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Los Angeles California Holiday Ornament - Griffith Observatory

Los Angeles California Holiday Ornament - Griffith Observatory

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Griffith Observatory. A public building on a hillside with three domes and no admission charge, put there by a man who wanted everyone in Los Angeles to be able to look through a telescope.

Griffith J. He had looked through the great telescope on Mount Wilson and come away convinced that if everyone could see what he had seen, human affairs would change. The building opened in 1935 - Art Deco, copper-domed, with the city spread out below. More people have looked through its twelve-inch Zeiss refractor than any other telescope on Earth.

Cities build observatories for astronomers. This one was built for everybody, which is why it works as a symbol of the place: a free public building on a hill, open to anyone who drives up, pointed away from the city entirely.

For the stargazer, the hiker, the one who takes every visitor up there at sunset.

Below are excerpts from our Los Angeles history page. The Los Angeles town logo and the full town story are available through the collection link above.

Printed on a three-inch faceted crystal glass round, white-backed so the deco line holds and the warm dome glow reads against tree lights. The faceted edge throws light from every angle. Arrives boxed - white or gold gift box, your choice at checkout.

3-inch (76 mm) round crystal glass ornament · faceted gem-cut edge · white-backed print for crisp contrast · red ribbon hanger · your choice of white or gold gift box, included · free U.S. shipping.


QUICK FACTS — LOS ANGELES CA CRYSTAL ORNAMENT — GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY

Town: Los Angeles, California

Founded: Sept 4, 1781; city 1850

Known for: The City of Angels, founded as a pueblo in 1781; Olvera Street and the Old Plaza; mountains to coast under the sun

Art: Griffith Observatory, original Merlin Classics engraving

Blank: 3-inch (76 mm) round clear crystal glass ornament, faceted gem-cut edge

Print: white-backed for contrast; red ribbon hanger

Packaging: white or gold gift box, chosen at checkout

Made to order in the USA



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We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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The village grew through the eras. Mexican independence reached Alta California in 1821, opening the rancho years, when cattle hides moved through the port and land was measured in leagues rather than lots. Los Angeles was incorporated as an American city on April 4, 1850, the year California joined the Union, with a population of about sixteen hundred. Cattle gave way to vineyards — the city was California's first wine region — then to citrus, then to oil, and the pueblo spread across a coastal plain ringed by the Santa Monica, San Gabriel, and Santa Ana mountains.

What's with Anna May Wong? One of those arrival stories produced a film pioneer. She was born in Los Angeles in 1905, the daughter of a laundryman on North Figueroa Street, and grew up between her family's business and the city's old Chinatown. She talked her way onto film sets as a teenager and by the mid-1920s was the first Chinese American movie star — then spent a career pushing against the narrow parts the studios offered her, leaving for London and Berlin in 1928 to find better ones and returning as an international name. In 1951 she became the first Asian American to lead a United States television series. In 2022 the United States Mint honored her on a quarter in the American Women Quarters Program, the first Asian American to appear on U.S. currency.

Why People Visit Los Angeles

Travelers come for the climate, the coast, and the culture, but the quietest surprise is the history: a two-hundred-and-forty-year-old pueblo tucked into the middle of a modern metropolis. History and everyday life sit side by side here in a way few American cities can match, and the founding block asks nothing but a walk.

Los Angeles California Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring the California grizzly bear and lone star over Est. 1850