Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Block book : Part of City of Los Angeles showing tract, blocks, lots and ownership
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Rare Books
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
Block book made for Wesley Clark (1852-1926) and Elden Bryan (1851-1925), both land owners in early Los Angeles history and who in 1902 setp up the Westmoreland tract. A letter by John C. Platt to "Messers Clark and Bryan" tipped in, 1901 June 3.
mssHM 84288
Manuscripts
Bordered by Rancho Sanchez, Blocks 29-30, 33. Notation: Stephen C. Foster, Mayor and missing city seal. Verso: "Francisco_____ Finally to the 7 lots in _____ Block 31".
mssSolano SR_Map_0290
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Rare Books
This maps the area now bisected by the Hollywood Freeway (101) as it crosses Alameda Street. Commercial Street and Arcadia Street are access roads still in existence. First Street is on the south, Old Aliso Road (now under Union Station) is to the north, Main Street on the west, Center Street on the east. Bella Union Hotel and Arcadia Block are shown. Dated from card file. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: Aliso Homst. Association.
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Visual Materials
Old shelf number: eph J5-5(1). Milton Avenue is now Hoover Street, the west boundary of the Pueblo of Los Angeles. Temple St. remains, but Diamond Street is now known as Beverly Blvd. This area just south of the Hollywood Freeway at Silver Lake. North is to the right. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Sales info on Diamond Street tract. MS norw: Eph J5-5(1).
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Rare Books
Attached is a copy of Ordinance No. 206 approving this sale, and signed by W. W. Robinson, then Clerk of the Council of the City of Los Angeles, dated December 15th, 1885. Part of this property is now the 101 Freeway while another portion is the site of the Los Angeles Archdiocese Cathedral. Cemetery Ave became Hill Street. MS calculations lower right. Ordinance pasted to map upper left.. "Renshaw Engr. Downey Block, L.A." Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: 150287.
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Manuscripts
on Aliso St., adjacent to properties owned by Maddigan, Requene, Bell. Surveyed at the request of Delaval. Bearings and distances. Alt title supplied by cataloger.
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