Historic
El Pino
El Pino (English: The Pine Tree) is a large bunya pine, a type of pine tree native to Australia, located on the southeastern corner of Folsom Street and N. Indiana Street in East Los Angeles, California. The tree overlooks the Wellington Heights neighborhood of East Los Angeles and the Boyle Heights neighborhood of the city of Los Angeles from atop a small hill.
Why it's on the map
Dr. Okuno is listed in the California Who's Who.
The area is known for having the highest proportion of Hispanic Americans out of any city or census-designated place in the United States outside of Puerto Rico.
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