Los Angeles State Historic Park
Los Angeles State Historic Park, also known as LA Historic Park and the Cornfield, is a California State Park located near the Chinatown and Elysian Park neighborhoods of Los Angeles. The former rail yard and brownfield consists of a long open space between Spring Street and the tracks of the Los Angeles Metro A Line.[1]
Los Angeles State Historic Park
History[edit]
This former site of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company's River Station (1876−1901) is considered the "Ellis Island of Los Angeles" where new arrivals from the East first disembarked.[2][3][4] Corn leaking from train cars and sprouting along the tracks gave rise to the nickname The Cornfield.[3] The 32-acre (13 ha) site was established as a California state park in 2001.[5]