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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DWK_studio-theatre-at-st-denis-building_Los-Angeles-CA.html
Studio Theatre at St. Denis Building. . Birthplace of Modern Dance in Los Angeles. Built 1945. Declared 2003. var plainText = document.getElementById('inscription1').innerText; document.getElementById('inscription1').…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DWG_american-bison_Santa-Clarita-CA.html
American Bison. . . This herd traces its roots to 1962, when Walt Disney donated a herd of American Bison to William S. Hart Regional Park. To discourage inbreeding, the County of Los Angeles has exchanged some of its animals with other facilitie…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DV4_riverside-drive-bridge_Los-Angeles-CA.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DT5_chapmans-mill-and-millrace_San-Gabriel-CA.html
Chapman's Mill and Millrace. Then and Now. . Shortly after the construction of Mission San Gabriel's first grist mill in 1816, the padres realized that it did not work as they had hoped. Located more than 2 miles to the northwest, El Molino Viejo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DRY_lordsburg-townsite_La-Verne-CA.html
Lordsburg Townsite. . . This transportation kiosk salutes the past and future role of transportation in shaping the city of La Verne. Founded by entrepreneur Isaac W. Lord in 1887 as one of a string of boom towns platted along the Santa Fe rail…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DRI_the-haugh-residence_La-Verne-CA.html
The Haugh Residence. 'Hanawalt Block' Craftsman. Built 1913-14 for Lordsburg College teachers B. S. and Laura Haugh by her father, J. P. Harshbarger. Concrete blocks were produced by the Hanawalt Bros; lumber was from the Lordsburg Lumber Company.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DR4_pacific-electric-railway_Monrovia-CA.html
Pacific Electric Railway. City of Monrovia. . Established by railroad and real estate tycoon Henry Huntington, the Pacific Electric Railway was the largest interurban electric railway service in the world. At its peak, the system connected Los An…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DQ5_united-methodist-church_Los-Angeles-CA.html
United Methodist Church. . First United Methodist Church, 1930. A Gothic revival edifice constructed of steel and exposed concrete, standing as a visual beacon in the heart of Hollywood. var plainText = document.getElementById('…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DQ4_la-casa-primera_Pomona-CA.html
La Casa Primera. . The first adobe home of Ygnacio Palomares and wife Concepcion Lopez, the oldest house in the Pomona Valley, was built in 1837. It originally consisted of two rooms with a viga-latilla branch roof and packed mud floor. The Paloma…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DQ3_casa-alvarado_Pomona-CA.html
Casa Alvarado. . . Built about 1840 by Ygnacio Alvarado. . Chapel served by San Gabriel Mission. . Pomona's first public school. . Dr. B. S. Nichols family home 1886-1951. . 1951, Alfonso B. Fages home. var plainTex…
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