Thai Angel Statue Gateway to Thai Town Presented to the people of Los Angeles by the Thai Community Development Center and the Thai Town Formation Committee June 15, 2007 With funding...

        Apsonsi - Thai Angel Statue Gateway to Thai Town Presented to the people of Los Angeles by the Thai Community Development Center and the Thai Town Formation Committee June 15, 2007 With funding...

        • thai-america...
        • asian-americ...
        • los angeles
        • hollywood
        • angel
        • thai town

        William Mullholand Memorial Fountain - Griffith Park - Plaque Bio

        From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

        From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

          William Mullholand Memorial Fountain - Griffith Park - Engraved Boulder

          From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

          From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

            William Mullholand Memorial Fountain - Griffith Park

            From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

            From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

              William Mullholand Memorial Fountain - Griffith Park

              From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

              From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

                William Mullholand Memorial Fountain - Griffith Park

                From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

                From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

                  Mulholland Dam and Hollywood Reservoir

                  Hollywood ReservoirCapacity 2,500,000,000 Gals.Maximum Depth of Water 183 Ft.Mulholland DamWork started August 1923Dam completed December 1924172,000 cu. yds. of concreteElevation of roadway...

                  Hollywood ReservoirCapacity 2,500,000,000 Gals.Maximum Depth of Water 183 Ft.Mulholland DamWork started August 1923Dam completed December 1924172,000 cu. yds. of concreteElevation of roadway...

                  • los angeles
                  • william mulholland
                  • hollywood reservoir
                  • hollywood hills
                  • hollywood
                  • dams
                  • water
                  • infrastructure

                  Our Martyred Men -- The 1910 Los Angeles Times Bombing

                  The plaque and monument, in Hollywood Forever cemetery, commemorate the October 1, 1910, bombing of the Los Angeles Times building by militant unionists who targeted the paper and its owner...

                  The plaque and monument, in Hollywood Forever cemetery, commemorate the October 1, 1910, bombing of the Los Angeles Times building by militant unionists who targeted the paper and its...

                  • los angeles
                  • los angeles times
                  • labor
                  • unions
                  • labor history

                  The First Emmy Awards

                    Submitted by @MNBrownlee .

                    Submitted by @MNBrownlee .

                  • los angeles
                  • hollywood
                  • emmy

                  To The Memory of Francis X. Bushman

                  This plaque is located just outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, 6925 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA.to the memory of Francis X. Bushman noted motion picture star whose home occupied this site prior...

                  This plaque is located just outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, 6925 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA.to the memory of Francis X. Bushman noted motion picture star whose home occupied this site prior...

                  • california

                  The Music Box Steps

                  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Music_Box“Location The steps, which were the focal point of The Music Box, still exist in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles, near the Laurel and Hardy Park....

                  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Music_Box“Locatio n The steps, which were the focal point of The Music Box, still exist in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles, near the Laurel and Hardy...

                  • hollywood
                  • laurel and hardy
                  • silverlake