Colegrove | |
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 Colegrove post office and store on SM Blvd.c. 1900 (Los Angeles Public Library photo 00071367) | |
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| Coordinates:34°05′27″N118°19′44″W / 34.090867°N 118.3288137°W /34.090867; -118.3288137 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Named after | Olive Colegrove Cole |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Zip codes | 90038 |
| Area code | 323 |
Colegrove is a former settlement located near the present day intersection ofSanta Monica Boulevard and Vine Street inLos Angeles, California.
In 1914 it was described as being south of Hollywood and north of Melrose Avenue.[1]
The settlement was founded byCornelius Cole on land deeded to him byHenry Hancock that had once been part of theRancho La Brea. A post office was first built at Colegrove in 1884, predating the post office in Hollywood by several years. Colegrove was named for Cole's wife, Olive Colegrove Cole, and the Cole family gave their name to several streets in the Colegrove area, including Cole St., Willoughby Ave., Eleanor St. and Seward St.
In the 1890s, theLos Angeles Pacific Railroad came to Colegrove. This railroad was eventually incorporated in thePacific Electric Railway'sOwensmouth,San Fernando andSherman lines.
Colegrove produced lemons, andasphaltum was mined from "wells on the Hancock ranch, near Colegrove."[2]
Colegrove Addition was annexed to Los Angeles on October 22, 1909.
In 1912, a reading room opened in Colegrove; this library would be replaced by what is now theJohn C. Fremont Branch Library.[3]
In more recent years, the area is known as Hancock Park.
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