In 1781, a new settlement was established along that river. The settlement came to be known as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciúncula or The Town of Our Lady the Queen of Angels of the Little Portion although its official name was simply El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles.River, you say? Ha ha, whatever. And no longer a "very small parcel of land," but a hideous blot on the geographic & psychological landscape. 502.69 square miles of it. Progress!
Sunday, September 4, 2011
She's 230 Yrs. Old
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River, open sewer, it's all a matter of interpretation.
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I'm with Thunder on the river thang. Hell-A has sure changed eh? I remember orange groves too...and that was only 50 years ago fer christs sake.
I heard that the first two Spanish colonies in the Los Angles basin died for lack of water.
One can hope about this one too.
Locals Only Editor:
Cursory Internet search sez no earlier settlements by Spaniards.
And we've pretty much legalized our theft of water; we're here for the duration.
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