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Map showing automobile roads leading thru Brea & Carbon Canyons, 1921 Creator Automobile Club of Southern California. Touring Bureau. Route and Map Service (1344 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles) Contributor Brown Date Created and/or Issued 1921-02-01 Publication Information University of Southern California.
Brea (/ ˈ b r eɪ ə /; [7] Spanish for 'tar') is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 39,282. It is 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Los Angeles. Brea is part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The city began as a center of crude oil production, was later propelled by citrus ...
The park area used to be the town of Olinda just before the 1880s. When a dam on Carbon Canyon Creek was built to prevent flooding, the area became a park. [1]The lake in the center of the park was rebuilt in 2014 due to reduced water quality and capacity, which resulted in OC Parks not being able to stock the lake with fish. [2]
In 2003, the state of California spent about $3 million to buy 1,800 acres on the north side of the buttes, including an idyllic stretch of emerald called "Peace Valley."
This is a list of gravity hills and magnetic hills around the world.. A gravity hill is a place where a slight downhill slope appears to be an uphill slope due to the layout of the surrounding land, creating the optical illusion that water flows uphill or that a car left out of gear will roll uphill.
The hot, dry and windy conditions that preceded the Southern California fires were about 35% more likely because of climate change, according to a new report. Fox Weather 1 day ago Watch: Maine ...
Running from State Route 90, Imperial Highway, in Brea to State Route 71 in Chino Hills, SR 142 is a popular shortcut from the business centers of Brea and surrounding Orange County to the Inland Empire. The road has multiple tight curves, so travel is not recommended for long vehicles, such as big rigs.
Brea City Hall Park, in Brea, California, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The Brea City Hall, designed by architect Allen Ruott, is combination of Art Deco and Spanish Colonial Revival in styling and was built in 1928. [2] It included a public library as well as the site for the Brea Police Department and jail. [3]