Garvanza, Los Angeles

The town of Garvanza was originally part of the Rancho San Rafael, owned by Jose Maria Verdugo. Its name comes from the fields of garbanzo beans that once flourished in the area. Andrew Glassell and Alfred Beck Chapman bought the land in 1869. Glassell and Chapman sold the land to Ralph and Edward Rogers, real estate developers and brothers. In 1886 the Rogers brothers subdivided the land and began to sell lots in what they called the "Town of Garvanza". The town was annexed by the city of Los Angeles in 1899. Garvanza was served by Henry Huntington's Los Angeles Railway (LARY) as early as 1902, and the LARY had a direct line from Garvanza to Downtown Los Angeles by 1904. By 1907, Huntington had extended the Garvanza line in two directions: along York Blvd. and along North Figueroa Street. In the early 20th century, Garvanza was considered an enclave of the local Arts and Crafts movement. In 1997, the city of Los Angeles officially redesignated the area "Garvanza." On July 25, 2019, the Garvanza Improvement Association was awarded a preservation award by the Los Angeles Conservancy. ==Geography==

Garvanza is bordered by Figueroa Street on the west, Pasadena city limits on the north, San Pascual Avenue/110 Freeway on the east and York Boulevard on the south. Highland Park is west, South Pasadena and Hermon are east. ==Parks and recreation==

• Garvanza Park - 6240 East Meridian Street. • Garvanza Skate Park - 6240 East Meridian Street. ==Education==

The Los Angeles Unified School District operates district schools. • Garvanza Elementary School - 317 N. Avenue 62, Los Angeles, CA 90042. ==Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments==

Garvanza has fifteen Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments: • Judson Studios - 200 S. Avenue 66, Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 62 • Abbey San Encino - 6211 Arroyo Glen Street, Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 106 • McClure Residence - 432 N. Avenue 66, Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 107 • Santa Fe's Arroyo Seco Bridge - 162 S. Avenue 61, Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 339 • Frederic M. Ashley House - 740-742 N. Avenue 66, Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 402 • Robert Edmund Williams House aka Hathaway Home for Children - 480 N. Avenue 66, Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 411 • Garvanza Pumping Station and site of Highland Reservoir - 420 N. Avenue 62, Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 412 • George W. Wilson Estate - 616 N. Avenue 66, Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 418 (Destroyed by fire on December 15, 1989) • Fargo House - 206 Thorne Street, Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 464 • Dr. Franklin S. Whaley Residence - 6434 Crescent Street, Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 528 • Charles H. Greenshaw Residence - 1102 Lantana Drive, Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 565 • Monroe Cottage - 6310 Crescent Street, Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 894 • Stewart Farmhouse - 126 N. Avenue 63, Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 1028 (Moved from 511 W. 31st Street after designation) • Donnelly House - 1121 N. Avenue 64. Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 1041 • Throop House - 902 San Pascual Avenue, Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 1261 ==Notable people==

• Cora Scott Pond Pope (1856-?), suffragist, teacher, pageant writer, real estate developer ==Historical photos==

File:Los Angeles and San Gabriel Railroad train on the bridge at Garvanza, the first trestle across the Arroyo Seco, approaching Highland Park from South Pasadena, ca.1885 (CHS-6666).jpg|1886 view of the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Railroad crossing the Arroyo Seco at Garvanza File:Arroyo_Seco_Trestles_Rail_and_Street_Car_lines_from_Pasadena_to_downtown_LA.jpg|1895:Pasadena and Los Angeles Electric Railway and Los Angeles and the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad train in the Arroyo Seco at Garvanza File:ArroyoSecoPkwy(CA110)1940.jpg|York Boulevard bridge (background) and The Marmion Way (foreground) bridge over the Arroyo Seco Parkway in 1940 ==References==