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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D82_m-g-m-studio_Culver-City-CA.html
M-G-M Studio. . On this site in the year 1915 was founded the first motion picture studio in Culver City, built by Thomas H. Ince. In 1919, Samuel Goldwyn succeeded to the title to this and adjoining property for his production company in 1924, Me…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D7X_1942-rose-bowl_Pasadena-CA.html
1942 Rose Bowl. . The 1942 Rose Bowl was the 28th Rose Bowl Game. Originally scheduled to be played in the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, it was moved to Durham, North Carolina, due to the fears of an attack on the West Coast of the Un…
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/HM2D4A_santa-rosa-rancho_Murrieta-CA.html
Santa Rosa Rancho. . This historic site was granted by Governor Pio Pico to Juan Moreno in 1846. The rancho is a prime example of human history in Southern California. Archaeological evidence indicates that Native Americans occupied this area for …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D49_la-casa-de-carrion_La-Verne-CA.html
La Casa de Carrion. . . This house, built in 1868 by Saturino Carrion, was restored in 1951 by Paul E. Traweek. . . California Registered Historical Landmark No. 386. var plainText = document.getElementById('inscription1'…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D3V_santa-fe-depot_San-Dimas-CA.html
Santa Fe Depot. San Dimas. In May, 1887 in San Dimas the Santa Fe Railroad completed its transcontinental line. . Centennial commemoration October 17, 1987. var plainText = document.getElementById('inscription1').innerText; …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D3L_big-tree_Glendora-CA.html
Big Tree. . The Big Tree was planted in the late 1880's by Mr. Edgar J. Owens, one of Glendora's early residents. The tree, botanical name Ficus Macrophylla, is commonly called Moreton Bay Fig and is named after the Moreton Bay region of Australia…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D3I_san-dimas-hotel_San-Dimas-CA.html
San Dimas Hotel. Walker House. . Designed by respected architects Joseph C. Newsom and his brother Samuel, the two and one-half story hotel was built in the Eastlake style. The San Jose Land Company began construction in 1885, but by the time it…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D37_glendora-bougainvillea_Glendora-CA.html
Glendora Bougainvillea. . Planted in 1901 by the R.W. Hamlins, early citrus growers, the Glendora bougainvillea is the largest growth of this exotic plant in the United States. The parent stock was brought to California by a whaling ship about 187…
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