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Boston Heights, City of Los Angeles / surveyed June, 1887, by V.J. Rowan
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Map of Childs' Heights, in the City of Los Angeles
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Old shelf number: eph J5-3(1). Three copies of this map in the same folder. This is in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles. Elysian Park Ave is now Sunset Blvd. Childs Avenue is now Griffith Park Blvd. This map missing upper portion. Schmidt Lithograph was only listed at the Downey Block address in Los Angeles in the few years leading up to 1890. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: Eph J5-3(1).
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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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Boston Heights, De Soto Heights
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Old shelf number: eph J5-6(2). Untitled map covering the same area as ephMPCALIFT0127, but 37 years later. MS notes on properties and sewer lines. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Blue line print. Verso Text: MS notes: Boston Heights DeSoto Heights dates, last 1-25-24.
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Map of Vernon Park Tract, Los Angeles County, California / surveyed July, 1887, by V.J. Rowan
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Old shelf number: eph J5-7(1). Part of the City of Los Angeles just west of present day Vernon. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: Eph J5-7(1).
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New Vernon, adjoining the City of Los Angeles on the South, 4 miles from the Court House, on Alameda Street
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Old shelf number: eph J5-4(1). The south side of Vernon Avenue between Alameda and Santa Fe Avenues, now a heavy industrial area. The verso proclaims, "New Vernon!! The loveliest spot of Earth! The center of a better country than Pasadena." Attached price sheet for lot prices. The Commercial Printing Company first appears in Los Angeles directories in 1886, but moves to a location on Broadway in 1891. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Sales literature for these lots. MS note: Eph J5-4(1).
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Old shelf number: eph J5-17(1). Piedmont Drive is now Altadena Drive. This map shows subdivisions to the west of Lake Avenue and north of Woodbury Road. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: Eph J5-17(1). P2/4 Part of Pasadena 32a Sticker: No. 24. Pasadena Improvement Co. founded in 1887. Pasadena & Mt. Wilson Railway Co. founded in 1897, sold to Pacific Electric Railway Co. in 1902 (Fickewirth, page 103).
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