Campo de Cahuenga
3919 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91604
818-763-7651
http://www.campodecahuenga.com
Sat: 11a-3p
The Campo site is currently closed for renovations, now nearly complete. Visit their site for re-opening information in the near future. Despite the closure, they still do the signing reenactment each January.
The Campo de Cahuenga is a place of celebrations. Each January, for more than half a century the events of 1847 are celebrated anew. In a reenactment of the signing of a document by representatives of Mexico and the United States that became known as the Treaty of Cahuenga, signatures of General Andres Pico and Lt. Col. John C. Fremont ended hostilities in the state, creating Peace with Honor. In two years, without first becoming a U.S. territory, California was fast-tracked into the Union. Manifest Destiny was realized. We were one nation from sea to shining sea. All Californians became one people-Americans. To this day, Campo de Cahuenga is a place for celebrating our multi-cultural contributions.
An adobe-like museum building dedicated by Los Angeles in 1951 serves the Campo today. Outside, a display of the latest excavation of the original adobe is on view, one that extends under busy Lankershim Boulevard. All around are the footprints of history. Native Tongva peoples knew this site at the strategic ford of the Los Angeles River. The first Californios walked here. Missionaries, rancheros, gold seekers, pioneers crossed paths here. The Butterfield Stagecoach once stopped at the Campo. A Civil War encampment was erected here. By stepping into Campo de Cahuenga today, visitors become the newest chapter in the hallowed Campo legacy.
Managed by the Campo de Cahuenga Historical Memorial Association under the auspices of the Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation for future generations.
The Campo de Cahuenga story is told in art and architecture at the Metro Rail Universal Station on the Red Line, directly adjacent to the Campo. Learn about the artists' visions here. http://www.metro.net/about_us/metroart/ma_mrrlumg.htm
For more information and photos on the Campo, visit the Los Angeles County Department of Recreation and Parks website: http://www.laparks.org/dos/historic/campo.htm
Contact the Campo for its latest information.
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