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General Distribution Plan for the Los Angeles City Water Supply showing source of supply, main conduits, reservoirs and pipe system

Description: A blueprint copy of a colored map. Map shows existing and proposed system. Sources at base of Cahuenga Mountains (Griffith Park Equestrian Center) and Crystal Springs (opposite current Crystal Springs Picnic area in Griffith Park). Shows existing 44 inch steel pipe supply conduit and proposed 60 inch diameter brick lined parallel conduit. Glendale City to the north, Arlington Ave. to the west, Lorena Street to the east, Slauson Ave. to the south. Locates all fire hydrants in the city. Probably a reduced size map from the original. "Los Angeles Mar. 1897. To accompany report of J. H. Dockweiler City Engineer." Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Blueline print. Verso Text: MS notes: Property of S. B. Reeve 130 58 .
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: March 1897
Call number: 208857
Dimensions: 57 x 32 cm
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Map of the city of Los Angeles, showing railway systems

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Shows lines of Pacific Electric Co., Los Angeles Railway Corp., Los Angeles Traction Co., and Los Angeles Pacific Co. Scale not given. Coordinates not presented on map, approximated from Google maps. Relief shown by hachures. Two variant copies, one showing existing lines and the other existing lines and undeveloped franchises. Includes street index. "Copyrighted by Laura L. Whitlock for L.A. Ry Co., 1903." "American Engraving and Electrotyping Company." This copy shows existing lines. Provenance unknown, in library as of 2017. Appears to have come from the office of one of Henry E. Huntington's railway companies.

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Report on safety of water supply dams and reservoirs of the city of Los Angeles

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This report, which was compiled by the Engineering Department of the Bureau of Water Works & Supply, was presented to the mayor and city council of Los Angeles by A. J. Wiley, F. C. Herrmann, and Charles H. Paul. The report is an investigation into the safety of water reservoirs and dams in Los Angeles. It includes a survey and map of 29 different reservoirs and dams throughout the city. The report also includes an appendix by F. L. Ransome regarding the geological conditions at the Mulholland Dam; the appendix includes a map and photographs.

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Map of the Proposed Sewer System for the City of Los Angeles

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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. "Designed 1887 by: Fred Eaton, City Surveyor, Revised and Endorsed by: Rudolph Hering Consulting Engineer." ; MS note: 384443. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Scale 1" to 1200 ft.. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Explanatory remarks by Fred Eaton, suggesting a cost of $1,000,000 to construct the proposed system. Report of consulting engineer Rudolph Hering dated September 6, 1887 supporting Eaton's work, and suggesting spreading fields as a suitable method. .

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Map of the City of Los Angeles showing railway system. Sept. 3rd 1904, Sept. 17th 1904

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Shows streets and electric streetcar lines. The streetcar lines for Los Angeles Railway Company, Pacific Electric Railway Company, Los Angeles Inter-Urban Railway and Los Angles Pacific Rail Road are depicted in different colors. Covers the city of Los Angeles with the Los Angeles Country Club to the West, Slauson Ave. to the South, the Evergreen Cemetery in Boyle Heights to the East, and Elysian Park to the North. Scale statement on map reads "1320 feet to one inch." Coordinates not present on map, approximated from Google maps. Relief given in hachures. Provenance unknown, in library as of 2017. Appears to have come from the office of one of Henry E. Huntington's railway companies.

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Map of the City of Los Angeles and Western Suburbs Compiled for Chandler & Hall City Circulators, of the Los Angeles Herald, 1892

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A fine map of the then existing four street railway systems with power houses and depots indicated in color. Ninth Avenue to the west, Santa Monica Ave. (now Exposition Blvd.) to the south, Baxter Street (near Silver Lake) to the north, Lorena Street to the east. Street and Business Block index. See also 262760 for a year earlier copy of this map. Cover title: Map of Los Angeles City. Relief: no. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography.

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Map of the City of Los Angeles showing railway system. May 15, 1903, September 1, 1903

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Shows streets and electric streetcar lines. The streetcar lines for Los Angeles Railway Company, Pacific Electric Railway Company, Pacific Electric Railway Company Franchises, Los Angeles Traction Co., Los Angles Pacific Rail Road and Kays Franchise are depicted in different colors. Covers the city of Los Angeles with the Los Angeles Country Club to the West, Slauson Ave. to the South, the Evergreen Cemetery in Boyle Heights to the East, and Elysian Park to the North. Scale statement on map reads "1320 feet to one inch." Coordinates not present on map, approximated from Google maps. Relief given in hachures. Stamped on verso: Olin G. McWain Blue Printing and Map Mounting. Byrne Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Provenance unknown, in library as of 2017. Appears to have come from the office of one of Henry E. Huntington's railway companies.

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General Distribution Plan for the Los Angeles City Water Supply showing source of supply, main conduits, reservoirs and pipe system

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