Highland Park Heritage Trust Bi-Monthly Walking tour

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This tour explores the rich and varied architectural and social history of the
Sycamore Grove area of Highland Park, one of Los Angeles' oldest neighborhoods.

Located along the Arroyo Seco, Highland Park was created in 1870 by developers
who purchased the territory from Spanish and Mexican landowners. Incorporated
into Los Angeles in 1895, it quickly became a thriving part of the city, and was
once home to both Occidental College and USC's School of Fine Arts. At the
beginning of the twentieth century, the Arroyo Seco was a center of the nation's
emerging Arts and Crafts movement, and was home to one of Los Angeles' first
great preservationists, naturalist Charles Lummis. Highland Park-Garvanza is
the city's largest historic district (Historic Preservation Overlay Zone) with
approximately 2,500 structures.

DETAILS:
Saturdays in 2012: June 30, August 25, October 27,
December 15
Start time: 10:00 am
Length: 2-1/4 hours
Distance covered: About 1-1/4 miles total walking
Walking difficulty: Moderate, stairs, not wheelchair accessible, no pets or strollers, not recommended for children younger than 12 years old
Reservations required by Thursday prior to tour:
HPHT / LAC Members $5.00 Non-members $10.00

INCLUDED ON THE TOUR:
Sycamore Grove Park and the Sousa-Hiner Band Shell
La Casita Verde (former Ziegler House)*
Liddell "La Boheme" House*
Baker House*
The Hiner House*
Craftsman homes of Sycamore Terrace, known as "Faculty Row"

*Interiors visited, subject to availability

Tour in Spanish by special arrangement