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La Puente (Spanish for "The Bridge") [6] is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city had a population of 39,816 at the 2010 census and is approximately 20 miles (32 km) east of downtown Los Angeles .
East La Mirada 9,668 East Los Angeles: 126,496 East Malibu Hills 2,218 East Pasadena: 6,129 ... West Puente Valley: 23,972 West Rancho Dominguez: 5,784 West Whittier
The Mexican land grant Rancho La Puente was granted by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to John Rowland in April 1842, totaling about 18,000 acres (7,284 ha). Three years later, Governor Pio Pico amended the grant, enlarging it to nearly 49,000 acres (19,830 ha) and adding William Workman as a co-owner.
West Puente Valley (pronunciation ⓘ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, USA, northwest of La Puente. The population was 22,636 at the 2010 census, up from 22,589 at the 2000 census. The community is probably named for its location related to the city of La Puente.
Avocado Heights sits on land that was originally part of Rancho La Puente, a Mexican era rancho grant. Avocado Heights is located at 34°2′19″N 118°0′16″W / 34.03861°N 118.00444°W / 34.03861; -118.00444 (34.038610, −118.004575), [ 3 ] or about 1.7 miles (2.7 km) southeast of El
The Puente Hills thrust fault system is in a broad zone directly underneath the densest parts of the L.A. area, including downtown Los Angeles, which has many old and unretrofitted buildings, as ...
The road originally crossed the railroads in western Pomona via Pomona Boulevard, present CA 71 and 2nd Street into downtown Pomona. [9] The road was once known as Main Street between El Monte and La Puente and Pomona Boulevard between La Puente and Pomona. Main Street became Valley Boulevard between 1933 and 1942, and Pomona Boulevard was ...
President Donald Trump's transition team asked more than a dozen senior career diplomats to step down from their roles, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter said, as the newly inaugurated ...