Historical Marker
Aimee Semple McPherson
Historical marker location:
Echo Park, California
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Glendale Boulevard and Park Avenue, on the right when traveling north.)
The Lotus of Echo Park Lake.
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in Promontory Summit, Utah in 1869, but the western terminus of the railroad was actually in Oakland, California. The railroad made it easier and faster to travel across the country, and helped to spur California's economic growth.