JOHNNY STALL

In 1926 a haunting was investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department, strange voices coming from the cemetey. As it turns out a speak easy was being operated at the park serving alcohol during proibition. The cemetery is much quiter on this rainny day.

The Cascades is the point where the Los Angeles Aqueduct symbolically enters the city, bringing in 70 percent of the drinking water for the community, from the Owens Valley, 200 miles away. Three parallel water courses can be seen on the hill here: the long pipe is the main pipe of the 1970 aqueduct; the open channel is the spillway for the 1970 aqueduct; and the pipe emerging half way down the hillside on the left of the spillway is the original 1913 aqueduct, which is still in use.  On the aqueduct's opening day in 1913, William Mulholland stood next to this pipe and addressed the 15,000 citizens, saying "This rude platform is an altar, and on it we are here consecrating this water supply and dedicating this Aqueduct to you and your children and your children's children-for all time." After this the valve that allowed the water to spill down this last slope, before entering into the water distribution system for the city, was turned, and as the water spilled downslope Mulholland said "There it is Mr. Mayor. Take it."

This is a portion of the Padres Dam. It was part of the aqueduct which brought water from the spring in Sylmar to the fountian at the San Fernando, Rey de España (Mission : San Fernando, Calif.) Parking is difficult, but there is a small plaque.

Cool brand new park!

Interesting, well preserved adobe. The old Lankershim Reading Room has been moved there as well. The Southern Pacific Railroad shanty is something I have never seen before