It was during this time that the city began to earn its reputation as a loosely regulated, liquor-friendly (during Prohibition) place for eccentric people wary of government interference. Many working-class employees of the railroad settled in this town. Sherman became the location of the railroad's main shops, railroad yards, and 'car barns'. In what would later become West Hollywood-the town of 'Sherman'-was established by Moses Sherman and his partners of the Los Angeles Pacific Railroad, an interurban railroad line which later became part of the Pacific Electric Railway system. ĭuring the final decade years of the nineteenth century, the first large land reconstruction of the town of ' Sherman' significantly accelerated the development of the region. Most of this area was part of the Rancho La Brea, and eventually it came to be owned by the Henry Hancock family. This land passed through the hands of various owners during the next one hundred years, and it was called names such as 'La Brea' and 'Plummer' that are listed in historical records. īy 1780, what became the ' Sunset Strip' was the major connecting road for El Pueblo de Los Angeles, and all ranches westward to the Pacific Ocean. The Gabrielinos are believed to have burned the pitch for fuel. Early in 1770 Gaspar de Portola's Mexican expeditionary force stopped just south of the Santa Monica Mountains near what would become West Hollywood to draw pitch ( brea in Spanish) from tar pits to waterproof their belongings and to say Mass. The Spanish mission system changed the tribal name to 'Gabrielinos', in reference to the Mission de San Gabriel. By 1771, these native people had been severely ravaged by the diseases brought in by the Europeans from across wide oceans.

The Tongva tribe was a nation of hunter-gatherers known for their reverence of dance and courage.

Around 5,000 of the indigenous inhabitants from the Tongva Indian tribe canoed out to greet the ship. Most historical writings about West Hollywood begin in the late-18th century with European colonization when the Portuguese explorer João Rodrigues Cabrilho arrived offshore and claimed the already inhabited region for Spain. ( December 2011) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification.

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