Hermonis a neighborhood in thenortheast area of Los Angeles.It was established in 1903 and became part of Los Angeles in 1912.
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![]() HermonNeighborhood Sign located on Via Marisol at the 110 Freeway exit | |
Coordinates:34°06′14″N118°11′06″W/ 34.103906°N 118.185077°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Los Angeles |
City | Los Angeles |
Time zone | UTC-8(PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7(PDT) |
History
editHermon was established in 1903, when theFree Methodistchurch group obtained the isolated valley from owner Ralph Rogers to establish a school. Rogers provided an additional one hundred building lots to sell for operating funds. The community of Hermon was organized around the campus, named after the biblicalMount Hermon,[1]and largely populated by families whose children attended the school.[2]The school grew to becomeLos Angeles Pacific Collegein 1934, then closed in 1965 after the buildings were found to be too damaged to bring up to code. Up until 2003, the school campus held a private college prep high school,Pacific Christian.It is now owned by Bethesda Christian University and has been leased to Los Angeles College Prep Academy (LACPA) (formerly L.A. International Charter High School).
Hermon was annexed into Los Angeles in 1912. Better links were established between Hermon and the rest of Los Angeles with the construction of a bridge across the Arroyo Seco at Avenue 60 in 1926, the Monterey Road pass to the south in 1930,[3]and the Hermon Avenue bridge (renamed Via Marisol by the lateLos Angeles City CouncilmemberArt Snyderin 1978 to honor his young daughter, Erin Marisol Snyder) to the west in 1939.
In the years since its inception, the neighborhood has grown from 100 small lots into a community of approximately 3,500 residents. The Hermon Neighborhood Council was certified in May 2017 as the 97th and smallestLos Angeles neighborhood advisory board.
Geography
editHermon is situated in a half square-mile valley bordered by theArroyo Secoand the110 freewayto the west,Rose Hillsto the south,[4]andSouth Pasadenato the north andMonterey Hillsto the east.[5]When the "Hermon" sign at the Arroyo Seco Freeway exit was originally installed, it was mistakenly spelled "Herman".[6]
Education
editthe Dog Park
TheLos Angeles Unified School Districtoperates district schools.
- Bushnell Way Elementary School - 5507 Bushnell Way, Los Angeles, CA 90042.[7]Bushnell Way Elementary School was called the "American School" prior to Hermon's annexation by the City of Los Angeles in 1912.[8]
- Los Angeles College Prep Academy - The school occupies the former campus ofPacific Christian on the Hill.[9]That former school opened in 1904 as Los Angeles (Free Methodist) Seminary and had grades 1 through 12 with a total of 70 students.[10]In 1911 the Seminary addedcommunity collegecourses making it what is believed to be the first junior college in California. In 1934 it becameLos Angeles Pacific College,a four-year university. Los Angeles Pacific College merged with Azusa College to become the currentAzusa Pacific Universityin the mid-1960s.[11]
Events
editParks and recreation
editReferences
edit- ^BYKER, Sam (August 16, 2008)."This L.A. enclave near the Arroyo Seco is close-knit".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedAugust 13,2018.
- ^Batesel, Paul."Los Angeles Pacific College".America's Lost Colleges.RetrievedAugust 13,2018.
- ^"Monterey Road Pass Historic Resource".HistoricPlacesLA.org. Historic Places LA.RetrievedMarch 30,2021.
- ^"Rose Hills Signage on the south end of the Monterey Road Pass".RetrievedMarch 30,2021.
- ^Lank, Barry."Residents want to put Hermon Avenue back on the map".TheEastsider.com.RetrievedMarch 30,2021.
Via Marisol continues into the adjacent Monterey Hills neighborhood
- ^Lank, Barry."Residents want to put Hermon Avenue back on the map".TheEastsider.com.RetrievedMarch 30,2021.
When residents convinced Caltrans to at least add the neighborhood name near Via Marisol exit sign off the Arroyo Seco Parkway, the name was misspelled as "Herman,"
- ^"Home."Bushnell Way Elementary School. Retrieved on September 9, 2011." 5507 Bushnell Way, Los Angeles, CA 90042 "
- ^"STRUCTURAL CONTRACTS ANNOUNCED School Reconstruction Work Authorized During Week by Board."Los Angeles Times.September 16, 1934. Page 25. Retrieved on September 8, 2011. "Main building at the Hermon School site 5507 Bushnell Way l 98.317"
- ^Landsberg, Mitchell. "County gives Los Angeles International Charter High School a second chance."Los Angeles Times.January 10, 2010. Retrieved on September 8, 2011.
- ^Pool, Bob (April 3, 2003)."Corner of L.A. Might Be Small, but It's Home".Los Angeles Times.p. 1.RetrievedJuly 25,2010.
- ^Pool, Bob (April 3, 2003)."Corner of L.A. Might Be Small, but It's Home".Los Angeles Times.p. 2. Archived fromthe originalon November 8, 2012.RetrievedJuly 25,2010.
- ^"Council File 02-2519".LACity.org.RetrievedMarch 30,2021.
Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony - December 6, 2002
- ^"Council File 18-0758-S1".LACity.org.RetrievedMarch 30,2021.
Holiday Tree Lighting Services 2018 / Hermon, Eagle Rock, and Highland Park Neighborhoods
- ^"Hermon Tree Lighting 2019".TheEastsiderLA.com. December 6, 2019.RetrievedMarch 30,2021.
- ^"Hermon Park".LAParks.org.August 5, 2014.RetrievedMarch 30,2021.
- ^"Hermon Park in the Arroyo Seco Dog Park".August 4, 2014.RetrievedMarch 30,2021.