Ghosts of old Spain silent at YMCA in Mission Hills
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Goldwater, Jeff
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph was edited for publication purposes First constructed by padres of the nearby San Fernando Mission, the Romulo Pico Adobe passed through the hands of Gen. Andre´s Pico, brother of early California governor Pio Pico, and his son, Romulo Pico. In 1930, archaeologist, Mark Raymond Harrington purchased and reconstructed the adobe, which by that time, had gone through several changes in ownership and fallen into disrepair. Later, in 1957, the North Valley YMCA bought the adobe which served as their headquarters until 1965. The Romulo Pico Adobe is included in the National Register of Historic Places and is California Historical Landmark #362 and Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #7. Pictured is archaeologist and curator, M. R. Harrington as he views a portrait of Andre´s Pico on display inside the Romulo Pico Adobe, which serves as the headquarters for the North Valley YMCA. Photograph dated May 15, 1962.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Harrington, M. R.--(Mark Raymond),--1882-1971 Romulo Pico Adobe (Los Angeles, Calif.) North Valley YMCA Archaeologists--United States Curators--United States Men--California--Los Angeles Adobe houses--California--Mission Hills (Los Angeles) Dwellings--California--Mission Hills (Los Angeles) Interiors--California--Mission Hills (Los Angeles) Paintings Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments California Historical Landmarks Mission Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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