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Map of Vernon Park Tract, Los Angeles County, California / surveyed July, 1887, by V.J. Rowan
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Boston Heights, City of Los Angeles / surveyed June, 1887, by V.J. Rowan
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Old shelf number: eph J5-6(1). Boston Heights is now considered part of Boyle Heights. Columbus Avenue, alias Alhambra Avenue is now Valley Blvd. Soto Street remains. For a view of the same area almost 40 years later, see RB ephMPCALIFT0128. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Sales information on July 11, 1887 sale. MS note: Eph J5-6(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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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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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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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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