L.A. Stories: Community SpotlightMain MenuIntroductionThe greater Los Angeles area is on the traditional lands of the Gabrielino/Tongva, Chumash, Fernandeño Tataviam and Yuhaaviatam/Maarenga’yam (Serrano) peoples. We acknowledge their presence here since time immemorial and recognize their continuing connection to the land, to the water and to their ancestors.PeoplePlacesContributorsChronology of ArtifactsMapping the CollectionVisualize the ExhibitIn this visualization, artifacts are green, themes are blue, and contributors to the exhibit are red.Acknowledgements
Bliss Ranch
1media/G_1_BlissAlbum5.jpg2021-10-11T10:17:52-07:00Curtis Fletcher3225f3b99ebb95ebd811595627293f68f680673e395903Bliss Ranch was located in Glendale near the base of the Verdugo Mountains on what is now the Rossmoyne and Verdugo Woodlands area. The property was once part of the Rancho Santa Rafael Spanish land grant owned by Jose Maria Verdugo. Brothers John and Robert Bliss, originally from Philadelphia, purchased the land in 1894 from Reverend George Baugh. John and his family lived there for a short time, selling the property to J.S. McMillan, general manager of the Pacific Electric Railway Co.plain2021-10-14T14:25:13-07:001900Glendale Library, Arts & CultureIn Copyright - Educational Use Permitted (This Rights Statement can be used only for copyrighted Items for which the organization making the Item available is the rights-holder or has been explicitly authorized by the rights-holder(s) to allow third parties to use their Work(s) for educational purposes without first obtaining permission.)34.1425078 , -118.255075unknownGlendale History Room, Glendale Library, Arts & CultureCurtis Fletcher3225f3b99ebb95ebd811595627293f68f680673e
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12021-10-18T16:05:17-07:00Curtis Fletcher3225f3b99ebb95ebd811595627293f68f680673eGlendale Library, Arts & CultureCurtis Fletcher4The Glendale History Room at the Downtown Central Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Library contains monographs about the City of Glendale and its history, clippings from newspapers published in the Glendale area, historical photographs, and ephemera related to community events and organizations. Materials about neighboring cities and Los Angeles County-adjacent counties. Materials written by local authors part of the collection. In addition to scrapbooks assembled by local organizations and individuals, the archival holdings include the personal papers of Carroll "Mr. Glendale" Parcher (1903-1992), who was at various times the editor of the Glendale News-Press, a member of the city council, and the city's mayor; and the papers of Dora Verdugo (1882-1984), who was the great-granddaughter of Jose Verdugo, the original recipient in 1784 of the Spanish land grant for the property on which the City of Glendale is located.