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Grows up to 4’ wide. Reaches maturity in 1-2 years and is easy to grow. Low water requirements, handles summer watering well and can do well in full shade, will only grow more slowly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621e9b7f7658fc7841dfd9ae/1646336726553-7VKHKEMCATDAIWJO32FT/White+Sage.png Project Details - White Sage / Paa’or Rawaata / Salvia Blanca Salvia apiana Sacred sage. very fragrant, produces white/silver flowers. Deeply connected to the Tongva, and only grows in Southern California and the Baja regions. Grows 3-5’ high and up to 8’ in width. Does best in full sun, very low watering needs, with watering 1x a month once established. Endangered by sage harvesters for smudging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621e9b7f7658fc7841dfd9ae/1646334951359-CU5PSX57X43YNJYRVCHO/california+poppy+.jpg Project Details - California poppies / Makaacha / Amapola de California Eschscholzia c alifornica California poppies are native to grassy areas and open space. It is tough, fast growing, drought tolerant, self seeding, and easy to grow. Requires full sun and has very low watering needs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621e9b7f7658fc7841dfd9ae/1646334355802-ZXU53DMK6IRYLANBV6M7/asclepias+fascicularis+A.jpeg Project Details - Narrow-leaf Milkweed / Wiivor / Algodoncillo Asclepias fascicularis Milkweed blooms in clusters of lavender or lavender-like colors. Milkweed is an important host plant for Monarch butterflies. It grows up to 3’ tall and 1’ wide. Requires full sun and low to moderate water. Water 2x month during summer after establishment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621e9b7f7658fc7841dfd9ae/1646336393295-SSQ1HIJS1JCWJRC9Q8WI/buckwheat.png Project Details - California Buckwheat / Wilákal / Maderista Eriogonum fasciculatum Grows on scrubby slopes and chaparral settings. Leaves and flowers grow in clusters. Tough, easy to grow and requires very little water. produces pink/white colored flowers that turn a beautiful rust color when soil dries. A must-have for sage scrub gardens. Low growing, and extends to 3’ in width. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621e9b7f7658fc7841dfd9ae/1646435060838-AV8S9V1YS95367IT29J6/Lemonadeberry2.jpg Project Details - Lemonade Berry / Soorax / Saladito Rhus integrifolia Evergreen shrub. Can grow into a small tree, but stays closer to the ground near the coast. Has green, leathery leaves, small flowers, and produces bright red berries, which indigenous communities used to make lemonade. Lemonade Berry’s berries are important source of food for wildlife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621e9b7f7658fc7841dfd9ae/1646435423250-35QCWI25X4O73XVH8RH6/Baccharis+p.jpg Project Details - Coyote Brush / Arbusto del Coyote Baccharis pilularis Common coastal shrub. Important habitat for local wildlife. 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It is reported that the Sleepy Lagoon got its name from the title of a popular song at the time by trumpeter Harry James. In 1942, a murder occurred at Sleepy Lagoon resulting in the death of Jose Gallardo Diaz. This incident spurred widespread prejudice, discrimination, and racial profiling across Los Angeles of Pachucos, an interracial youth subculture identified by their zoot suits - resulting in police roundups, media attacks, and public violence targeting Zoot Suiters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621e9b7f7658fc7841dfd9ae/1646429658937-PJ701A9K0M2AUYWCW1OA/Screen+Shot+2022-03-04+at+1.33.36+PM.png History - The Spanish-Mexican Period During the Spanish-Mexican period Mission San Gabriel was established near the vicinity of the Tongva Village Isantcangna in 1771. This moment marked a historical shift in the historical trajectories of the land’s occupants. A settlement near the mission included the Chockishnga, near present-day Bell Gardens and the site of the Sleepy Lagoon. The land was eventually granted to Antonio Maria Lugo of Rancho San Antonio, a rancher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621e9b7f7658fc7841dfd9ae/1646954145868-J2MRD0Z33U9WDPSJV6NP/Screen+Shot+2022-03-10+at+3.13.44+PM.png History - The American Period The United States occupied the Southwest after the Mexican-American War. Antonio Maria’s inheritors would eventually marry into the family of Henry Gage, future governor of California. The lands where Sleepy Lagoon was located were eventually subdivided into smaller ranches and eventually into an industrial zone known as the Central Manufacturing District. Eventually becoming the cities of Huntington Park, Maywood, Bell, City of Commerce, Cudahy, and Bell Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621e9b7f7658fc7841dfd9ae/1646431776728-MU251W4H1EYB39421J7O/DWP+ROW+B.JPG History - 1940s-Present The establishment of the Central Manufacturing District in this part of Los Angeles during the 1920s-1940s altered the landscape and functionality and did not come without consequences. It followed the displacement of immigrant settlements. The area where the Sleepy Lagoon was located was inhabited by Italian, Chinese, and Mexican farm workers prior to the Central Manufacturing District. As the 20th Century continued, the area further developed into an industrial zone, freeways spread out across the region, city’s incorporated and the Sleepy Lagoon disappeared from the map. In its place stands the Bell Business Center in the City of Bell.