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Lands of the Pasadena Improvement Company, Los Angeles Co., Cal

Description: 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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Date: [189-?]
Call number: ephMPCALIFT0144
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Town of Burbank Los Angeles Co. Cal property of Providencia Land Water & Development Co

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Old shelf number: eph J5-14(1). Burbank from Front St. northeast with Olive as the central thoroughfare. According to the City of Burbank's website, the town was founded and land began to be sold in May of 1887. The only year that Providencia Land, Water, & Development Company is listed at the 12 S. Spring Street address is 1887; this coincides with the year of Burbank's founding. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Ms note: Eph J5-14(1), Town of Burbank. H. E. Hamlingher 39.

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Huntington Drive Tract No. 2 Los Angeles County, California E.T. Wright, Surveyor. 40 minutes from Los Angeles, Wm. R. Staats Co., Agent

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Old shelf number: eph J5-17(2). Huntington Drive is now Sierra Madre Blvd. Holladay is now Lombardy Road. MS notes on property. Prime meridian: Gm. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: Eph J5-17(2).

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Map of Oak Knoll in the City of Pasadena and the County of Los Angeles, Cal. / surveyed in 1906 by J. O. Marsh C.E

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Old shelf number: eph J5-17(3). An exclusive area even then, the Huntington-Sheraton-Four Seasons- Hotel is shown with it's original name, "The Wentworth." Building restrictions are listed. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: Eph J5-17(3).

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Map of the Pickering Land and Water Co's. subdivision of the John M. Thomas Ranch, Los Angeles County, Cal

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Old shelf number: eph J5-12(2). County Road is now Whittier Blvd. For a map of this area after it became incorporated Whittier, see RB ephMPCALIF0035. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: Eph J5-12(2).

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Map of the property to be sold at auction Saturday, Jan 23rd, 1886 by order of Los Angeles Improvement Co. sale peremptory

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Old shelf number: eph J5-2(2). A photocopy showing the area west of two previous maps. Lake Shore Avenue is today's Glendale Blvd. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Ms note: Eph J5-2(2). 625 negative and print Map of the property... Sticker: Map showing property to be sold at auction Jan 23, 1886 L.A. Improvement Co. Builders of 2nd St. Cable Co.

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Special and peremptory auction sale by order Los Angeles Improvement Co. Dec. 22nd 1885

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Old shelf number: eph J5-2(3). An area to the east of map ephMPCALIFT0119. Just south of the Hollywood Freeway. Verso gives sales information in glowing terms. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Sales info on this auction. MS note: Eph J5-2(3).

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Lands of the Pasadena Improvement Company, Los Angeles Co., Cal

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