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ANGELS WALK® LA ANGELS WALK LA SPECIAL THANKS SUPPORTERS SELF-GUIDED HISTORIC TRAILS HONORARY CHAIRMAN LOS ANGELES MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI Bureau of Street Services, City of Los Angeles Nick Patsaouras CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES President, Polis Builders LTD Department of Transportation, City of Los Angeles COUNCILMEMBER GIL CEDILLO, CD1 BOARD HIGHLAND PARK HERITAGE TRUST Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Deanna Molloy, Founder & Board Chair HIGHLAND PARK-GARVANZA HPOZ Authority (Metro) Richard Kiwan, Retired LAUSD Teacher HISTORIC HIGHLAND PARK NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL Board of Directors Stanley Schneider, C.P.A. NORTH FIGUEROA ASSOCIATION Eric Garcetti, Mayor, City of Los Angeles STAFF VIRGINIA NEELY, HIGHLAND PARK HISTORICAL ARCHIVE Brian Lane, Co-Director Sheila Kuehl, Los Angeles County Supervisor Tracey Lane, Co-Director ADVISORS + FRIENDS Deanna Molloy, Director, Programs James Butts, City of Inglewood Mayor Kenny Hoff, Technology & Research Erin Behr Kathryn Barger, Los Angeles County Supervisor Spencer Green, Research & Administration Robin Blair, Senior Director of Operations Support, Metro Mike Bonin, Council Member CD11 CONTRIBUTORS Ferdy Chan, Bureau of Street Services Adilia Clerk, Bureau of Street Services John E. Molloy, Urban Planner & Consultant Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker Charles J. Fisher, Historian & Contributing Writer Carol Colin, Highland Park Ebell Club John Fasana, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Duarte Eric Brightwell, Researcher & Contributing Writer Greg Fischer Kathy Gallegos, Avenue 50 Studio Walter Urie, Cover Photographer Robert Garcia, Mayor, City of Long Beach Kenny Hoff, Photographer Terri Garst, Los Angeles Public Library Danielle Sumida, Proofreader Amy Inouye, Future Studio Janice Hahn, Los Angeles County Supervisor Misty Iwatsu, North Figueroa Association Rogerio Carvaheiro, Stanchion Design Paul Krekorian, Council Member CD2 Lane+Lane, Inc., Graphic Design Alissa Kauffman Courtney Lam, Metro Ara Najarian, Council Member, City of Glendale Sharon Lowe, Office of Councilmember Gil Cedillo, CD1 Mark Ridley-Thomas, Los Angeles County Supervisor Jamie Muñoz, Bureau of Street Services Kyle Mykleson, Judson Studios Hilda L. Solis, Los Angeles County Supervisor Annie Mar, Occidental College Carrie Bowen, Caltrans District 7 Director Anuja Navare, Pasadena Museum of History Diego Nuñez Transportation Enhancement Activities Grant Funding 11611 Washington Place, Los Angeles, California 90066 Michael Patris, Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society CALL (213)744-0016 FAX (310)915-9140 Melinda Ramos-Alatorre, Former Field Deputy, CD1 EMAIL [email protected] For more information about Angels Walk LA and to download guides Nazarios Sauceda, Director, Bureau of Street Services of our other historical walks visit: www.angelswalkla.org Donald Spivack, Urban Consultant Angels Walk LA is a 501(c)(3) public benefit organization devoted to enhancing the pedestrian Dale Stieber, Occidental College environments of Los Angeles by developing self-guided walking trails that commemorate the his- tory, architecture and culture of our city’s neighborhoods. Angels Walks encourage pedestrians to Conrado Terrazas, Office of Councilmember Gil Cedillo, CD1 explore and discover Los Angeles by connecting directly with major transit and rail lines. © ANGELS WALK LA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ANGELS WALK IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK. All content provided in this guidebook is for informational purposes only and does not constitute Marilyn Van Winkle, The Autry Collections The White House Millennium a legal contract between Angels Walk LA and any person or entity unless otherwise specified. Every All content in this Council designates as a Millennium reasonable effort has been made to present current and accurate information, Angeles Walk LA Ira Yellin, Partner, Urban Partners (1940-2002) guidebook is accurate Trail, Angels Walk Urban Trails. makes no guarantees of any kind. 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