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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.
Community. Los Angeles. 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.”.
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...
May 24, 2023 · 4 min read. A Sanctuary of Nature and Culture: The History of Griffith Park in the 1920s and 1930s. Nestled amidst the bustling metropolis of Los Angeles, Griffith Park stands as a verdant oasis, offering respite from the urban chaos and a connection to the natural world.
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. He envisioned a park that would be an antidote to the city, a “resort” for the plain people, open and free.
Colonel Griffith settled in Los Angeles and purchased the Los Feliz Rancho, which he later donated to the City of Los Angeles in 1896. This three thousand acre gift to the residents of Los Angeles was given with the intent that Griffith Park would be made an eternal place of public recreation.
In 1896 Colonel Griffith J. Griffith donated land that became Griffith Park in order to provide a respite from the pressures of urban life for all people of Los Angeles. Unfortunately — over the years — much has been done to turn this gift into a cash cow. The most...
