How has it changed over time?
How has it changed over time?
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The land Griffith Observatory is built on was first a part of a Spanish settlement called Rancho Los Felis. [2]
This settlement remained in the Felis family until 1882. [2]
A map of the spanish settlement Rancho Los Feliis. [2]
The early frame work of the Griffith Observatory. [7]
In 1882 a man named Griffith J. Griffith purchased the rancho. [2]
in 1896 Griffith decided that Los Angles was "In need of a great park". So he donated approximalyy 3,015 acres of the the land to the city to create a public park. [2]
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection [6]
In 1912 Griffith offered the city 100,000 dollars to build an observatory where the park once was. [2]
It wasn't until after Griffith died in 1919 that the building of the observatory began. [2]
Getty Images/iStockphoto [6]
This land has had many changes over time but still remains the Griffith Observatory currently. Perhaps in the future the observatory will expand, or maybe someone will have an entirely new idea for what it could be. Only time will tell what will become of this area next.
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