Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA
| Eagle Rock, California | |
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| Neighborhood of Los Angeles | |
 Boundaries of Eagle Rock as drawn by the L.A. Times |
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 Eagle Rock, California
Location of Eagle Rock in relation to Central Los Angeles, with the City of Glendale to its immediate west, and the City of Pasadena to its immediate east.
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| Coordinates: 34°08′20″N 118°12′47″W / 34.13889°N 118.21306°W | |
| Country |
 United States of America |
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 California
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| County |
 Los Angeles
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| City |
 Los Angeles
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| Government | |
| • U.S. House | Jimmy Gomez (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.0 km2 (4.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 34,644 |
| • Density | 3,100/km2 (8,200/sq mi) |
| The Eagle Rock | |
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The Eagle Rock
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| Location | Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA |
| Coordinates | 34°8′36″N 118°11′1″W / 34.14333°N 118.18361°W |
| Area | Northeast Los Angeles |
| Designated | November 16, 1962 |
| Reference no. | 10 |
Coordinates: 34°08′20″N 118°12′47″W / 34.13889°N 118.21306°W
Eagle Rock is a neighborhood of Northeast Los Angeles, located between the cities of Glendale and Pasadena, abutting the San Rafael Hills in Los Angeles County, California.
Eagle Rock is named after a large rock whose shadow resembles an eagle with its wings outstretched. Eagle Rock was once part of the Rancho San Rafael under Spanish and Mexican governorship. Although Eagle Rock became a city in 1911, it joined the City of Los Angeles in 1923.
Today, it is an ethnically diverse, relatively high-income neighborhood known for being the home of Occidental College and for a counterculture element among its 34,000+ people. Eagle Rock maintains a number of historically significant buildings and has a connection with the motion picture industry.
There are nine public schools—including two high schools—and six private schools, as well as a branch public library.
A massive boulder at the district's northern edge contains an indentation which casts a bird-shaped shadow on the rock at certain times of day, giving the neighborhood its name.
Before the arrival of European settlers, the secluded valley below the San Rafael Hills that is roughly congruent to Eagle Rock's present boundaries was inhabited by the Tongva people, whose staple food was the acorns from the valley's many oak trees. These aboriginal inhabitants were displaced by Spanish settlers in the late 18th century, with the area incorporated into the Rancho San Rafael. Following court battles, the area known as Rancho San Rafael was divided into 31 parcels in 1870. Benjamin Dreyfus was awarded what is now called Eagle Rock. In the 1880s Eagle Rock existed as a farming community.
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