Alla, California facts for kids

Alla Station and the area around it in 1962

Alla Road was likely built between 1902 and 1905

Alla was once a streetcar station and an old place name. It was located near Marina del Rey in the Westside part of Los Angeles County, California.

There's also a park called Glen Alla Park, which is now Bill Rosendahl Del Rey Park. This park got its name from Alla. It is located near where Glencoe and Alla streets meet.

Alla is about 16 feet (5 meters) above sea level.

History of Alla

Members of the Alla Gun Club hunted ducks like canvasback and teal

Alla got its name from a hunting lodge called the Alla Gun Club. This club was active around 1900. Members would go duck hunting in the area, which is now the Ballona Wetland Ecological Reserve. The Alla streetcar station was named after these old hunting grounds.

In 1902, Alla Station was described as being "two miles distant" from the new Playa Del Rey area. The station's exact location (33°58′52″N 118°25′47″W / 33.98111°N 118.42972°W / 33.98111; -118.42972) was on the north side of Culver Boulevard. This is close to where the Marina Freeway is today.

Alla shown on a 1912 Pacific Electric streetcar map

Alla Station was an important spot for the Los Angeles electric streetcar system. It had a "wye," which is a Y-shaped section of track. Here, the Inglewood Line and Redondo via Del Rey Lines crossed paths. Because of this, it was sometimes called Alla Junction.

Around 1929, The Pacific Electric Magazine reported that improvements would be made at "Culver Blvd. at Alla Station." The plan was to rebuild and pave the tracks across the street. This work cost about $680.00. It was needed because Los Angeles County was improving Culver Boulevard.

In 1937, the same magazine reported more big changes. The U.S. Government and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District were making the Ballona Creek flood control channel deeper and wider. This channel crossed the Del Rey Redondo line near Alla Station. The railway tracks had to be moved. This meant building a shorter, single-track bridge over the channel. This project cost over $42,000.00.

Pylons from an old rail bridge of the Inglewood-Venice Line over Ballona Creek. This is near where Alla station was located.

Alla Settlement

In 1921, the Los Angeles Herald newspaper reported a flood. It said that "25 Mexican families were reported marooned in a wash" at Alla station. Their small homes were built on tall stilts, but deep water was flowing through the area. Maps from 1923 and 1930 show about 10 homes built along the tracks. These homes were just southwest of Alla Junction.

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In Spanish: Alla (California) para niños