Central Los Angeles Projects
This area of the river is also known as the Glendale Narrows. All of the water from the San Fernando Valley funnels out through this narrow passage between the hills. The river here has a natural bottom for seven miles until it is crossed by the 110 freeway, just upstream of where it is joined by the Arroyo Seco. This area is where the first recorded words were written about Los Angeles in 1769. Twelve years later the pueblo was founded nearby, largely because of the abundant year-round river flow.
Many of the first LA River Greenway projects completed were undertaken in this area because this soft-bottom section of the river is one of the few places where people can experience its natural habitat and relate to the river as a river.
Please use the map above or the links below to learn more about central LA projects.
Los Feliz Equestrian Bridge
Los
Feliz Riverwalk
Atwater
Village Greenway
Rattlesnake
Park
Marsh
Street
Elysian
Valley Gateway Park
Taylor
Yard State Park
Taylor
Yard Studies
River
Center
Steehead
Park/Oso Park/Egret Park
Confluence
Park
Cornfield
State Park
Arroyo
Seco Restoration Feasibility Study
Downtown
to Maywood Bikeway Study
Projects without a specific location:
Biofiltration
Street Ends
Landscape
guidelines
Signage
Manual