Tuna Canyon Detention Station
Tuna Canyon Detention Station was a temporary detention facility used for holding hundreds of Japanese Americans who were considered enemy aliens by the U.S. government and to be risks to the nation's security.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: World War II-era alien internment camp in Tujunga, California
- Also known as: “Tuna Canyon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Anderson W Clark Magnet High School and Bolton Hall.
Anderson W Clark Magnet High School
School
Photo: Obon7934, Public domain.
Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School is a high school located in Glendale, California, United States. The school is managed as a part of the Glendale Unified School District. Anderson W Clark Magnet High School is situated 1 mile east of Tuna Canyon Detention Station.
Bolton Hall
Museum
Photo: Doncram, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bolton Hall is a historic American Craftsman-era stone building in Tujunga, Los Angeles, California. Built in 1913, Bolton Hall was originally used as a community center for the utopian community of Los Terrenitos. Bolton Hall is situated 1½ miles northwest of Tuna Canyon Detention Station.
Crescenta Valley High School
School
Crescenta Valley High School is a high school in La Crescenta, California. Around 2500 students attend the school, which serves North Glendale, unincorporated La Crescenta and Montrose, as well as a municipal neighborhood on the western boundary of the City of La Cañada Flintridge. Crescenta Valley High School is situated 2 miles southeast of Tuna Canyon Detention Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Crescenta-Montrose and Sunland-Tujunga.
La Crescenta-Montrose
Suburb
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY 2.0.
La Crescenta-Montrose is an unincorporated area in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The community is bordered by Glendale to the south and west, La Cañada Flintridge to the east, and Angeles National Forest to the north. La Crescenta-Montrose is situated 2 miles east of Tuna Canyon Detention Station.
Sunland-Tujunga
Suburb
Photo: Doncram, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sunland-Tujunga is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, within the Crescenta Valley and Verdugo Mountains. Sunland and Tujunga began as separate settlements and today are linked through a single police station, branch library, neighborhood council, chamber of commerce, city council district, and high school. Sunland-Tujunga is situated 3 miles northwest of Tuna Canyon Detention Station.
Altacanyada
Hamlet
La Cañada Flintridge, commonly known as just La Cañada, is a city in the foothills of the Verdugo Mountains in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Altacanyada is situated 3½ miles east of Tuna Canyon Detention Station.
Tuna Canyon Detention Station
- Categories: concentration camp and historic site
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.23405° or 34° 14′ 3″ northLongitude
-118.27205° or 118° 16′ 19″ westOpen location code
85636PMH+J5OpenStreetMap ID
node 6273575311OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q19840954
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