built with a bequest from industrialist and philanthropist Griffith J. Griffith. He donated 3,015 acres to the City of Los Angeles that became Griffith Park. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new ...

Standing in opposition were Los Feliz residents, their city council representative and the son of Griffith J. Griffith, who donated 3,015 acres of land to the city for the park in 1896.

It’s an observatory, planetarium, and exhibition space that has been free to the public since it opened in 1935, built with a bequest from industrialist and philanthropist Griffith J.