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- Griffith Park dates back to 1896, when Colonel Griffith J. Griffith and his wife Mary Agnes Christine (Tina) donated over 3,000 acres to the City of Los Angeles, “to be used as a public park for purposes of recreation, health and pleasure, for the use and benefit of inhabitants of the said City of Los Angeles, forever.”
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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.
Griffith Park is the heart and soul of Los Angeles and in 2009 was designated as an Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM) to recognize its significance and ensure its long-term preservation.
Sep 4, 2020 · In 1896 a Welshman named Griffith J. Griffith gave Los Angeles a huge gift: more than 3,000 acres to create a park that would be, in his words, “a resort for the rank and file, for the plain...
History. Originally a part of the Spanish land grant, Rancho Los Feliz, the park is named for its former owner, Colonel Griffith J. Griffith. Born in Glamorganshire, South Wales, Griffith emigrated to the United States in 1865, eventually making a personal fortune in Mexican silver mines and, subsequently, southern California real estate.
May 24, 2023 · Let’s delve into the captivating history of Griffith Park in the 1920s and 1930s, exploring its transformation into a cherished public space, its cultural and recreational offerings, and its enduring legacy as a sanctuary of nature and culture.
With its demise, Park Superintendent Frank Shearer’s long-ago notion of Los Angeles as home to “one of the greatest zoos in the world” was not to be. Then, on December 6, 1966, just two miles from the strangely eerie remains of the Old Zoo that can be seen today, the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens opened with 2,000 animals:and ...
On Christmas Day 1896, Colonel Griffith J. Griffith gifted Los Angeles with Griffith Park, the heart and lungs of our City. Immigrant-made-good Griffith knew what it was like to be poor and hemmed in.
