Identifier	clloy_068
Title	The Angels Flight, Los Angeles, Cal.
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1913
Subject (Topic)	Railroads, cable--California--Los Angeles; Street railroads--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Name)	Angels Flight (Railway);
Subject (Place)	Los Angeles (Calif.); Hill Street (Los Angeles, Calif.); Bunker Hill (Los Angeles, Calif.);
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/collections/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher	Western Publishing & Novelty Co.; Theo. Sohmer
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Cal.
Language	eng
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.
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.
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: R-33385; Series number: L A-53
Additional Notes	Approximate date from publisher's serial number.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection