Historic Sites of Los Angeles

The following are some of the many historic sites in Los Angeles and surrounding areas. For convenience they are arranged by area within the city. Since the Los Angeles River traverses much of the city, it is treated here. Go to Discovery of Los Angeles for a brief discussion of its discovery by Spanish explorers or to Early Settlement of Los Angeles.

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Downtown || Eagle Rock, Mt. Washington, Pasadena || West Adams - USC
San Fernando Valley || Harbor Area || Hollywood - Wilshire

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Downtown

• Angels Flight: "The Shortest Railway in the World"

• Statue of Felipe de Neve, founder of Los Angeles

• Union Station

• Fort Moore

• El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Park

• Old Los Angeles Oil Field

• Cathedral of St. Vibiana

Eagle Rock, Mt. Washington, Pasadena

• Pasadena City Hall

• Green Hotel

• Casa de Adobe

• Eagle Rock

West Adams - USC

• Automobile Club of Southern California

• St. Sophia Cathedral

• Second Church of Christ, Scientist

• Shrine Auditorium
  

• Sunshine Mission
  

• St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church

• St. John's Episcopal Church
  

• Doheny Mansion
  

• Stimson House

San Fernando Valley

• Japanese Detention Centers in Los Angeles

• Paseo de Cahuenga

• Campo de Cahuenga

• San Fernando Mission

Harbor Area

• Banning House

• Drum Barracks

• Point Fermin Lighthouse

Hollywood - Wilshire

• Hollywood Sign from Bronson Caves

• La Brea Tarpits

• Jesse L. Lasky Studio Museum of Hollywood

• Charlie Chaplin Studios

• Runyon Canyon Park

In doing research on the history of Los Angeles, remember two other oranizations: the Los Angeles City Archives and the Local History Collection of the Los Angeles Public Library. These two organizations are major sources of both published and unpublished information on the city.