Garvanza

Garvanza is a neighborhood in northeast Los Angeles. It is generally considered a subdistrict of Highland Park. It is named for the garbanzo beans that once flourished there. Garvanza was annexed by the city in 1899. The two bridges which connect Los Angeles to South Pasadena originate in Garvanza. The railroad bridge has been rebuilt twice since the early part of the last century, and the York Street bridge, one of the most picturesque to span the Arroyo Seco, was built to replace a small wooden toll bridge that became too rickety to support the ever increasing traffic between South Pasadena and Los Angeles. The toll house still exists on the South Pasadena side. Garvanza, like neighboring Eagle Rock and Hermon, were incorporated into...