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Villa City, Venice, Cal.
Tourist camps & hostels--California--Los Angeles;
A view of Villa City in Venice, California looking towards the east. The building housing the rental office is in the foreground. Railroad tracks appear on the right.
Changing Face of Southern California

Canal and Venetian Villas, Venice, Cal.
Tourist camps & hostels--California--Los Angeles; Canals--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles; Vacation rentals--California--Los Angeles;
View of the Grand Canal in Venice, California looking towards the east. A man in early 20th century clothing rows a small boat. The view also shows the tourist camp known as Venetian Villas. Newly planted palm trees line the banks of the canal. ...
Changing Face of Southern California

Handwritten notes on Big Pine reparations claims
Reparations; Big Pine Reparations Association; Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
To meet the need for water of its growing population, the City of Los Angeles began acquiring water rights in the Owens Valley in 1905. The Los Angeles Aqueduct was completed in 1913 to bring Owens Valley water to the city. During the 1920s, the...
J. D. Black Papers

Map showing lots in the Fort Hill Tract proposed to be sold by the City of Los Angeles, August 1885
Real property--California--Los Angeles County; Surveying--California--Los Angeles County--19th century; Surveying--California--History; California--Maps
Hurley-Wright Surveyors Map Collection

Union Station, Los Angeles, California
Railroad stations--California--Los Angeles; Railroads--California--Los Angeles; Parking lots; Automobiles
Exterior view of the Los Angeles Union Station.
Changing Face of Southern California

Public Library from the air, Los Angeles, Calif.
Public libraries--California--Los Angeles--Aerial views;
Aerial view of the Central Library building looking west; Fifth Street is to the left; lawn; parking lots; office buildings; three fountains in front of library entrance; walking paths.
Changing Face of Southern California

Subdivision of Eddy's Tract being lots 51-60 of the Jeffries Tract, East Los Angeles, California, March 1887
Los Angeles River (Calif.); Rivers--California; Railroads--California; Land subdivision--California--Los Angeles County; Surveying--California--Los Angeles County--19th century; Surveying--California--History; California--Maps
Hurley-Wright Surveyors Map Collection

Subdivision of lots 500, 501, 502, 503 of the Reservoir Lands in Los Angeles City, California, December 1870
Land subdivision--California--Los Angeles County; Surveying--California--Los Angeles County--19th century; Surveying--California--History; California--Maps
William Moore worked as a surveyor for the Los Angeles City and County as early as the 1850s. In the late 1860s and 1870s, Moore started working for the Los Angeles Canal and Reservoir Company to establish a system of canals to bring water from the...
Hurley-Wright Surveyors Map Collection

Map of Boyle Heights, City of Los Angeles, comprising Moore and Kelleher's sub of a part, Lots 5 and 6 Block 60, and Stevenson's sub of a part Lot 6 Block 60, Hancock Survey, made in 1876-1884
Land subdivision--California--Los Angeles County; Surveying--California--Los Angeles County--19th century; Surveying--California--History; California--Maps
Hurley-Wright Surveyors Map Collection

Map of the Beaudry Tract in the City and County of Los Angeles, State of California, February 1868
Land subdivision--California--Los Angeles County; Surveying--California--Los Angeles County--19th century; Surveying--California--History; California--Maps
Austrian immigrant and well-known Los Angeles surveyor George Hansen served as the Los Angeles City Surveyor for many terms during the 1850s and 1860s, and as the Los Angeles County Surveyor from 1864 to 1869. He assisted Henry Hancock in surveying...
Hurley-Wright Surveyors Map Collection

Plat showing water courses through lots 7, 8, 14 and 15, tract no. 215, Los Angeles County, California
Irrigation--California; Water-supply--California--Management; Surveying--California--Los Angeles County; Surveying--California--History; California--Maps
E. T. (Edward Thomas) Wright was county surveyor three times in Los Angeles County, his first term beginning in 1884 and his last ending in 1898. He also served as county surveyor for San Bernadino County. Partnering with W. B. Nicholson, he formed...
Hurley-Wright Surveyors Map Collection

Los Angeles Civic Center
Express highways--California--Los Angeles; Civic centers--California--Los Angeles;
Bird's-eye view of downtown and Civic Center; City Hall, Hall of Justice, Federal Building, old Hall of Records; freeways; parking lots; office buildings; houses; lawns.
Changing Face of Southern California

Map of lots 28, 29, 30, 31 and a portion of lot 27, Baugh Tract and the John Kennedy Tract in the partition of Rancho San Rafael, Los Angeles County, June 1909
Dams--California; Surveying--California--Los Angeles County--20th century; Surveying--California--History; California--Maps
E. T. (Edward Thomas) Wright was county surveyor three times in Los Angeles County, his first term beginning in 1884 and his last ending in 1898. He also served as county surveyor for San Bernadino County. Partnering with W. B. Nicholson, he formed...
Hurley-Wright Surveyors Map Collection

Federal Building, City Hall, Hall of Justice and Hall of Records, Civic Center, Los Angeles, California
Courthouses--California--Los Angeles; Public buildings--California--Los Angeles; Civic centers--California--Los Angeles;
Civic Center buildings; roads with automobiles and red buses in foreground; parking lots; yellow bus in background; streetlights; shrubbery.
Changing Face of Southern California

Los Angeles City Hall
City halls--California--Los Angeles; Public buildings--California--Los Angeles; Parking garages--California--Los Angeles
City hall; Hall of Justice behind and to the right; Federal Building to the right of City Hall; office buildings; crowded parking lots; motorcycle; trees and shrubbery; streetlights.
Changing Face of Southern California

A residence street scene, Venice, Cal.
City blocks--California--Los Angeles; Housing--California--Los Angeles; Dwellings--California--Los Angeles
View of a residential street in Venice, California. Each home has a small lawn or garden in front. Streetlamps line the narrow road.
Changing Face of Southern California

Aldebaran Canal, Venice, Calif.
Canals--California--Los Angeles; Gondolas--California--Los Angeles; Footbridges--California--Los Angeles; Dwellings--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles
View of a canal, Venice, California looking towards the northeast. Several boats and a gondola are on the same canal. An arched footbridge crosses the canal. Tourist cabins appear on the right side of the image. Although this postard is labeled...
Changing Face of Southern California

Canal scene at Venice of America.
Canals--California--Los Angeles; Gondolas--California--Los Angeles; Footbridges--California--Los Angeles; Dwellings--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles;
View of Aldebaran Canal in Venice, California looking east. Tourists dressed in early 20th century style clothing ride in a gondola. The gondola is adorned with an American flag and a lantern. Small boats and canoes are on the same canal in the...
Changing Face of Southern California

Residences on the canal, Venice, California.
Canals--California--Los Angeles; Gondolas--California--Los Angeles; Footbridges--California--Los Angeles; Dwellings--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles;
View of the Aldebaran Canal in Venice, California looking towards the northeast. Tourists dressed in early 20th century style clothing ride in a gondola. The gondola is adorned with an American flag and a lantern. Small boats and canoes are on...
Changing Face of Southern California

Daily scene on the salt water canals, Venice, California.
Canals--California--Los Angeles; Gondolas--California--Los Angeles; Footbridges--California--Los Angeles; Dwellings--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles;
View of the Aldebaran Canal, Venice, California looking towards the northeast. Tourists dressed in early 20th century style clothing ride in a gondola. The gondola is adorned with a lantern. Small boats, canoes and a second gondola are on the...
Changing Face of Southern California

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