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Sonora Town, Los Angeles



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  • Sonora, Los Angeles

    Sonora, Los Angeles

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    Elevated view of the Plaza district of Los Angeles (also known as Sonora Town) as seen from Fort Hill (also known as Fort Moore Hill), looking north with Buena Vista Street (now North Broadway) at right, and Bellevue Avenue (later Sunset Boulevard and now Cesar E. Chavez Avenue), the first intersecting road below.

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  • Sonora, Los Angeles

    Sonora, Los Angeles

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    View of the Plaza district of Los Angeles (also known as Sonora Town) as seen from Fort Hill (also known as Fort Moore Hill), looking north with Buena Vista Street (now North Broadway) at right, and Bellevue Avenue (later Sunset Boulevard and now Cesar E. Chavez Avenue), the first intersecting road below.

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  • Los Angeles Orphans Home at the corner of Yale and Alpine streets, in Sonora Town, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles Orphans Home at the corner of Yale and Alpine streets, in Sonora Town, Los Angeles

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    Image of the Los Angeles Orphans Home, corner of Yale and Alpine streets, in Sonora Town, Los Angeles. The Home is a large brick building with spires on the corners and a large central tower.

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  • Sonora Town North from Fort Hill. Robinson House & Castelar Street, approximately 1900

    Sonora Town North from Fort Hill. Robinson House & Castelar Street, approximately 1900

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    A view of Sonora town looking towards the mountains. In the center of the image, in the middle distance, is the Los Angeles Orphans Home at the corner of Yale and Alpine streets.

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  • Los Angeles from 3rd. St. hill

    Los Angeles from 3rd. St. hill

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    Elevated view looking east down onto Third Street in downtown Los Angeles, California, with dwellings, yards, and trees visible in the foreground. In the background the Round House (with conical roof at 311 South Main Street) and the Los Angeles and Independence Railroad depot (with two towers at San Pedro Street and Fourth Street).

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  • Early water wheel for irrigation, Los Angeles

    Early water wheel for irrigation, Los Angeles

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    A view of a water wheel with fields and homes in the background.

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