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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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    Map of the Los Angeles Improvement Co's subdivision of parts of lots 3, 4, 5 & 6, Block 39 Hancock's Survey, to be sold at auction Friday May 14th 1886 / compiled by W.F. McClun, C.E

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    Old shelf number: eph J5-2(1). An area to the east of Alvarado St. and just south of the Hollywood Freeway, east as far as Union St. The next two maps are extensions of this one, although this is the latest part mapped. Verso contains sales info on this hilly area. "These building sites have advantages over other property in the City of Los Angeles. On the Hills! Away from Floods!" Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: Eph J5-2(1). Sales information on this property.

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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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    Outline of Mormon Island on Pierhead Line : showing location of private subdivision and size and number of lots on channel front

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    Old shelf number: eph J5-11(2). Mormon Island is a peninsula located between Berths 1 and 5 in the Port of Los Angeles (Wilmington). Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Blueprint. Verso Text: MS note: Eph J5-11(2). Stamp: W.F. Stein Blueprinter, Los Angeles.

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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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    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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