The Angels Flight, Los Angeles, Cal.
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Identifier |
clloy_068 |
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Title |
The Angels Flight, Los Angeles, Cal. |
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Creator |
Unknown |
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Date Published |
circa 1913 |
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Subject (Topic) |
Railroads, cable--California--Los Angeles; Street railroads--California--Los Angeles; |
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Subject (Name) |
Angels Flight (Railway); |
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Subject (Place) |
Los Angeles (Calif.); Hill Street (Los Angeles, Calif.); Bunker Hill (Los Angeles, Calif.); |
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Type |
image |
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Form/Genre |
Postcards |
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Physical Description |
1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm. |
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Institution |
Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University |
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Country of Creation |
US |
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Copyright Status |
public domain |
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Copyright Statement |
https://library.lmu.edu/policies&procedures/librarycopyrightpolicy/ |
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Publisher |
Western Publishing & Novelty Co.; Theo. Sohmer |
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Place of Publication |
Los Angeles, Cal. |
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Language |
eng |
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Description |
View of the Angel's Flight railway and surrounding buildings at 3rd and Hill Streets in downtown Los Angeles. The cars are painted white, and at the base of the track is a large, ornate arch. To the left of the track is the Ferguson Building, with a drug store on the ground floor. To the right of the track is an apartment building or hotel advertising "Furnished Rooms" with a vegetarian cafe on the ground floor. Visible in the foreground are the United Cigar Stores Co., and a furniture store. |
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Historical Background |
The Angels Flight Railway began operating in 1901. Located at 3rd and Hill Streets in downtown Los Angeles, it used a funicular system of two counterbalanced cars moving up and down parallel tracks. The cars were originally painted white, but were repainted to black and orange in 1930. In 1959, Angels Flight was slated for demolition as part of the Bunker Hill Urban Renewal Project, but community support succeeded in delaying the dismantling until 1969. Restoration and reconstruction efforts began in 1995. |
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Publisher's Identifier |
Publisher's serial number: R-33385; Series number: L A-53 |
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Additional Notes |
Approximate date from publisher's serial number. |
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Source |
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection |
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