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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DBV_john-c-argue-plaza_Los-Angeles-CA.html
John C. Argue Plaza. . This plaza, located on the site of the 1984 Olympic village, honors a great Trojan instrumental in bringing the Olympic Games to Los Angeles. . . A 1956 graduate of the USC Gould School of Law, he served with distinction…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DBR_petrified-tree-from-the-arizona-forest_Los-Angeles-CA.html
Petrified Tree from the Arizona Forest. . This section of petrified tree from the Arizona forest was presented to their alma mater by the members of —The Class of 1887— under the direction of Professor John Dickinson of the Department …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DBD_usc-urban-legends_Los-Angeles-CA.html
USC Urban Legends. . The University of Southern California is rich with story. Its buildings, its faculty, its eminent benefactors and alumni — all are the subject of urban legends that are passed along from student to student, year after ye…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D73_site-of-the-old-los-angeles-zoo_Los-Angeles-CA.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D4B_casa-de-san-pedro_Los-Angeles-CA.html
Casa de San Pedro. Hide House Site. The first known commercial structure on the shore of San Pedro Bay was built here in 1823 by the trading firm of McCulloch & Hartnell to store cattle hides from the San Gabriel and San Fernando Missions. Richard…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CZC_the-baird-house_Los-Angeles-CA.html
The Baird House. . Built in 1921 by Robert J. Baird, owner of a pioneering gardening business specializing in fruit and walnut trees. The Baird House was declared Los Angeles Historical Monument Number 203 in 1978.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CZB_dickson-plaza-and-dickson-court_Los-Angeles-CA.html
Dickson Plaza and Dickson Court. Edward A. Dickson, UCLA Co-founder, 1879 - 1956. . In 1913, Edward A. Dickson, a 33-year-old Los Angeles business and civic leader, became the first Southern Californian appointed to the University of California …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CYR_lopez-station_Los-Angeles-CA.html
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.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CSG_pershing-square_Los-Angeles-CA.html
Pershing Square. . A portion of the area of El Pueblo de Los Angeles, established during the governorship of Felipe de Neve in 1781. Dedicated as "Public Square" by city ordinance, 1866. Named Central Park in 1893. Renamed in 1918 in hon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CSB_old-trappers-lodge_Los-Angeles-CA.html
Old Trapper's Lodge is one of California's remarkable twentieth century folk art environments. It represents the life work of John Ehn (1897-1981), a self-taught artist who wished to pass on a sense of the Old West. Derived from personal experienc…