Mt. Washington History Project

In 2004, the MWHA was awarded a grant from the California Council for the Humanities with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities to conduct an oral history project for Mount Washington.
The project, called the Mount Washington Voices Project, had three major parts: a printed History Guide that summarizes our history before picking up the threads of our oral histories, the conduct of oral history video interviews, and a final community event featuring the premiere of a documentary cut from the interviews and an engaging panel discussion. This page of the Alliance website is our archive of the results of this exciting project. In the near future, it will feature audio and video recordings of oral histories that were collected as part of the effort. We welcome vounteers willing to help expand the number and accessibility of our oral histories. Please contact our Board to volunteer your help!

Click below to view excerpts from research on the history of the Hill from MWHA volunteers and friends:

The Acquisition of Mount Washington's Open Space Parks
by Clare Marter Kenyon

Jack Smith -- Mount Washington Favorite Son
by Layne Murphy

Native Americans of the Mt. Washington district of Los Angeles
by Michael D. Mauer

Saving the Carlin G.
by Roberta Tinajero-Frankel

The Wild Side of Mount Washington
by Julian P. Donahue

The Weird, the Wonderful and the Wacky Mount Washington
by Katrina Rivers

Arroyo Culture
by John L. Murphy

The Cultural Environment: Artists and Other Luminaries
by Bonnie Freeman

The Important Architecture of the Hill, Past and Present
by Diana Barnwell & James Dunham