a plan estimated to cost around $6 million that would build an aerial tram from the now-closed Griffith Park Zoo to the top of Mount Hollywood, which has an elevation of about 1,625 feet.

Griffith Observatory sits on the south face of Mount Hollywood and overlooks the Los Angeles basin. Its location gives visitors impressive views of the surrounding area, which many rave about.

Porter. Together with the Griffith Trust and Los Angeles Park Commissioners, they chose architects John C. Austin and Frederick M. Ashley to finalize plans for the main observatory. The ambitious ...

Griffith’s peaks tower above those flat competitors too, with nearly 1,500 feet in elevation ... free Art Deco observatory and museum, the most famous sign in America and the park’s overall ...