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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
Approx. 15 items: two large packets of informational materials, both produced by the Community Redevelopment Agency - City of Los Angeles (tucked in the folder pockets are a selection of brochures, flyers, reprints of LAT articles, etc.; several brochures for "South Park," a plan for an upscale residential area immediately adjacent to Downtown ; 8-pp. tabloid size newspaper, "Palaces of Finance - A walking tour of the Spring Street Historic District" (Los Angeles Conservancy & Spring Street Assn.) ; etc. Split into two folders.
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Approx. 15 items: four original examples of the Los Angeles Conservancy newsletter (1987 - 1990); brochure, "Streamline Los Angeles," photos of Streamline Modern architecture ; tabloid size newspaper, "Palaces of Finance - A walking tour of the Spring Street Historic District (L.A. Conservancy & Spring Street Assn.) various Conservancy walking tour brochures, undated, for "Broadway Historic Theater District," "Seventh Street - Mecca for Merchants," "Pershing Square Landmarks," "The Miracle Mile," Hollywood Boulevard, etc.
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Approx. 150 sheets: "Photocopies made from original card(s)...located in Bureau of Engineering, Dept. of Public Works, Room 755, City Hall, 200 North Spring St." The "Inclusive dates" are indicated as "1850 - 1974." Sub-group is given as "Los Angeles Street Names." Received by LAT 7/21/1988. Information on each form includes street name, year [of surveying or paving?] and, under "Remarks," a reason for the name, and sometimes a description of the terrain or mention of landmarks, etc. Split into two folders.
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Manuscripts
Approx. 150 sheets: "Photocopies made from original card(s)...located in Bureau of Engineering, Dept. of Public Works, Room 755, City Hall, 200 North Spring St." The "Inclusive dates" are indicated as "1850 - 1974." Sub-group is given as "Los Angeles Street Names." Received by LAT 7/21/1988. Information on each form includes street name, year [of surveying or paving?] and, under "Remarks," a reason for the name, and sometimes a description of the terrain or mention of landmarks, etc. Split into two folders.
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Approx. 20 items. Brochures, booklets and articles on the history and architecture of various neighborhoods. Designated neighborhoods and year of publication, if found: "New arrivals upgrade....Fremont Place, Hancock Park, Windsor Square...", 3/9/1980 ; Windsor Square - Hancock Park Historical Society, 1981 ; Greater Rancho La Brea (booklets - green), 1984 ; "The Miracle Mile - an historical tour" (L.A. Conservancy), 1984 ; "Lafayette Square ," historical / architectural information undated) ; "The Better City and its finer suburbs" - title of 1909 publ. used as front page for "Alvarado Terrace House Tour," L.A. Conservancy, 1982 ; "Now & Then in Historic West Adams, 1987 ; related materials.
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4 issues of the Los Angeles Conservancy News, 1994-1995.
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