Title supplied by cataloger. The trough, built around 1914, was originally located along the Los Angeles River in the Platt Ranch area and was moved to Olvera Street in 1917 at the request of Christine Sterling. The trough was called La Canoa, which became anglicized as Canoga. In the 1960s, San Fernando Valley community leaders, including Mrs. Mary Orcutt, requested that the trough be returned to Canoga Park. Hand-hewn watering trough on Olvera Street. In the background is a service station, located across Sunset Boulevard (later Ce´sar E. Cha´vez Boulevard). Dated October 17, 1959.
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Watering troughs--California--Los Angeles Service stations--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Olvera Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Sunset Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument (Los Angeles, Calif.) Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Slides
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