Historic fan palm

oldest palm tree in Los Angeles, United States

The Historic fan palm is a specimen of desert fan palm that is certainly at West 39th Street at might be the most-often-moved-palm-in-the-city and has been in Los Angeles since September 5, 1914.[1]

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Day it was being moved

Quotes

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Quote found at Wikipedia and who said it was many historians:

"It made the city’s first impression on tourists and transplants disembarking at the station, a sign that they had reached the promised land of sunshine after a long journey west."

The next quote is at Wikimedia Commons and an unknown person said it:

"San Pedro palm being brought to Fifth Street and Central Avenue for [Arcade] depot, 1889"

External sites & ressources

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  1. English Wikipedia, Oldest palm tree in Los Angeles at:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_palm_tree_in_Los_Angeles