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The
History of West Hollywood, CA
The Gabrielino Indians, whose hunting and foraging
economy rested on native chapparal and limited
clearings, were the area's first residents. In
the 1700s, the Spanish Crown awarded rights to
graze cattle and sheep; then in 1828 Mexico granted
an area roughly bordered by what is now Robertson
Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard, Gower Street and
the Cahuenga Pass to Antonio Jose Rocha. Named
Rancho La Brea, it was subsequently sold to Henry
Hancock, whose name is memorialized in Hancock
Park.
During the last quarter of the 19th Century, long
after California had changed from Mexican to U.S.
hands, the agricultural economy of the "foothills"
strip, including what is now West Hollywood, began
to change. Los Angeles, 10 miles distant, was
becoming a good market for fruits and vegetables,
and the frost-free foothills, with near-surface
ground water, were available at a low price compared
to easterly areas. In 1874 Don Eugenio Plummer
acquired a portion of what is now West Hollywood
and built his home and farm. Soon there were a
number of parcels subdivided and sold for farms
growing peas, beans, chiles, fruits and vegetables
for the Los Angeles market.
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