FoGP logo

When Hummingbirds Dance With Flowers

Photos: Top left: California Fuchsia / center: Fuchsia-flowered gooseberry / right: Golden currant Circular photos: left: Southern pink / right: Scarlet larkspur Bottom left: Heart-leaf Penstemon / : Pink Thistle / right: Scarlet monkeyflower   Hummingbirds are...

When the Sky Was the Limit: Aviation in Griffith Park

  Mike Eberts’ book Griffith Park: A Centennial History opens with a 1935 map of the Park, created by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Look closely — in the northeast quadrant is a small field that features a small biplane, hanger and runway referenced as...
The Anza Trail in Griffith Park

The Anza Trail in Griffith Park

  The year is 1775. In October, forty soldiers and 240 civilians under the command of Captain Juan Bautista de Anza set out from the presidio at Tubac, AZ to colonize present-day San Jose. In January 1776, they pass through the future pueblo of Los Angeles and...
Slicing and Dicing Griffith Park

Slicing and Dicing Griffith Park

Looking at a Southern California Automobile Club map of the Los Angeles Freeway system from a few years back, it’s easy to see how freeways have affected the Los Angeles community, and not in a good way. Granted – these roads have made our commute faster – or have...
Translate »