Rare Books

Van Nuys - Lankershim Lands

Description: Covers the area from the Town of Owensmouth (now Canoga Park) through the Town of Marian (now Reseda) to Van Nuys, with the Santa Monica Mountains to the south. Ventura Freeway now follows the Southern Pacific right of way. "Not a part of this Subdivision" is today's Sepulveda Basin. Properties with circled numbers had been sold. Term, Rules and Regulations for building.. "Y. J. Rowan, Surveyor, Nov. 1910." "Form T-3-1M. 2-23-12." Relief: hachures. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: 23 February 1912
Call number: 436178
Creator: Los Angeles Suburban Homes Co(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 54 x 95 cm
Associated people: Rowan, V. J.
Associated organization: Janss Investment Company.
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Los Angeles Suburban Homes Co

Manuscripts

2 items: map of town sites in the San Fernando Valley. The map is titled "Van Nuys - Lankershim Lands." Surveyor - Y.J. (or V.J.) Rowan, 1910. The area shown included, west to east, the towns of Owensmouth, Marian and Van Nuys, with the Santa Monica Mountains to the south. Area marked "Not a part of this subdivision" is today's Sepulveda Basin ; printout of information sheet on another edition of same map from Huntington Rare Books Map Collection. NOTE: the town site of "Marian" was originally named for Harry Chandler's wife. The district is now know as Reseda.

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Lankershim and Van Nuys Ranchos

Visual Materials

Illustrated promotional postcard with a birds eye view of a large portion of Los Angeles County from the Pacific Ocean to the San Fernando Valley, and showing the townsites of the Lankershim Rancho and Van Nuys Rancho, with the route of the Southern Pacific Railway running through them to the city of Los Angeles.

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E.N. Martin - Van Nuys Blvd. Land Company & Southwest Company

Manuscripts

Approx. 30 items: a collection of tax documents related to Van Nuys Blvd. Land Co. and letters related to operations of the Southwest Company.

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Map showing subdivision or lands belonging to the Lankershim Ranch Land and Water Co

Rare Books

Roughly from Victory Blvd. on the north, Los Angeles River on the south, Laurel Canyon on the west, Cahuenga Blvd. on the east. View from Hollywood Hills looking north. Vignettes: Bird-eye view from Hollywood Hills; Fruit & birds. Submap: Relationship of this property to City of Los Angeles.. "Being the east 12,000 acres of the southern half of Ranch Ex-Mission San Fernando Los Angeles County, California Surveyed Nov. 1887 by E. G. Jones." Relief: hachures. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: VignettesSub-maps.

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Lankershim Ranch Land and Water Company

Rare Books

Printed in several colors and with offsets, shows the entire basin from Newhall on the north to Newport on the south, prominently showing the Lankershim Ranch in red. Verso contains extensive sales information, and notes sales " Since the first day of February, 1888.." MS note: 442744. Relief: hachures. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Sales information regarding the Lankershim Ranch property..

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[Prospectus for Lankershim Ranch Land & Water Co.]

Rare Books

Dated from verso prospectus for the land. See W. W. Robinson's "Maps of Los Angeles" No. 91. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Printed prospectus.

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Van Nuys - Lankershim Lands

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