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Burbank Peak, Cahuenga Peak, and Mount Lee viewed across the Hollywood Reservoir. Los Angeles city officials said City Hall had received hundreds of letters pleading for the peak's protection, which prompted a campaign by city leaders and conservationists to raise $6,000,000 which they thought would be sufficient to buy Cahuenga Peak and turn it into an extension of nearby Griffith Park. [4]
Bronson Canyon is located in the southwest section of Griffith Park near the north end of Canyon Drive, which is an extension of Bronson Avenue. In 1903, the Union Rock Company founded a quarry, originally named Brush Canyon, for excavation of crushed rock used in the construction of city streets–carried out of the quarry by electric train on the Brush Canyon Line. [1]
Griffith Park is a large municipal park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains, in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The park includes popular attractions such as the Los Angeles Zoo, the Autry Museum of the American West, the Griffith Observatory, and the Hollywood Sign. Due to its appearance in many films, the ...
This is a list of parks in Los Angeles County, California outside of the city of Los Angeles itself (for those, please see List of parks in Los Angeles). There are at least 183 parks maintained by Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation , many of which are in unincorporated areas of the county.
The public-private effort underpinning the largest wildlife crossing in the world, under construction near L.A., has inspired an initiative to replicate it across California.
Second Los Angeles Aqueduct Mono Extension: Maintained by: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power: Characteristics; Total length: 419 mi (674 km) Diameter: 12 ft (3.7 m) First section length: 233 mi (375 km) Second section length: 137 mi (220 km) Capacity: First Aqueduct 422 cu ft/s (11.9 m 3 /s) Second Aqueduct 290 cu ft/s (8.2 m 3 /s ...
Los Angeles' Griffith Park closed one of its main roads to traffic, the latest city to open a car-free zone for cyclists and pedestrians. ... USA TODAY. Coast Guard suspends search for 5 people ...
The corridor is a fully underground, north-south route along mostly densely populated areas on the western side of the Los Angeles Basin; it would be operated as part of the K Line. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is prioritizing the project along with pressure from the West Hollywood residents.