Los Angeles, an Illustrated History

230 Pages·1980·50.609 MB·English

by  Bruce Henstell

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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
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LOS ANGELES
AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
BY BRUCE HENSTELL
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Copyright © 1980 by Bruce Henstell and Rosebud Books, Inc. All rights
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First published in 1980 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 201 East 50th Street, New
York, NY 10022. Printed in the United States of America.
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Henstell, Bruce.
Los Angeles, an illustrated history.
Includes index.
1. Los Angeles—History—Pictorial works. 2. Los
Angeles—Description—Views. I. Title.
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Contents
Preface 12
Maps 16
I A Fair and Glorious Land 20
II The Halcyon Years 30
III The Boom of the Eighties 40
IV The Gay Nineties 56
V Before the War 74
VI Los Angeles in Color 96
VII The Boom Twenties 114
VIII The Depression Decade 140
IX The War Years 166
X The New Boom 184
XI Modern Mecca 206
Chronology 218
Bibliography 222
8 Los Angeles: An Illustrated History
List of Illustrations
Note: Page references are italicized. Chapter Four
84. Corner of Second and Spring streets, 1892 56. 85. Spring Street, ca. 1892
58. 86. Meeting of Pomological Society, 1898 59. 87. Gathering at Urbita
Front Matter
Springs Park 59. 88. Merchants and Manufacturers Association board of di¬
1. Sunset Boulevard 3. 2. Main Street, 1907 6. 3. Plaza Gallery photographic
rectors, 1897 59. 89. Breakwater and Deadman's Island, 1894 60. 90. Redondo
studio, ca. 1890 10. 4. R.T.D. "Flying Tiger" streetcar, 1944 11. 5. Lick Pier
Beach harbor, ca. 1895 60. 91. Port of Los Angeles at Santa Monica, 1894 61.
at Ocean Park, ca. late 1920s 12. 6. Lugo residence, 1909 14. 7. Autos in front
92. Celebration for Los Angeles Harbor, San Pedro, 1899 61. 93. Harbor cel¬
of California Hospital 15. 8. Uncle Erreld in costume, 1934 15. 9. A credible
ebration 61. 94. Hastings Ranch, 1898 62. 95. Fruit packers, ca. 1890s 62.
lynching 15. 10. Rancho map 16. 11. Map of Los Angeles and territory, 1930
96. Orange picking, ca. 1890s 63. 97. Orange packing, ca. 1890s 63. 98. President
17. 12. Route map of Pacific Electric Railway and Motor Transit Co., 1935 18.
Roosevelt at Mission Inn, 1903 63. 99. Third Street trolley, Santa Monica, ca.
Chapter One 1890 64. 100. General store, Santa Monica, ca. 1890s 64. 101. Butcher shop,
13. Father Zephpyrin Engelhardt, ca. mid-1920s 20. 14-16. Sketches by Wil¬ Santa Monica, ca. 1890s 64. 102. Santa Monica Steam Laundry, ca. 1890s 65.
liam Rich Hutton, 1847 22-23. 17. Portrait of Father Jose Godayol OFM 24. 103. J. C. Crosier real estate, Santa Monica, ca. 1890s 65.104. Ice cream parlor,
18. Map of the Mission San Gabriel circuit, ca. early 19th century 24. Santa Monica, ca. 1890s 65. 105. Page from Wheeling: An Up-to-Date Cycling
if. Mission San Gabriel, ca. 188925. 20. Mission fathers 25. 21. Basket-maker, Paper, 1899 66. 106. Oil wells in downtown Los Angeles, 1899 66. 107. East
ca. 1895 26. 22. Mission San Gabriel Indian, ca. 1890s 26. 23. Ramona, 1899 side bicycle club, 1896 67. 108. Bicycle path to Santa Monica, 1898 67.
26. 24. Mission San Gabriel cemetery, ca. 1908 27. 25. Luis El Cojo, 1902 27. 109. Lady cyclist at home, ca. 1890s 67. 110. Pomona, ca. 1895-6 68.
26. Jose Ignacio del Valle on horseback, ca. 1890 28. 27. An idealized caballero 111. Laurel Canyon, ca. 1890s 68. 112. Long Beach, ca. 1880s 69. 113. Third
28. 28. Lugo family, ca. 1890 29. 29. May Day at Camulos rancho, ca. 1890 Street, Ocean Park 69. 114. Catalina steamer "Cabrillo," 1900 70. 115. Mt.
29. Lowe, ca. 1890s 70. 116. Campers at Catalina, ca. 1890s 70. 117. Mt. Lowe,
ca. 1890s 71. 118. Seventh Regiment, Spanish-American War, 1898 72.
Chapter Two
119. Funeral car for Conductor Ackerman, 1897 72. 120. Westlake Park, 1889
30. Pio Pico home, ca. mid-1930s 30. 31. Fort Street, ca. 1869 32. 32. Fort
73.
Street 32. 33. Commander Stockton headquarters, ca. 1890s 33. 34. Los An¬
geles Plaza, ca. 1860s 34. 35. The Plaza and Pico House, ca. 1876 34. 36. A Chapter Five
staged hold-up, ca. 1890 35. 37. Commercial Street, ca. 1873-5 34. 38. Hanging 121. Redondo Beach, 1911 74. 122. All Fool's Night at La Fiesta, ca. 1900 76.
of Lachenais 35. 39. Pico House, ca. 1879 36. 40. East side of Nigger Alley, 123. President McKinley at La Fiesta, 1901 77. 124. Rampart Heights subdi¬
ca. 1871 37. 41. Coronel adobe, ca. 1871 37. 42. Interior of a zanja, 1939 37. vision, ca. 1905 77. 125. Garland Realty flyer, ca. 1911 78. 126. Junction of
43. Water wheel 37. 44. Los Angeles and Independence Railroad, 1875 38. Ninth, Spring and Main streets, ca. 1917 78. 127. Map of Van Nuys-Lank-
45. Los Angeles and San Pedro Railroad at Wilmington, ca. 1870 38. 46. Los ershim lands, ca 1911 78. 128. Van Nuys tract office, 1911 79. 129. Van Nuys,
Angeles and San Pedro Railroad downtown station, ca. 1869 38. 47. Downey 1911 79. 130. Van Nuys tract office, 1912 79. 131. Chamber of Commerce
Block, Main Street, 1871 39. 48. A California "ranche" 39. building, 1903 80. 132. First annual Chamber of Commerce banquet 80.
133. Interior Chamber of Commerce building, 1905 81. 134. City Market, ca.
Chapter Three
early 1900s 81. 135. Construction of Los Angeles Aqueduct, ca. 1912 82.
49. Pumpkin patch, San Fernando Valley, ca. 1886 40. 50. East Los Angeles
136. Olancha division canal, ca. 1911 82. 137. Opening of Los Angeles Aq¬
(Boyle Heights), 1885 42. 51. A talley-ho outside Pico House, ca. 1884 43.
ueduct, 1913 82. 138. Jawbone siphon, ca. 1950 83. 139. William Mulholland
52. Colorado Street, ca. 1880s 44. 53. McNally home, Altadena, ca. 1880s 44.
83. 140. Sunset Boulevard, 1909 84. 141. Sunset Boulevard, 1905 84.
54. First Southern California tennis club, ca. 1884 44. 55. Mexican store/sa¬
142. Cahuenga Pass, ca. 1910 84. 143. Hollywood, ca. 1909 85. 144. Glendale
loon, ca. 1870s 45. 56. Pete Johnson, ca. 1880s 45. 57. Nicolas Martinez, ca.
Boulevard, 190485.145-9. Los Angeles Times bombing disaster 86-7.150. General
1880 45. 58. Southern Pacific Depot, 1889 46. 59. Transporting a palm tree,
Harrison Gray Otis 88. 151. James and John McNamara 88. 152. McNamara
1888 46. 60. Chinese laborers. Southern Pacific route 47. 61. Bridging Arroyo
brothers' defense lawyers 88. 153. Dominguez Hills Air Meet, 1910 89.
Seco for Santa Fe Railroad, ca. 1885 47. 62. Downey Street bridge, flood of
154. Parmalee at Dominguez Hills, 1912 89. 155. Brand Boulevard, Glendale
1885-6 47. 63. Early Southern Pacific arrival 47. 64. Land sale, 1886 48.
90. 156. Pacific Electric interchange, ca. 1910 90.157. Henry Huntington, 1912
65. Land sale, 1886 48. 66. Washington School at San Gabriel, 1888 48.
91. 158. Trackless trolley. Laurel Canyon 91. 159. Angel's Flight, 1905 91.
67. Barbeque at early land sale 48. 68. San Fernando Hotel, ca. 1888 49.
160. Chutes Park, ca. 1915 92. 161. Alligator Farm, ca. 1910 92. 162. Los An¬
69. Myrtle Avenue subdivision, Monrovia, ca. 1887 49. 70. Pico Street, ca.
geles River, 1901 93. 163. Playa del Rey Lagoon, 1902 93. 164. New Garrick
1888 50. 71. Pico and Alvarado streets, 1885 50. 72. Lankershim Ranch, ca.
Theater, 1917 94. 165. Casa Verdugo, Burbank, ca. 1900 94. 166. St. Athen-
1880s 51. 73. Rabbit drive, ca. 1889s 51. 74. Cable Railroad, Boyle Heights,
asius Church, 1874 95. 167. County Assessor's office, ca. 1900 95.
1889 52. 75. Interior of cable railroad powerhouse, 1888 52. 76. Hotel Ray¬
mond, 1887 52. 77. Los Angeles City Hall, 1888 53. 78. Interior of Los Angeles Chapter Six
City Hall, ca. 1888 53. 79. First electric light pole, 1882 53. 80. Los Angeles 168. Free Harbor Jubilee 97. 169-70. Tournament of Roses posters 98.
from City Hall, ca 1889 54 . 81. Third Street, 1888 54. 82. Weekend at the 171. Santa Monica postcard 98. 172. Hutton sketch 99. 173. Catalina postcard
beach, ca. 1880s 55. 83. Central Park (Pershing Square), ca. 1888 55. 99. 174. La Fiesta poster 100. 175. Olympics poster 101. 176. Air Fiesta poster