The photo depicts two adobe buildings—a one-story and a two-story—on the 2400 block of S. Crenshaw Boulevard in Baldwin Hills. A smaller structure is visible behind them. Rancho La Cienega O Paso de la Tijera, encompassing roughly 4,481 acres in the eastern Baldwin Hills, comprises several adobe buildings. The name combines "La Cienega" ("The Swamp"), referring to marshes between Baldwin Hills and Beverly Hills, and "Paso de la Tijera" ("Pass of the Scissors"), describing a nearby hill pass. .. Read more » Initially unclaimed, squatters built the La Tijera adobe around 1790-1795 for cattle ranching. In 1843, Vicente Sánchez received a formal land grant. Designated Historic Cultural Monument no. 487 on May 1, 1890, a portion later became Sunset Fields golf course. In 1959, Bernadette Fathers sold part of the property to the Park View Women's Club.
English Translation:
A photograph shows two adobe buildings, one single-story and one two-story, situated on the 2400 block of South Crenshaw Boulevard in the Baldwin Hills area. A smaller building is visible in the background. Rancho La Cienega o Paso de la Tijera, a collection of adjacent adobe structures covering approximately 4,481 acres on the eastern side of the Baldwin Hills, is so named because "La Cienega" ("The Swamp") describes the marshes between Baldwin Hills and Beverly Hills, while "Paso de la Tijera" ("Pass of the Scissors") refers to a nearby pass resembling open scissors. The land remained unclaimed for years following early Spanish settlement, with squatters from the pueblo building the La Tijera adobe around 1790-1795 to raise cattle. In 1843, Vicente Sánchez received a formal grant from the Mexican governor. Declared Historic Cultural Monument no. 487 on May 1, 1890, part of the rancho later became Sunset Fields golf course. In 1959, Bernadette Fathers sold a portion to the Park View Women's Club.
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