ers ▁who ▁started ▁gra zing ▁sheep ▁on ▁the ▁hills ides ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁centuries . ▁After ▁the ▁Mexican – American ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁U . S . ▁state hood ▁for ▁California ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁settled ▁by ▁Americans ▁interested ▁in ▁water ▁rights . ▁ ▁Look out ▁Mountain ▁Until ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century , ▁passage ▁up ▁the ▁can y on ▁was ▁made ▁on ▁foot ▁or ▁by ▁m ule . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁an ▁ 8 2 - mile ▁d irt ▁road , ▁later ▁named ▁La ure l ▁C any on ▁Bou lev ard , ▁was ▁built . ▁It ▁ran ▁up ▁the ▁can y on , ▁div iding ▁at ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Look out ▁Mountain ▁Road ; ▁the ▁left ▁road ▁went ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁Look out ▁Mountain , ▁and ▁the ▁right ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁Mountains ▁and ▁then ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁San ▁Fernando ▁Valley . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁the ▁Look out ▁Mountain ▁Park ▁and ▁Water ▁Co . ▁was ▁formed ▁to ▁purchase ▁ 2 8 0 ▁acres ▁on ▁Look out ▁Mountain , ▁just ▁west ▁of ▁La ure l ▁C any on , ▁sub div ided ▁and ▁market ed ▁as ▁mountain ▁vac ation ▁properties . ▁On ▁Aug . ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁company ▁would