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Centinela Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Culver City, Inglewood, Ladera Heights, Mar Vista, Santa Monica, and West Los Angeles. It is named after the 19th century Rancho Aguaje de la Centinela, whose site of former ranchlands it passes through.
- 10.2 mi (16.4 km)
Watershed and course. Ballona Watershed Map".. The Ballona Creek watershed totals about 130 square miles (340 square kilometers). According to a 1948 report in the Venice Evening Vanguard, "The total area drained by Ballona Creek consists of 86 square miles (220 km 2) square miles of coastal plain and 74 square miles (190 km 2) of foothills and plain range from sea level to 250 feet (76 m) and ...
- United States
- California
The Centinela Adobe, also known as La Casa de la Centinela, is a Spanish Colonial style adobe house built in 1834. It is operated as a house museum by the Historical Society of Centinela Valley, and it is one of the 43 surviving adobes within Los Angeles County, California.
- Ygnacio Machado
- 7634 Midfield Ave, Westchester, California
- 1834
Feb 3, 2022 · The gentle hills that rose around the springs allowed herders to watch over their cattle, earning the area the name Centinela (“sentinel”) – a word still common to many places and institutions in...
Inglewood's rich history begins with the Centinela Adobe, situated on Rancho Agape de la Centinela, which was built in 1834 by Ignacio Machado, son of one of the soldiers protecting the first settlers of Los Angeles on their way from Mexico.
Jan 2, 2023 · The Centinela Valley Historical Society and its museum currently occupy the Centinela Adobe, 7634 Midfield Ave. Its prior residents included Inglewood founder Daniel Freeman, who lived there ...
The name Centinela Valley evolved from the name Centinela Ranch when ranching activities were ending. For additional information about the evolution of the Centinela Valley contact Claydine Burt at 310-649-6272. Recorded directions to the Adobe can be heard by calling 310-649-6272. Adobe Hours
