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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

Description: 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.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1885
Call number: 150287
Creator: Gillette & Gibson (Firm : Los Angeles, Calif.)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 23 x 34 cm
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Map of Canada : showing Historic Forts and Trading Posts

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A blueline map with forts designated by number but no key to the meaning of the numbers. Key is probably in the Departments publication cited above. "Department of the Interior Hon. Thomas G. Murphy, Minister W. W. Cory, Deputy Minister." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Blueline print. Verso Text: MS note: 183607.

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Map of the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys : showing Chain of Historic French Forts

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A blueline map with forts designated by number but no key to the meaning of the numbers. Key is probably in the Departments publication cited above. "Department of the Interior Hon. Thomas G. Murphy, Minister W. W. Cory, Deputy Minister." Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Blueline print. Verso Text: MS note: 183549.

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Map of the City of Los Angeles to Accompany the Annual Report of J. H. Dockweiler City Engineer Dec. 1891

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Hand coloring shows various street materials used in paving 105.99 miles of city streets. Later MS additions show horse car lines and railroads existing up to January 1895. Additions by L. P. Reeve, C.E. "Showing the varieties of street pavements laid on Dec. 1st. 1891." Relief: no. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Letterpress. Verso Text: MS notes: 1660 202454.

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Los Angeles (Calif.). Department of City Planning -- Maps (1978 census tract boundaries)

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The Southern California Regional Planning Collection was donated by the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Department, George Marr, Edward Holden, Glen Blossom, Simon Eisner, and Glenda Hamilton to the Huntington Library in 1997. The Southern California Regional Planning Collection is organized into two series: 1) Published Planning Reports Series (organized by individual item numbers) 2) Internal Documents Series (organized by box and folder numbers).The Published Planning Reports Series contains 1,913 individual items that were generated by the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission, Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning, and other planning agencies and organizations in Southern California. Type of reports include annual reports, area study, comprehensive planning reports, census, conference papers, general plans, guides to zoning and subdivision, planning proposals, traffic and environmental surveys, zoning ordinance, etc. The date range of this series is 1909 to 2003.The Internal Documents Series contains approximately 913 items in 14 Hollinger boxes. Similar to the Published Planning Reports Series, the majority of the documents were generated by the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission and Department of Regional Planning, followed by the Los Angeles Department of City Planning. Type of documents include census reports, conference papers, maps, memorandums, minutes, photos, plans, reports, speeches, summaries, etc. The date range is 1924 to 2000.

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Beverly Hills (Calif.) -- City of Beverly Hills Civic Center

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Map of the Diamond Street Tract, being a subdivision of Lot 5, Block 27, and Lot 4, Block 26, Hancock's Survey, City of Los Angeles, Cal

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

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