Eagle Rock is a neighborhood in northeastern Los Angeles that derives its name from a massive boulder at the district's northern edge, which contains an indentation that casts a vaguely bird-shaped shadow on the rock at certain times of day. In the 1880s Eagle Rock existed as a farming community with grand Victorian farmhouses and many exquisite Craftsman homes in charming neighborhoods. It became an independent city in 1906 and was incorporated in 1911; it also became home to Occidental College, designed by famed architect Myron Hunt, in 1914. Several streets in Eagle Rock are lined with historic and architecturally significant homes done in the Colonial revival, English Tudor, Craftsman, Georgian, Streamline Moderne, Art Deco and Spanish/Mission style. Photograph caption dated June 14, 1988 reads, "Development opponents Kathleen Long, left, Barbara Ekholm and Geraldine McMahon in front of landmark." These women oppose a development in Eagle Rock, a community in Los Angeles.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Women--California--Los Angeles Housing development--California--Eagle Rock (Los Angeles) Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Eagle Rock (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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