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

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    Map of the City of Los Angeles showing railway system Jan. 8th 1906, June 1st 1906, Jan. 1st 1907, Aug. 16th 1907

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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, Los Angeles Pacific Railway Co. and the Los Angeles & Redondo Railway Co. 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. With stamp of Pacific Electric Railway Co. Chief Engineer's Office, instructing "return No. ---- to Drafting Room". Marked "Office Copy" in pencil on lower left corner. Printed date "Nov. ... 190[?]" in blue ink above the ownership stamp has been partially erased. 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, showing railway systems

    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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  • Map of the City of Los Angeles: [showing weight of rails laid]

    Map of the City of Los Angeles: [showing weight of rails laid]

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    Shows streets and prospective electric streetcar lines in red and black. Probably dates before 1903 as the rail lines are not named. Legend gives weights of rails laid. 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. "H.E.H." are the initials of Henry E. Huntington, who owned the Pacific Electric Railway Company. 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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  • Official transportation and city map of Los Angeles, California and suburbs

    Official transportation and city map of Los Angeles, California and suburbs

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    "Copyright, 1911, by Laura L. Whitlock for Los Angeles Ry." Scale not given. Coordinates not present on map, approximated from Google maps. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows radial distances, and Los Angeles Railway and Pacific Electric Railway lines. Shows urban routes of Los Angeles Railway system and Pacific Electric Railway; also connecting route of Glendale & Eagle Rock Railway. Concentric circles and 1-mile intervals indicate distances from city center. 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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    Official transportation and city map of Los Angeles California and suburbs

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    Old shelf number: Eph J2d. "Los Angeles Railway Operating City System color of cars and lines on map (yellow). Pacific Electric Railway Company routes of interurban system operating to points indicated at margin of map. Color of cars and lines on map (red)." Mile circles from city center. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Partial red cover.

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  • Map of the City of Los Angeles: franchises advertised -- red; franchises pending -- green [cartographic material]

    Map of the City of Los Angeles: franchises advertised -- red; franchises pending -- green [cartographic material]

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    Shows streets and prospective electric streetcar lines. The red lines show franchise lines advertised for sale, and have various sale dates between January to May 1903 annotated in pencil. Pending sales are indicated in green. Map was again issued with the subsequent railway lines in place under the title "Map of the City of Los Angeles showing railway system" 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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