This tour explores the rich architectural and social history of the
SYCAMORE GROVE AREA OF HIGHLAND PARK, one of LA’s oldest
neighborhoods. This tour explores the rich and varied architectural
and social history of the Sycamore Grove area of Highland Park, one of
Los Angeles’ oldest neighborhoods.
Located along the Arroyo Seco, Highland Park was created in 1870 by
developers who purchased the territory from Spanish and Mexican
landowners. Incorporated into Los Angeles in 1895, it quickly became a
thriving part of the city, and was once home to both Occidental
College and USC’s School of Fine Arts. At the beginning of the
twentieth century, the Arroyo Seco was a center of the nation’s
emerging Arts and Crafts movement, and was home to one of Los
Angeles’ first great preservationists, naturalist Charles Fletcher
Lummis. Highland Park -Garvanza has the city’s largest historic
district (Historic Preservation Overlay Zone) with approximately 2,500
structures.
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INCLUDED ON THE TOUR:
Sycamore Grove Park and the Sousa-Hiner Band Shell
La Casita Verde (former Ziegler House)*
Liddell “La Boheme” House* and the Baker House*
The Hiner House*
*Interiors visited subject to availability.
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Start Time: 10:00 AM
Length: 2-1/4 hours
Distance Covered: About 1-1/4 miles total walking
Walking Difficulty: Moderate, stairs, not wheelchair accessible, no
pets or strollers, not recommended for children younger than 12 years
old
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MEETING PLACE:
The Bandshell at Sycamore Grove Park
4600 Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Easily accessed by MTA buses and Gold Line. Get off at the Sycamore
Grove Station and walk to Sycamore Grove Park to meet docents.
Plentiful street parking on Figueroa Street.
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The mission of the Highland Park Heritage Trust is to preserve the
heritage of Los Angeles’ Arroyo Seco communities through education,
advocacy and preservation projects for the benefit of present and
future generations. LA’s Arroyo Seco communities consist of Highland
Park, Garvanza, Mt. Washington, Hermon, Montecito Heights and Cypress
Park.
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