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Griffith Park
Lost LA
S4 E1: Griffith Park - The Untold History Preview
Post date:At more than 4,500 acres, Griffith Park is one of the largest municipal parks in the United States and it holds a wealth of hidden stories.
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Griffith Park
Lost LA
Racial Tensions Erupt at Griffith Park
Post date:In 1961, around the Memorial Day holiday, the Merry-Go-Round at Griffith Park wasn't so merry; it became the site of a race riot that challenged Griffith J. Griffith's vision of a park for the people.
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Griffith Park
Lost LA
The Sensational Story of Griffith J. Griffith
Post date:Griffith J. Griffith was an outsized figure in Los Angeles society in the early 1900s. Now best known for the massive green space he donated to the city — Griffith Park — Griffith J. Griffith also tackled with a darker side to his personality.
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Griffith Park
Lost LA
Test Your Griffith Park IQ
Post date:From World War II practice drills, science marches, gay-ins, love-ins and protests, Griffith Park has truly been the setting for Los Angeles in the making. How well do you know this iconic green space?
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Griffith Park
Lost LA
The Complex Life of Griffith J. Griffith
Post date:Perhaps best known for the large tract of park space that now bears his name, Griffith J. Griffith was a complicated man whose wealth and bombastic nature gave the city one of its most unforgettable characters.
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Griffith Park
Lost LA
Riots, Love Fests, Buried Secrets: Griffith Park's Hidden Histories
Post date:Since its gifting to Los Angeles on December 1896, Griffith Park has been the sprawling landscape on which Angelenos have drawn their dreams. Learn more about its many unexpected histories.
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SoCal Connected
Meet Two New Mountain Lion Kittens P-46 and P-47
Post date:Exclusive video preview of two beautiful blue-eyed mountain lion kittens discovered by the National Park Service.
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Walking LA
Travel
Griffith Park's Lesser-Known Wonders
Post date:Beat the crowds by visiting these unexpected landmarks.
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urban wildlife
Redefine
Group Wants To Keep A Chunk of Laurel Canyon Wild
Post date:There's an undeveloped mountain in the Hollywood Hills near Laurel Canyon, and a group of wildlife advocates is trying to buy it.
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community arts
Artbound
Wishes Swirl Up Into The City: The Future of The Griffith Park Teahouse
Post date:This week, the Department of Recreation and Parks took down The Griffith Park Teahouse, an anonymous artist collective-installed structure that quickly won the heart of Los Angeles. Artbound asks the collective about the project's future.
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urban wildlife
Redefine
Another Mountain Lion Braves the 101, Underscores Importance of Wildlife Crossings
Post date:Another Santa Monica Mountains puma crosses the 101, and a wildlife crossing would make that crossing safer.
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lost landmarks
History & Society
A Whimpering Roar: The Old Griffith Park Zoo, Then and Now
Post date:Parts of the old zoo at Griffith Park still stand, and they are moving reminders that sometimes humans just don't know best when it comes to animals.
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Atwater Village
Departures
Red Car River Park
Post date:How do you play the L.A. River at Red Car River Park in Atwater Village?
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Griffith Observatory
SoCal Wanderer
Cars Allowed on Griffith Park Road for Feasibility Study
Post date:A three week pilot study aims to relieve traffic congestion around Griffith Park and its neighbors, but bicyclists and hikers already have concerns about opening the park road to traffic.
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la river bike path
History & Society
Cyclists and Candidates Gear Up to #BiketheVote
Post date:With the city election just around the corner on March 3, bicycle issues are coming into play more than ever before.
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biking
History & Society
Riding Bikes with the Mayor of Glendale
Post date:Glendale may not be a part of L.A. city proper, but it is the third largest city in the county with a population approaching 200,000, and is also a vital business and commerce hub.
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Glendale
Departures
Glendale Narrows Riverwalk
Post date:How do you play the L.A. River at the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk?
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Hiking
Lost LA
How a Health Guru Helped L.A. Discover its Hiking Trails
Post date:In the 1920s and '30s, health guru Paul Bragg led huge group hikes into the Hollywood Hills and San Gabriel Mountains.
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counterculture
History & Society
California Summer, Baby, is Getting Out of Hand: The Diggers and the Summer of '67
Post date:In June of 1967, those hip enough to be in the know were looking with worrisome eyes toward the summer months, anticipating the predicted invasion of 100,000 or more hippies to Los Angeles.
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Hollywood
Lost LA
What Flattened the Top of Mt. Lee (of Hollywood Sign Fame)?
Post date:Behind the Hollywood Sign rises the 1,708-foot summit of Mount Lee, a hilltop flattened for a never-built house that would have been L.A.'s grandest mansion.