| Given its many appearances in popular
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| | temples will recognize the Observatory as
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| television programs and well-known
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| | the filming location for Rebel Without A
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| Hollywood films, a 4,200-acre plot in the
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| | Cause, the classic James Dean movie.
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| Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles,
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| | Other cameo appearances include The
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| California, certainly ranks as one of
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| | Terminator, The Rocketeer, Bowfinger,
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| America's better known urban parks.
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| | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, and
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| Called Griffith Park, this sweeping urban
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| | Transformers. A two-part Star Trek:
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| retreat is a Los Angeles gem that's home
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| | Voyager episode called "Future's End"
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| to attractions that include an
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| | also made ample use of the Observatory
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| observatory, zoo, golf courses, an
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| | and nearby property, along with a quirky
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| outdoor theater, and hiking and
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| | appearance as Rain Robinson by Sarah
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| equestrian trails.
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| | Silverman.
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| Originally an ostrich farm started by
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| | While this writer is partial to the
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| Griffith J. Griffith in 1882 on ranch
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| | Observatory because of frequent childhood
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| property nestled at the eastern end of
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| | visits to its planetarium, stargazing is
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| the Santa Monica mountain range, today's
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| | by no means the only attraction at
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| Griffith Park bears little resemblance to
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| | Griffith Park. The Park is also home to
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| this now distant ancestor. Before his
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| | the Los Angeles Zoo, frequent outdoor
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| death, Griffith, a Los Angeles property
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| | concerts held at the park's Greek
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| developer, set the stage for today's Park
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| | amphitheater, and the Museum of the
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| by a generous donation of most of the
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| | American West. Two 18-hole golf courses,
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| Park's current acreage, along with a
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| | a baseball field, basketball and tennis
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| trust fund to be used for developing the
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| | courts, an outdoor swimming pool and
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| site. Other donations and the purchase of
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| | miles of footpaths and horse trails make
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| additional land by the City of Los
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| | the Park a favorite destination for the
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| Angeles have made the Park what it is
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| | residents of America's second largest
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| today.
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| | city.
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| Residents and non-residents alike often
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| | A so-called Master Plan covering the
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| experience a feeling of eerie familiarity
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| | future development of Griffith Park is
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| when visiting the Park for the first
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| | currently under the tutelage of the Los
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| time, a feeling often triggered by the
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| | Angeles Department of Recreation and
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| domed structure of the Griffith
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| | Parks. The plan, which calls for ongoing
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| Observatory. The Observatory boasts a
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| | commercialization of the Park, is opposed
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| commanding view from its perch high atop
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| | by groups like Save Griffith Park, a
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| the south slope of Mount Hollywood not
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| | cooperative effort supported by the Los
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| only of the nighttime stars high over
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| | Feliz Improvement Association, the Sierra
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| L.A., but also of the entire Los Angeles
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| | Club, the Hollywood United Neighborhood
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| River Basin, including downtown L.A.,
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| | Council, the Oaks Homeowners Association,
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| nearby Hollywood, and somewhat farther
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| | Equestrian Trails, Inc., and worried
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| afield, the blue Pacific Ocean.
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| | residents of Los Angeles.
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| The Observatory's skydome location has
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| | Matt Paolini is a senior researcher for
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| resulted in a number of uncredited but
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| | CityBook, the family-safe Los Angeles
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| noteworthy appearances for the L.A.
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| | yellow pages, which carries an extensive
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| landmark in movies and television.
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| | directory on Los Angeles clubs parks.
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| Readers with a touch of gray at the
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