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Plan of a part of the city of Los Angeles showing the tract of the Aliso Homestead Association
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Pacific Electric Railway streetcar on Aliso Street, Los Angeles
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Image of Aliso Street in downtown Los Angeles, California, with signs labeling buildings "Griffins Transfer and Storage Co." and "Cafe des Alpes" next to "Eden Hotel," which are located on opposite corners of Aliso and Alameda Streets. A Pacific Electric streetcar sign reads "Sierra Madre" and automobiles and horse-drawn wagons are seen in the dirt road.
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Map of the Golden City Homestead Association
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Old shelf number: eph J4-4(5). "Divided into 500 Shares, each Share is entitled to one Upland Lot, 50 x 100' and one Water Lot 75 x 100' or of less size if a corner lot or on the Waterfront as shown here." Most of this tract was underwater when sold. Colusi Street is now Cesar Chavez Street. Interstate 280 now runs through the middle of the tract where Iowa Street was. MS note: 6.00 Eph J4-4(5). Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: Golden City H.A.
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Act of incorporation and articles of association of the Los Angeles city homestead association : Incorporated August 3d, 1869
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Elevated view looking down North Main Street in downtown Los Angeles, California, with horse-drawn trolleys, wagons, and carriages, in the dirt street. The Baker Block building with tower (at the corner of Main Street and Arcadia Street) is at center right, a part of the three-story Ducommon Building (at the corner of Main Street and Commercial Street) can be seen at far right). A sign for "Furniture, Carpets, Wall Paper," can be seen in the distance. A 150-foot tall electric street light, which was installed in 1882, can be seen at center right.
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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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Los Angeles Homestead Association - sketch maps
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Verso of p. 4 of fastened document, "Los Angeles Homestead Association..." showing lots along Washington Street between Colorado & Nevada street [see previous map]; there are also two sketchs of blocks on the last page of this document. Title supplied by cataloger.
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