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. Los Angeles, 1875. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
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. Los Angeles, 1900. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
6. 1903 - Los Angeles-1903-Westlake Park Los Angeles. Los Angeles, 1903. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
7. 1904 - Los Angeles-1904-Westlake Park. Los Angeles, 1904. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
8. 1905 - Los Angeles-1905-Palm Drive. Los Angeles, 1905. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
9. 1905 - Los Angeles-1905-West Lake Park. 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. Los Angeles, 1906. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
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 palm tree at the corner of Figueroa Street and Orange Street, ca.1920. Los Angeles, 1920. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
16. 1920 - A small cactus garden next to a wooden slat building, 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.