Paul de Longpre

DeLongpre was born into a family of noted artists and started painting at age 12. He joined the family pursuit of painting flowers as patterns for textiles mills that proliferated in Lyon, France. He was especially known for his roses. He came to the United States in 1890 to New York City. He traveled to Los Angeles in 1898 and remained there till his death. He built a Moorish-style mansion in California and a rose garden with 3,000 rose bushes. His garden was his inspiration. Later after his death, the house was demolished and the site is now part of the "Hollywood Walk of Fame" in downtoan Hollywood. In his memory, one of the streets near his property is now called DeLongpre Avenue