Griffith Jenkins Griffith desired to make science more accessible to the public and he gifted $100,000 to the city of Los Angeles to build an Observatory on top of Mount Hollywood. The Griffith ...

Los Angeles landmark the Griffith Observatory has been recreated in Minecraft for visitors to explore at home in a "whole new light." Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The free ...

The Griffith Observatory invited the public to join them on Thursday to welcome the start of spring, also known as the vernal equinox. A popular event, it drew a crowd to this annual moment when ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A brush fire broke out on the hills near Griffith Observatory Tuesday afternoon. The fire started on the Boy Scout Trail, a popular hiking trail in Griffith Park, and was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Observatory's construction began in 1933 under Franklin D. Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration and was based on designs ...