El Pino
El Pino may refer to: Natural features * El Pino (The Pine Tree), a natural landmark in Los Angeles * El Pino Lake, a lake in Guatemala Populated places * El Pino, Dominican Republic, a community in the Dominican Republic * El Pino (Aller), a village in Asturias, Spain * El Pino de Tormes, a village in Salamanca, Spain * El Pino Parque Historic District, an historic district in Dayton Beach, Florida Other uses * El Pino & the Volunteers El Pino & the Volunteers is a band from Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The band's music mixes alt. rock with Americana. In 2006 the band's debut album ''Molten City'' was released on Excelsior Recordings. Biography During an exchange project in Va ...

El Pino (The Pine Tree)
El Pino ( en, The Pine Tree) is a large bunya pine located on the southeastern corner of Folsom Street and N. Indiana Street in East Los Angeles, California. The tree overlooks the Wellington Heights neighborhood of East Los Angeles and the Boyle Heights neighborhood of the city of Los Angeles from atop a small hill. History The tree, a mature bunya pine, grows on the former property of Dr. Okuno, a Japanese dentist and intern in a World War II concentration camp. Following release, Dr. Okuno received the land as a gift from an Anglo lady with whom his wife worked. There he rebuilt his business and amassed a huge library. After retiring, he took long strolls around East Los Angeles, greeting everyone and amusing the children with storytelling. Dr. Okuno is listed in the California Who's Who. On Día de los Inocentes in December 2020, an online rumor spread that a real estate developer was planning to fell the tree as part of a new housing development. Although the rumour wa ...
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