San Gabriel Valley
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 154 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5111-9858-3
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of Southern California, United States. It lies to the east of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and west of the Inland Empire. It derives its name from the San Gabriel River that flows southward through the center of the valley. The river itself was named for the Spanish Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, which was originally built in the Whittier Narrows in 1771. At one time predominantly agricultural, the San Gabriel Valley is today almost entirely urbanized and is an integral part of the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. It is one of the most ethnically diverse regions in the country. About 200 square miles (520 km2) in size, the Valley includes 31 cities and five unincorporated communities. In 1886, Pasadena is the first independent incorporated city in Los Angeles County. Данное издание представляет собой компиляцию сведений,...
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