June 20, 2018
Baldwin Hills(Kenneth Hahn Regional State Park)
The Baldwin Hills are low mountain range in West Los Angeles. They were originally a Mexican land grant which was purchased by FPF Temple of Temple Block(currently LA City Hall) and Temple Street fame. After Temple’s bank failed in 1875, the land was purchased by Elias J. (Lucky) Baldwin(hence the name, Baldwin Hills) who used the land for grazing livestock. When Lucky passed on in the early 1900’s the land passed on to his daughter and oil was discovered on the land. The portion of the hills east of La Cienega Blvd(which cuts though a pass in the hills) is where the park is located, the western and southern portions are still active oil fields.
Read MoreThe Baldwin Hills are low mountain range in West Los Angeles. They were originally a Mexican land grant which was purchased by FPF Temple of Temple Block(currently LA City Hall) and Temple Street fame. After Temple’s bank failed in 1875, the land was purchased by Elias J. (Lucky) Baldwin(hence the name, Baldwin Hills) who used the land for grazing livestock. When Lucky passed on in the early 1900’s the land passed on to his daughter and oil was discovered on the land. The portion of the hills east of La Cienega Blvd(which cuts though a pass in the hills) is where the park is located, the western and southern portions are still active oil fields.
Closer view of Downtown Los Angeles and Mt. San Antonio.
This was take at the more northern viewpoint, just east of the grassy bowl. This was shot with a telephoto lens(145mm). You can see there is quite a bit of development in the southern portion of downtown.
