Expo Greenway

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Watershed Water Quality and Flow


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Ballona Creek Watershed

2 files, last one added on Jun 09, 2008

Historical


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Historical photos and information mostly about trains that ran along the Exposition Right of Way

60 files, last one added on Oct 24, 2008

Aerials and Location Maps


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Right of Way from Above

2 files, last one added on Jun 09, 2008

Sawtelle-Westwood Storm Drain Plans


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Army Corps of Engineers Plans for Sawtelle-Westwood Storm Drains. (Email from website to request full size documents.)

65 files, last one added on Jun 14, 2008

Right of Way Photos


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Exposition Right of Way from around Military Avenue on the west to around Motor Avenue on the east

84 files, last one added on Jul 05, 2009

Bikeways - Past & Present


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4 files, last one added on May 21, 2010

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Watershed 111 viewsShowing relative pollution in Upper Ballona Creek watershed funnelling to Exposition Right of Way
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Westbound on the Santa Monica Air Line west of Amoco Junction - December 13, 1953 251 viewsAccording to the Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California (www.erha.org/pelines/pewal.htm), the Santa Monica Air Line ran from "6th & Main Station via elevated tracks, San Pedro Street, E. Ninth St. (Olympic) to Hooper, thence via private way to Amoco Junction.; at this point the Santa Monica Air Line entered its own single track private right of way line, crossing the southern part of the city of Los Angeles, emerging onto Exposition Boulevard. at Figueroa Street, entering private way again at Vermont, thence to Culver Junction, where it crossed the Venice Short Line. The line then continued on private way to Palms, Talamantes, Home Junction., Santa Monica and terminus at Ocean Park Car House." Photographer, Alan Weeks.
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Sheet no. 37 - Catch Basin no. 4517 views
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Sheet no. 47 - Sewers, Siphon & By-pass - National Blvd. & Military Ave. (Westwood Branch)25 views
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35 views
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Westbound on the Santa Monica Air Line at Venice and Robertson - July 17, 1953243 viewsOn July 17, 1953 Alan Weeks photographed Pacific Electric Railway Car 5117 westbound on the Santa Monica Air Line.
He believes this was taken the intersection with Venice and Robertson Boulevards.
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Sheet no. 61 - Grading Plan - Disposal Area No. 139 views
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Northvale & Rountree Roads46 viewsLooking southeast across Northvale toward catch basin.

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Santa Monica Cycle Path on Washington Boulevard at Western Avenue, looking west, Los Angeles, June 190075 viewsMay 21, 2010
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55 viewsMay 20, 2010
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50 viewsMay 20, 2010
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Santa Monica Cycle Path - June 189686 viewsView of Washington Boulevard at 3rd Avenue, looking west. A bicycle can be seen on this dirt road resting against a type of wooden frame that has a small sign attached on the left. It reads, "Cycle Path." On the right of that is a wider road, and it appears that a buggy is traveling away from view. Two unidentifiable structures can be seen in the background. Photo dated: 1896.
From Los Angeles Public Library Images (http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics37/00068460.jpg).
May 20, 2010
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Exposition Right of Way south of Santa Monica Freeway and west of Motor Avenue130 viewsViewed from a parking lot between Irene Street, the Santa Monica Freeway and Overland Avenue, a trash truck passes on the freeway on the far side of the tracks.Jul 05, 2009
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Exposition Right of Way south of Santa Monica Freeway and west of Motor Avenue122 viewsViewed from a parking lot between Irene Street, the Santa Monica Freeway and Overland Avenue.Jul 05, 2009
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Exposition Right of Way south of Santa Monica Freeway and west of Motor Avenue134 viewsReza Iranpour, Assistant Division Manager of the Watershed Protection Division, indicates location of the train bridge over Motor Avenue. (The Watershed Protection Division is within the Los Angeles Department of Public Works' Bureau of Sanitation.) A tent provides temporary shelter just west of the bridge.Jul 05, 2009
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Exposition Right of Way south of Santa Monica Freeway and west of Motor Avenue129 viewsViewed from a parking lot between Irene Street, the Santa Monica Freeway and Overland Avenue, a tent provides temporary shelter just west of the train bridge over Motor Avenue. Jul 05, 2009