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Landmark information
- Location:
Hancock Park, 5801 Wilshire Blvd between Ogden and Curson Sts, Los Angeles - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
3/12/1998 - Date Most Recently Visited:
11/15/2018 - GPS Coordinates:
N 34 3.800, W 118 21.320
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Hancock Park
La Brea Pits
Presented to the citizens of Los Angeles County in December 1916 by Captain Allan Hancock with a request that the scientific features be preserved. First historic reference to the tar pools recorded in the diary of Gaspar de Portola in August 3, 1769. Originally a portion of the Rancho La Brea granted by Governor Alvarado 1840.