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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EBL_first-meeting-of-the-usc-board-of-trustees_Los-Angeles-CA.html
First Meeting of the USC Board of Trustees. . The Board of Trustees of the University of Southern California met for the first time on September 3, 1880, culminating years of efforts by leaders of the Methodist Episcopal Conference of Southern Cal…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EAE_cahuenga-pass-treasure_Los-Angeles-CA.html
Cahuenga Pass Treasure. At The Hollywood Bowl. . Treasure hunters believe there is 20th-century loot hidden at the Bowl. Many have searched, but the treasure is still a mystery. . . The legend of the Cahuenga Pass treasure begins in 1864 whe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E9J_adobe-flores_South-Pasadena-CA.html
Adobe Flores. . Headquarters of General Jose Maria Flores before the capitulation to General John C. Fremont, January 13, 1847, at Cahuenga. var plainText = document.getElementById('inscription1').innerText; document.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E9I_mcgroarty-home_Los-Angeles-CA.html
McGroarty Home. . Honoring John Steven McGroarty, Poet Laureate of California, 1933-1944. Author of The Mission Play. var plainText = document.getElementById('inscription1').innerText; document.getElementById('inscrip…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E9H_power-plant-no-1_Santa-Clarita-CA.html
Power Plant No. 1. First Los Angeles Aqueduct. Some sections of the original Los Angeles Aqueduct, completed 1913, are still in use. During six years, 100,000 laborers built the 233-mile-long series of canals, pipelines and tunnels that make up th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E6Z_a-gathering-place_Los-Angeles-CA.html
A Gathering Place. . His given name is the Trojan Shrine, but he is best-known by his nickname: Tommy Trojan. Probably the most popular and recognizable member of the Trojan Family, he is a physical and symbolic rallying point for the entire unive…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E55_charlie-chaplins-the-kid_Los-Angeles-CA.html
Charlie Chaplin's The Kid. Reminiscing. The heart-tugging reunion in The Kid [1921] played between Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp and his "adopted" son [Jackie Coogan] remains one of the most emotionally charged scenes in all of film his…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E1T_student-media_Los-Angeles-CA.html
Student Media. . Ever since USC was founded, its students have sought ways to have their say. The earliest student publication, The College Review, dates back to 1884, only four years after USC was established. A slim monthly magazine, it lasted o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E1I_el-capitan-theatre_Los-Angeles-CA.html
El Capitan Theatre. . The most lavish of four Hollywood Blvd. theatres designed for live performances opened in 1926, featuring stars such as Joan Fontaine, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Lon Chaney, Jr., Buster Keaton, Clark Gable, Henry Fonda, Jason Ro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E0Q_canoga-mission-gallery_Los-Angeles-CA.html
Canoga Mission Gallery. A mission style stable converted to new uses as a community center of the arts of California and Mexico. var plainText = document.getElementById('inscription1').innerText; document.getElementBy…
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