Runyon Canyon, Hollywood, LA, CA, USA

Runyon Canyon Park was bought by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and the City of Los Angeles in 1984 from its last private owners, Adad Development, for use as a city park. "No Man's Canyon" was the English name first given to the gorge which lies above Franklin at Fuller Avenue, and extends north to Mulholland Drive. It is reputed to have been a seasonal campsite for local Gabrielino/Tongva Indians, who hunted in the area known to them as the Nopalera.

In 1867, "Greek George" Caralambo, aka Allen, received the 160-acre (0.65 km2) parcel by Federal patent in appreciation for his service in the US Army Camel Corps. Allen became famous by association when legendary bandit Tiburcio Vasquez was captured while hiding out at his abode in 1874. Alfredo Solano, a prominent civil engineer, civic leader, symphony patron and one of the founders of the Los Angeles Athletic Club, purchased the canyon the year after Vasquez was hanged in 1876. Solano held the canyon as an investment before his widow, Ella Brooks Solano, sold the majority of the land to Carman Runyon in 1919.

• In the 1920s, Outpost Estates once had a sign not unlike the "Hollywoodland" sign (which later became the "Hollywood" sign). The OUTPOST sign is still on the hilltop, buried in the weeds (34.10899°N 118.34794°W). It was one of the largest neon signs in the world. Even the original foundation and electrical junction boxes survive.
• The bench overlooking Los Angeles, featured near the end of the 1992 Seinfeld episode #42, titled "The Trip, Part 2", is located in the park.
• In 1998, singer Rozz Williams' ashes were scattered in the park after his suicide.
• Since 2002, free yoga classes have been taught every day in Runyon Canyon Park at the Fuller Avenue entrance. Current teacher lineup includes Steve Tarter (founder of Runyon Canyon Yoga), Kamala Mathis, Hannah Mooney, and Daniel "Stress" Overberger (author of the yoga book, Leaving Stress Behind).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runyon_Canyon_Park

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