Palm Trees & Parks

The planted landscape. The palms brought in for the 1932 Olympics and now dying of a fungus, Griffith Park, the LA River in its concrete channel, the gardens and the arroyos.

Part of Los Angeles

17 moments in this segment.

1. 1870 - Sixth St(reet) Park, Los Angeles, Cal, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic …. Los Angeles, 1870. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
2. 1875 - ElAliso treepre1875drawing. Photograph of a drawing by Edward Vischer depicting the "El Aliso" Winery (formerly the Vignes Winery in Los Angeles) taken by photographer Edward Vischer, before 1875. This drawing depicts the famous "El Aliso" tree which stood at the center of the Tongva village of Yaanga in the mid-eighteenth century.
3. 1883 - Grazing sheep in front of the Church of Angels in Garvanza, Los Angeles, ca.1888. Los Angeles, 1883. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
4. 1885 - Orange Groves, San Gabriel Valley, Cal, by Bonine, R. (Robert K.). Los Angeles, 1885. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
5. 1900 - Brands of the California ranches, ca.1840-1900. Photograph of a printed page of a table indicating the early Southern California ranches and the brand symbols under which they registered their stock as follow (ranchero, rancho, brand facsimile, date): Juan Avila, El Niguel, 1833; Maria Ygnacio Verdugo, Los Verdugos, 1836; John Roland, La Puente, 1852; Jose Sepulveda...
6. 1903 - Los Angeles-1903-Westlake Park Los Angeles. Westlake Park (now known as MacArthur Park), Los Angeles.
7. 1904 - Los Angeles-1904-Westlake Park. Los Angeles, 1904. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
8. 1905 - Los Angeles-1905-West Lake Park. Los Angeles, 1905. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
9. 1905 - Los Angeles-1905-Palm Drive. Los Angeles, 1905. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
10. 1906 - Chutes Park (later Horsley Park), an amusement park in Los Angeles, ca.1906. Call number: CHS-5197 Legacy record ID: chs-m3634; USC-1-1-1-3710 Title: Chutes Park (later Horsley Park), an amusement park in Los Angeles, ca.1906 Photographer: .mw-parser-output .commons-creator-table{background-color:#f0f0ff;box-sizing:border-box;font-size:95%;text-align:start;color:inherit}.mw-parser-output .commo...
11. 1920 - A man standing among the large drooping fronds of a date palm, Los Angeles, ca.1920. Los Angeles, 1920. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
12. 1920 - A big palm tree at the residence of Homer Laughlin, Adams Boulevard, Los Angeles. Los Angeles, 1920. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
13. 1920 - A big palm tree in a Los Angeles park, ca.1920. Los Angeles, 1920. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
14. 1920 - A big palm tree (Phoenix reclinata) in a Los Angeles park, ca.1920. Los Angeles, 1920. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
15. 1920 - A small cactus garden next to a wooden slat building, ca.1920. Los Angeles, 1920. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
16. 1920 - A palm tree at the corner of Figueroa Street and Orange Street, ca.1920. Los Angeles, 1920. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
17. 1930 - Hollenbeck Park, Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles, 1930. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.