Garvanza, Los Angeles

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Garvanza
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Garvanza neighborhood sign
located on York Boulevard at Figueroa Street
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Garvanza
Location within Central Los Angeles
Coordinates: 34°07′07″N118°10′45″W / 34.118569°N 118.179237°W / 34.118569; -118.179237
Country United States
State California
County Los Angeles
City Los Angeles
Time zone UTC-8 (PST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Zip code
90042
Area code 323

Garvanza is a neighborhood in northeast Los Angeles. Fourteen Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments are located in the neighborhood.

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History

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Garvanza, 1921

The town of Garvanza was originally part of the Rancho San Rafael, owned by Jose Maria Verdugo. Its name comes from the fields of garbanzo beans that once flourished in the area. [1] Andrew Glassell and Alfred Beck Chapman bought the land in 1869. Glassell and Chapman sold the land to Ralph and Edward Rogers, real estate developers and brothers. In 1886 the Rogers brothers subdivided the land and began to sell lots in what they called the "Town of Garvanza". [2] :7 The town was annexed by the city of Los Angeles in 1899. [3]

Garvanza was served by Henry Huntington's Los Angeles Railway (LARY) as early as 1902, and the LARY had a direct line from Garvanza to Downtown Los Angeles by 1904. [4] :84 By 1907, Huntington had extended the Garvanza line in two directions: along York Blvd. and along North Figueroa Street. [4] :85

Two bridges connect Los Angeles and South Pasadena through Garvanza. One, the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad railroad bridge spanning the Arroyo Seco, was first built at grade in wood in 1885, [2] :16 and has been rebuilt twice at the current location since then, first in wood in 1889 and then in steel in 1896. The current steel bridge, which is listed as Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument No. 339, was modified for dual tracks a century later for use in the current light rail system. The York Boulevard bridge over the Arroyo Seco Parkway was built to replace a small wooden toll bridge which was inadequate to support the growing traffic between South Pasadena and Los Angeles. The old toll house still exists on the South Pasadena side.[ citation needed ]

The Judson Studios, which created much of the stained glass that graced Craftsman and Mission structures in Southern California, have been located in Garvanza since 1911. [5]

In the early 20th century, Garvanza was considered an enclave of the local Arts and Crafts movement. [6]

In 1997, the city of Los Angeles officially redesignated the area "Garvanza." [2] :7 Garvanza is incorporated into the City of Los Angeles "Highland Park-Garvanza HPOZ (Historic Preservation Overlay Zone) Preservation Plan" area adopted by the Los Angeles City Council December 9, 2010. [7] On July 25, 2019, the Garvanza Improvement Association was awarded a preservation award by the Los Angeles Conservancy. [8]

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Garvanza Park

Geography

Garvanza is bordered by Figueroa Street on the west, Pasadena city limits on the north, San Pascual Avenue/110 Freeway on the east and York Boulevard on the south. Highland Park is west, South Pasadena and Hermon are east. [1] Official city signage was installed in 1997. [9] [10]

Garvanza on a map of Los Angeles County published October 1893 for the World's Columbian Exposition Map of Los Angeles County - October 1893.jpg
Garvanza on a map of Los Angeles County published October 1893 for the World's Columbian Exposition

Parks and recreation

Education

The Los Angeles Unified School District operates district schools.

Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments

Garvanza has fourteen Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments:

Notable people

Historical photos

References

  1. 1 2 laist The Neighborhood Project: Garvanza Archived 2013-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 3 Charles J. Fisher; Highland Park Heritage Trust (September 22, 2010). Garvanza. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   978-0-7385-8120-0 . Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  3. Federal Writers Project of the Works Project Administration (March 6, 2011). Los Angeles in the 1930s: The WPA Guide to the City of Angels. University of California Press. p. 408. ISBN   978-0-520-94886-0 . Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  4. 1 2 William B. Friedricks (1992). Henry E. Huntington and the creation of southern California. Ohio State University Press. p. 84. ISBN   978-0-8142-0553-2 . Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  5. "Began near Plaza: Judson Studios honored on 75th anniversary" (PDF). Highland Park News-Herald. June 24, 1973. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  6. The Neighborhood Project: Garvanza, LAist, archived from the original on May 16, 2013, retrieved May 28, 2013
  7. Highland Park-Garvanza HPOZ Preservation Plan, Including Garvanza, Highland Park, Montecito Heights and Mount Angelus Neighborhoods, City of Los Angeles, Office of Historic Resources, December 9, 2010, retrieved May 28, 2013
  8. "A.V. Walberg Residence & Adjoining Properties | Los Angeles Conservancy". Thankfully, the Garvanza Improvement Association helped find a preservation-minded buyer for the properties. Congratulations to the owner, residents, and the entire project team for earning a 2019 Conservancy Preservation Award!
  9. Fischer, Charles (2010). Garvanza. Arcadia Publishing. p. 109. ISBN   9780738581200 . Retrieved December 1, 2022. ...The City of Los Angeles put up official community signs at Garvanza's borders. This was accomplished in 1997.
  10. Gold, Matea (November 23, 1997). "After A Century, Old Neighborhood is Officially Reborn (Map)". Los Angeles Times .
  11. "Garvanza Park". LAParks.org. August 13, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  12. "Garvanza Skate Park". LAParks.org. August 4, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  13. "." Garvanza Elementary School. Retrieved on May 15, 2021.