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Plan of a part of the city of Los Angeles showing the tract of the Aliso Homestead Association



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  • [Beaudry, Prudent and Victor] Plan of a part of the city of Los Angeles showing the Tract of the Aliso Homestead Association printed

    [Beaudry, Prudent and Victor] Plan of a part of the city of Los Angeles showing the Tract of the Aliso Homestead Association printed

    Manuscripts

    First street to the south, Aliso/Old Aliso Road to the north; Main to Center streets; showing numbered lots with dimensions, structures; table with width of streets. Title supplied by cataloger.

    mssSolano SR_Box_26(27).09

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    Map showing lots in the Fort Hill Tract proposed to be sold by the City of Los Angeles Aug 27th, 1885

    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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  • Pacific Electric Railway streetcar on Aliso Street, Los Angeles

    Pacific Electric Railway streetcar on Aliso Street, Los Angeles

    Visual Materials

    Image of Aliso Street in downtown Los Angeles, California, with signs labeling buildings "Griffins Transfer and Storage Co." and "Cafe des Alpes" next to "Eden Hotel," which are located on opposite corners of Aliso and Alameda Streets. A Pacific Electric streetcar sign reads "Sierra Madre" and automobiles and horse-drawn wagons are seen in the dirt road.

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    Map of the Golden City Homestead Association

    Visual Materials

    Old shelf number: eph J4-4(5). "Divided into 500 Shares, each Share is entitled to one Upland Lot, 50 x 100' and one Water Lot 75 x 100' or of less size if a corner lot or on the Waterfront as shown here." Most of this tract was underwater when sold. Colusi Street is now Cesar Chavez Street. Interstate 280 now runs through the middle of the tract where Iowa Street was. MS note: 6.00 Eph J4-4(5). Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: Golden City H.A.

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  • Part of Los Angeles city

    Part of Los Angeles city

    Visual Materials

    Elevated view looking down North Main Street in downtown Los Angeles, California, with horse-drawn trolleys, wagons, and carriages, in the dirt street. The Baker Block building with tower (at the corner of Main Street and Arcadia Street) is at center right, a part of the three-story Ducommon Building (at the corner of Main Street and Commercial Street) can be seen at far right). A sign for "Furniture, Carpets, Wall Paper," can be seen in the distance. A 150-foot tall electric street light, which was installed in 1882, can be seen at center right.

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