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- 2. ______ Park is just west of Sycamore Grove Park, separated by the 110 Freeway
- 3. located in the park, the Sousa-Hiner ________ was built in the 1920s and formally renamed in 2005 in honor of conductor/composer John Philip Sousa and bandleader Edwin Hiner (who’s historic home stands across Figueroa); this renaming initiative was accomplished by the Highland Park Heritage Trust.
- 7. Charles Fletcher Lummis built his residence, El _______, around an ancient sycamore tree.
- 10. visitors to the Sycamore Grove in the early 20th century could get their via the Pacific Electric Railway, who offered a ______ stop at the Grove for revelers
- 11. The _______ _______ Stream is the tributary of the Arroyo Seco that once flowed through Sycamore Grove park until it rerouted underground in the 1930s
- 13. Makoto Hagiwara, designer of the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate park, and allged inventor of the Fortune Cookie, originally presented the idea of a Japanese Garden in Sycamore Grove in 1910
- 15. the Western ___________ is a species of tree native to California, and where this park derives its name.
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- 1. Western Sycamore trees are _________, meaning they drop all their leaves annually to conserve water and energy during winter or dry seasons.
- 4. the ________ of the Arroyo Seco is an environmental organization seeking to restore the natural conditions of the Arroyo Seco, including bring the stream named in 7ACROSS back into open air.\
- 5. Running along the eastern side of the Sycamore Grove Park, the Arroyo Seco Parkway, also known as the 110, was called the _________ Freeway from 1954 until its original name was restored in 2010
- 6. ____________ became a famous tradition in the 1920s in Sycamore Grove Park, where Midwestern and eastern migrants gathered at the park to celebrate their home states
- 8. The California _______ tree is another name for the Western Sycamore tree.
- 9. The main thoroughfare bordering the eastern side of Sycamore Grove Park was named after General Jose Secundino _______a military hero in the war to gain Mexican independence from Spain
- 12. businessman John _____ opened a pleasure ground in Sycamore Grove in 1874, complete with a large dance hall and resort facilities. His wife Wilhelmina ran the establishment for 20 years after John’s death
- 14. Grove At the turn of the 20th century, the area known today as Sycamore Grove Park was its own little town with its own rules. Telling someone you were off to ________ could prompt either knowing winks or horrified gasps, as the area was then a thriving and rowdy red-light district frequented by prostitutes, gamblers, addicts and other creatures of rough, illicit comfort.
- 16. This Community Center hall is located at the southern tip of Sycamore Grove Park