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Live oaks or encinos located in Encino Park, Encino, CA.
Syútkanga = Encino, CA = Oak Place
The groves of oak trees in the south central San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, were impressive enough to give name to the place in the languages of those who lived there... Syútkanga|Place of the Oaks (Tongva); Encino|Oak (Spanish); Oak Place (English)
Graffiti on 600-year-old iconic Ming Monument documents early 20th century US Navy presence in Nanjing, China.
Early US Navy Encounters in Nanjing, China
The elusive "Peace Hill" of Pacific Palisades.
A Southern California Utopia
In the third decade of the 20th Century, as America transitioned from a nation of rural farming settlements into an urban society, twenty miles west of Los Angeles, the vision of a better place to live, a place where one could to grow holistically and even transform the world, was played out upon the empty mesa lands situated between the Pacific Ocean and the slopes of the Santa Monica Mountains.
In 2025, 103 years after its founding, a devastating wildfire levels the once desirable community. Will it rise from the ashes?
A New Pacific Palisades Utopia?
Bungalow courts are compatible with single family neighborhoods.
More Affordable Housing for Los Angeles
Bungalow courts, a once popular housing type in Los Angeles, could again become a way to provide needed affordable housing. New funding mechanisms currently being explored by both the City and County of Los Angeles called "value capture and incentive zoning" could help spur the development of new affordable housing projects.