Garvanza (Los Angeles, California)

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Garvanza is a district in northeast Los Angeles. It is generally considered a subdistrict of Highland Park.

It is named for the garbanzo beans that once flourished there. Garvanza was annexed by the city in 1899.

The two bridges which connect Los Angeles to South Pasadena , originate in Garvanza. The railroad bridge has been rebuilt twice since the early part of the last century, and the York Street bridge, one of the most picturesque to span the Arroyo Seco, was built to replace a small wooden toll bridge that became too rickety to support the ever increasing traffic between South Pasadena and Los Angeles. The toll house still exists on the South Pasadena side.

Garvanza , like neighboring Eagle Rock and Hermon, were incorporated into the city of Los Angeles very early in the 20th century. Garvanze received LA Rail service first in 1903 and was one of the first parts of Los Angeles to be electrified.

The world famous Judson Studios, built in 1911, and creators of much of the remarkable stained glass that graced Craftsman and Mission structures throughout the SoCal region, are located in Garvanza at 200 South Avenue 66. They are the oldest family-run art glass company in the United States. They created many of the art glass applications and installations for Frank Lloyd Wright here in California.

Garvanza, along with South Pasadena and Pasadena, is generally considered to be the birthplace of the Arts & Crafts movement in Southern California.

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