Alla Road was probably laid out between 1902 and 1905[1]
The former Glen Alla Park (now Bill Rosendahl Del Rey Park) is also derivative of this place name; the park sits near the intersection of Glencoe and Alla.[3]
Alla is named after a turn-of-the-last century hunting lodge, Alla Gun Club, which organized duck hunts at what is now Ballona Wetland Ecological Reserve. The Alla station of the Pacific Electric route was named after the club’s old hunting grounds.[1]
Circa 1929, The Pacific Electric Magazine reported an improvement would be made at “Culver Blvd. at Alla Station on the Inglewood Line [to] reconstruct and pave tracks across the street…at an estimated cost of $680.00. The work is necessary to conform with improvement of Culver Boulevard by the County of Los Angeles.[7]
In 1937, the same magazine reported “The U.S. Government, in connection with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, is deepening, widening and improving Ballona Creek flood control channel which crosses our Del Rey Redondo line near Alla Station…Re-alignment of the railway, which requires a shorter crossing of the channel by a single-track bridge, has been worked out and is now under construction at an estimated gross cost of more than $42,000.00.”[8]
In 1921 the Los Angeles Herald reported, “At Alla station, between Redondo and Playa del Rey, 25 Mexican families were reported marooned in a wash. Their little homes had been built on high piles and deep water was flowing through the wash.”[10] The USGS-produced “Venice Quadrangle” topographical maps for both 1923 and 1930 show approximately 10 homes established along the tracks just to the southwest of Alla Junction.[11]
^ abKines, Mark Tapio (2022-02-11). "Alla Road (Del Rey, Playa del Rey)". L.A. Street Names. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
^ abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alla, California
^Pascoe, Sue (2021-06-17). "Glen Alla Park Is Renamed Bill Rosendahl Del Rey Park". Retrieved 2022-09-25.
^"HOUSE AND LOT"--The Times' Weekly Review of Real Estate, Los Angeles Times, 1902-08-17.
^"Pacific Electric Inglewood Line". www.erha.org. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
^"Alla to Redondo Beach, CA - Abandoned Rails". www.abandonedrails.com. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
^"Many Betterments Planned Throughout System" (PDF). The Pacific Electric Magazine. 13 (10): 13. 1929-03-10.
^ abSchaefle, J.R. (1937-11-10). Porter, Paul T. (ed.). "Track Forces are Busy on Many Rail Improvements" (PDF). The Pacific Electric Magazine. 18 (5): 4–5.
^Wattenhofer, Jeff (2015-11-09). "Mapping the Historic Routes and Few Remains of Los Angeles's Massive Streetcar System". Curbed LA. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
^"Los Angeles Herald, Volume XLVII, Number 42, 20 December 1921". California Digital Newspaper Collection.
Ask the Militant Angeleno: Alsace and Alla That (2015-08-15)
January 29, 2023
alla, california, alla, former, streetcar, station, archaic, place, name, located, near, marina, westside, region, angeles, county, california, alla, road, probably, laid, between, 1902, 1905, former, glen, alla, park, bill, rosendahl, park, also, derivative, . Alla is a former streetcar station and archaic place name located near Marina del Rey in the Westside region of Los Angeles County California 2 Alla Road was probably laid out between 1902 and 1905 1 The former Glen Alla Park now Bill Rosendahl Del Rey Park is also derivative of this place name the park sits near the intersection of Glencoe and Alla 3 Alla lies at an elevation of 16 feet 5 m 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 Settlement 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit Alla Gun Club members hunted canvasback and teal ducks Alla is named after a turn of the last century hunting lodge Alla Gun Club which organized duck hunts at what is now Ballona Wetland Ecological Reserve The Alla station of the Pacific Electric route was named after the club s old hunting grounds 1 In 1902 Alla Station was described as being two miles distant from the new Playa Del Rey development 4 the coordinates of the station recorded in the GNIS 33 58 52 N 118 25 47 W 33 98111 N 118 42972 W 33 98111 118 42972 place it on the north side of Culver Boulevard near what is now the Marina Freeway Alla pictured on 1912 Pacific Electric route map Alla Station was the site of a wye where the Inglewood Line and Redondo via Del Rey Lines of the Los Angeles electric streetcar system crossed and was sometimes called Alla Junction 5 6 Circa 1929 The Pacific Electric Magazine reported an improvement would be made at Culver Blvd at Alla Station on the Inglewood Line to reconstruct and pave tracks across the street at an estimated cost of 680 00 The work is necessary to conform with improvement of Culver Boulevard by the County of Los Angeles 7 In 1937 the same magazine reported The U S Government in connection with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District is deepening widening and improving Ballona Creek flood control channel which crosses our Del Rey Redondo line near Alla Station Re alignment of the railway which requires a shorter crossing of the channel by a single track bridge has been worked out and is now under construction at an estimated gross cost of more than 42 000 00 8 Pylons from former rail bridge of Inglewood Venice Line route over Ballona Creek close to the location of Alla station 8 9 Settlement Edit In 1921 the Los Angeles Herald reported At Alla station between Redondo and Playa del Rey 25 Mexican families were reported marooned in a wash Their little homes had been built on high piles and deep water was flowing through the wash 10 The USGS produced Venice Quadrangle topographical maps for both 1923 and 1930 show approximately 10 homes established along the tracks just to the southwest of Alla Junction 11 Venice InglewoodLegend Air Line Ocean Park Venice Short Line Venice Blvd Recreation Gun Club Del Rey Gun Club Machado Alla Redondo via Playa del Rey Alsace Mesmer Inglewood 5 This diagram viewtalkeditSee also EditMotordrome California Alsace California Machado California Cypress Grove CaliforniaReferences Edit a b Kines Mark Tapio 2022 02 11 Alla Road Del Rey Playa del Rey L A Street Names Retrieved 2022 09 25 a b U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Alla California Pascoe Sue 2021 06 17 Glen Alla Park Is Renamed Bill Rosendahl Del Rey Park Retrieved 2022 09 25 HOUSE AND LOT The Times Weekly Review of Real Estate Los Angeles Times 1902 08 17 Pacific Electric Inglewood Line www erha org Retrieved 2022 09 25 Alla to Redondo Beach CA Abandoned Rails www abandonedrails com Retrieved 2022 09 26 Many Betterments Planned Throughout System PDF The Pacific Electric Magazine 13 10 13 1929 03 10 a b Schaefle J R 1937 11 10 Porter Paul T ed Track Forces are Busy on Many Rail Improvements PDF The Pacific Electric Magazine 18 5 4 5 Wattenhofer Jeff 2015 11 09 Mapping the Historic Routes and Few Remains of Los Angeles s Massive Streetcar System Curbed LA Retrieved 2022 09 26 Los Angeles Herald Volume XLVII Number 42 20 December 1921 California Digital Newspaper Collection California Topographic Maps Perry Castaneda Map Collection UT Library Online maps lib utexas edu Retrieved 2022 10 17 External links EditAsk the Militant Angeleno Alsace and Alla That 2015 08 15 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alla California amp oldid 1127690520, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
