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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...
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...
Sustainability? We Got That!
Griffith Park has been ahead of the game when it comes to sustainability and water recapturing. Long before it...
Rodger Young Village, the Local United Nations
At the end of World War II, thousands of servicemen and women returned to Los Angeles and looked for a house to...
The Many Roles of Travel Town: Griffith Park Internment Camp
Like a good character actor, Travel Town has played many different roles throughout its existence in Griffith Park....
A Brief History of the Failed Griffith Park Master Plan(s)
Griffith Park is one of the largest urban parks in the United States : larger than the City of Beverly Hills. Yet,...
The Infamous Detention Facility in Griffith Park
Over the years Griffith Park has responded to urgent national and local housing needs. During the Great Depression the...
The History of Commonwealth Nursery
Griffith Park is steeped in history. Whether one is strolling around Fern Dell, exploring the ruins of the Old Zoo, or...
P-22 Day 2019!
Hope you can attend this great event celebrating Griffith Park's resident mountain lion P-22 Sat., Oct 19, 2019 --...
Celebrating P-22 Day, 2018
From the National Wildlife Federation... the upcoming P-22 Day event will take place at Shane's Inspiration (across...
Celebrating P-22 Day 2017
Last year's P-22 Day proved to be an exciting and informative event for all who attended. This year the turnout will...
The Story of Minnie M. Barton
If you were to wander through Fern Dell headed toward the Observatory, perhaps you might be inclined to stop along the...
Update: Fern Dell Pedestrian Bridge Restoration
Several years ago, the Fern Dell pedestrian bridge was closed due to unsafe conditions. Pedestrians on the path...
Celebrating P-22 Day, 2016
P L E A S E J O I N -- The National Wildlife Federation California -- National Park Service -- The Santa Monica...
Celebrating Anza’s Expedition in Griffith Park
The story of Juan Bautista de Anza's expedition through California in 1775-76 marked the moment when Spain was able to...
Walking the Fern Dell Stream
Worth preserving: Fern Dell's unique fusion of Picturesque and Park Styles In 1914, the L.A. Parks Department decided...
Northward Along the Anza Trail
How did your family get to California and when did they arrive? These are just some of the questions explored at an...
Attempt to Sideline the New Enlightened Draft of a Master Plan for Griffith Park
Spring 2011 After three years of public meetings, the Working Group, a panel of citizens appointed to write a...
Along the Anza Trail
Spring 2012 Working with the National Park Service to enhance a Griffith Park asset The year is 1775. In...
Folk Gardens in Griffith Park and Remembrances of the Captain
First published in Griffith Park Reporter/Winter 2014-15 Folk gardens in Griffith Park were established by three...
Spring turns to summer: time to explore and enjoy Griffith Park’s natural and human heritage
Griffith Observatory Director, Dr. Ed Krupp, famously calls his copper-domed museum of the cosmos, the "hood ornament...
Griffith Park Master Plan Identity Crisis
After three years of public meetings, the Working Group, the citizens' panel rewriting the commercialized 2005 Draft...
Acting to Save the Park’s Historic Fabric
In his award-winning PBS film, The National Parks: America's Best Idea, documentarian Ken Burns devotes an entire...
Saving Historic Fern Dell
The Griffith Park Historic Fern Dell Preservation Project For nearly a century, Fern Dell has been an urban oasis. In...
Griffith Park: A Unique Resource
2010 Griffith Park, the largest zoned Open Space in the City of Los Angeles, comprises over 4200 acres of dedicated...
Griffith Park: A Historical Cultural Landmark
On Christmas Day 1896, Colonel Griffith J. Griffith gifted Los Angeles with Griffith Park, the heart and lungs of our...