1975 – Los Angeles Mayor and Actor Open Community Garden

Mayor Tom Bradley and actor Eddie Albert tilling soil at dedication of community garden in Reseda, Calif.,
Los Angeles Times, April 15, 1975
Slightly larger photo here.

Garden Project – Mayor Tom Bradley and actor Eddie Albert turn the ground to open the first project in which city property can be used by the public to grow vegetables. This one was on a Department of Water and Power right-of-way under utility lines in Reseda. The mayor said 15-by-15 foot plots at this and future locations can be applied for at City Hall office of the Neighborhood Farm and Garden Project. Albert noted that there are miles of land sitting idle under power lines.

Thomas J. “Tom” Bradley (December 29, 1917 – September 29, 1998) was a five-term mayor of Los Angeles, California, serving in that office from 1973 to 1993. He was the first and to date only African American mayor of Los Angeles. His 20 years in office mark the longest tenure by any mayor in the city’s history. His 1973 election made him only the second African American mayor of a major U.S. city.

Eddie Albert – Star of TV Show ‘Green Acres’

Green Acres is an American television series starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a farm in the country.

See more about the show here.