Before the Parkway was built, cottonwoods filled the Arroyo Seco at Avenue 26. Originally Indians used the Arroyo as a route to the sea. In 1895, T. D. Allen of Pasadena made the first survey for a highway through the Arroyo; design work began in 1937.
Rivers--California--Los Angeles Arroyos--California--Los Angeles Express highways--California, Southern Trees--California--Los Angeles Arroyo Seco (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Arroyo Seco Parkway (Calif.) Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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