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After the severe drought of 1863–64, in which thousands of cattle died, Don José Serrano was forced to sell the Rancho Cañada de los Alisos to J.S. Slauson, a Los Angeles banker. The ranch passed through several owners before being acquired by Dwight Whiting in 1884. Whiting heavily promoted the settlement of the area, calling it "Aliso City".
Tolls are also collected at a flat rate for all drivers at selected on-and off-ramps: the southbound exits and northbound entrances of Los Patrones Parkway and Oso Parkway (both $2.69), and Antonio Parkway ($1.89); and the northbound exits and southbound entrances of Los Alisos Boulevard ($1.76), Portola Parkway-South ($1.89), and Alton Parkway ...
Prior to its formation, the Orange County lands were part of Los Angeles County. Further back in history, California lands were organized into Spanish land grants or "Ranchos". In the case of Orange County, there is record of José Antonio Yorba and Juan Pablo Peralta (nephew) being granted Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana in 1810, year of the ...
Wilshire Boulevard was the precursor to L.A.'s highways — congestion nightmares. In the 1920s, it was so packed with traffic, city planners introduced traffic circles and then signals.
The adobe was built by José Serrano in 1863, on the 10,688-acre (4,325 ha) Rancho Canada de los Alisos granted by Governor Juan B. Alvarado in 1842 and Governor Pio Pico in 1846. It is the second of five adobe structures built by the Serranos on the rancho.
Great Park stands on land originally part of Rancho Cañada de los Alisos, granted in 1842 to José Antonio Serrano. An aerial view of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station in 1993. The Great Park was the site of Marine Corps Air Station El Toro from 1943 to 1999.
Rosecrans Avenue is a major west-east thoroughfare in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, California, USA. It has a total length of 27.5 miles (44.3 km). It has a total length of 27.5 miles (44.3 km). The street is named after U.S. Union General William S. Rosecrans , who purchased 13,000 acres (5,300 ha) of Rancho Sausal Redondo southwest of Los ...
Rancho Cañada de los Alisos was a 10,668-acre (43.17 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Orange County, California given by Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado to Jose Antonio Fernando Serrano in 1842, and enlarged by a second grant by Pio Pico in 1846. [1]