Hiking Griffith Park

Went on a hike in Griffith Park today. A very hot and dusty affair but still very interesting hearing some of the stories connected to the park and Los Angeles itself.

☝️ The park is named after Griffith J. Griffith, a guy original from Wales who used to own this land
☝️ Griffith emigrated to the United States in 1865, eventually, making a personal fortune in California gold mine speculation.
☝️ In December 1896, Griffith gave 3,015 acres of his Restate as a Christmas gift to the people of Los Angeles to be used as parkland.
☝️When Griffith died, he had left a sizeable trust fund to complete the dreams he had for the park - construction of a Greek amphitheater (the Greek Theatre, built 1930) and an observatory and hall of science (Griffith Observatory, built 1935).
☝️The park and the conservatory have also been used as backdrop multiple Tinseltown productions - such as Jurassic Park, The Terminator, LaLa Land, Charlie's Angels and many many moreRead more