Angel's Flight, Los Angeles
Identifier
clloy_069
Title
Angel's Flight , Los Angeles
Creator
Unknown
Date Published
after 1951
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/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/#d.en.3004
Publisher
Mike Roberts Color Production
Place of Publication
Berkeley 2 , California
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 bright orange and black , and there is an ornate arch at the base of the hill in matching colors . The bottom floor of the Ferguson Building (on the left) is occupied by a Cafe , and there is a traffic signal at the intersection of 3rd and Hil , as well as electric lighting in the tunnel going through the hill .
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 .
Additional Printed Matter
On back: "Angel's Flight, Los Angeles. Built by Colonel J.W. Eddy, personal friend of President Lincoln, Angel's Flight is the world's shortest railway. It travels a 33% grade for 315 feet and has carried more passengers per mile than any other railroad in the world--100 million in its first 50 years."
Publisher's Identifier
Publisher's serial number: C4008
Additional Notes
Natural Color Card from Kodachrome ; Distributed by the Geo H . Eberhard Company .
Contributors
Kodachrome ; Geo H . Eberhard Company
Source
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection
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