Historic
Rancho La Cienega o Paso de la Tijera
Since 1843
Rancho La Ciénega ó Paso de la Tijera was a 4,219-acre (17.07 km2) Mexican land grant in present day Los Angeles County, California, given in 1843 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Vicente Sánchez. "La Cienega" is derived from the Spanish word ciénega, which means swamp or marshland and refers to the natural springs and wetlands in the area between Beverly Hills and Park La Brea and the Baldwin Hills range.
"Paso de la Tijera" appears in c. 1860 maps where a path crosses a stream, at today's intersection of Crenshaw Blvd.
Why it's on the map
The Los Angeles River historically changed course occasionally, and flowed to join Ballona Creek in the rancho and into the Santa Monica Bay until 1825, when it returned to its course to San Pedro Bay through Rancho San Pedro.
The oldest part of the structure may have been built in the 1790s, which would make it the oldest surviving structures in the city of Los Angeles.
Source: Wikipedia / Wikidata
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