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Los Angeles Pigeon Farm, near Elysian Park
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Description
Identifier
post_00185
Title
Los
Angeles
Pigeon
Farm
,
near
Elysian
Park
Creator
unknown
Date Published
circa
1910
Subject (Topic)
Pigeons
;
Pigeon
farming--California--Los
Angeles
;
Aviculture--California--Los
Angeles
;
Dovecotes--California--Los
Angeles
Subject (Name)
California
Pigeon
Farm
(Los
Angeles
,
Calif.)
Subject (Place)
Elysian
Park
(Los
Angeles
,
Calif.)
;
San
Fernando
Road
(Los
Angeles
,
Calif.)
;
Figueroa
Street
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/
Publisher
Souvenir
Publishing
Co
.
Place of Publication
Los
Angeles
,
San
Francisco
Language
eng
Description
A
view
of a
large
number
of
pigeons
crowding
on the
peaked
roofs
of their
cotes
.
Numerous
pigeons
are
flying
in the
background
. A
hillside
and the
Dayton
Avenue
Bridge
are
visible
in the
background
.
Historical Background
The
California
Pigeon
Farm
was
established
in
1898
by
J
.
Y
.
Johnson
.
It
was
located
alongside
the
Los
Angeles
River
across
from
Elysian
Park
near
the
intersection
of
West
Dayton
and
Avenue
20
,
later
renamed
Figueroa
and
San
Fernando
Road
,
respectively
. The
farm
benefited
from its
proximity
to the
railroad
tracks
,
where
the
free-flying
pigeons
could
scavenge
for
grain
that
dropped
from the
railroad
cars
. The
farm's
principal
product
was
squab
which
was
sold
to
local
restaurants
, but
it
also
generated
large
quantities
of
fertilizer
,
which
it
sold
to
local
orchards
and
farms
. In
February
1914
,
heavy
rains
caused
the
Los
Angeles
river
to
flood
, and the
farm
was
washed
away
. The
Los
Angeles
Times
reported
that the
loss
was
valued
at
$50,000
.
Additional Printed Matter
On back: "On the road of a thousand wonders."
Publisher's Identifier
Series number: A124
Title (Alternative)
Los
Angeles
Pigeon
Ranch
Contributors
Van
Ornum
Colorprint
Co
.
Source
Werner
von
Boltenstern
Postcard
Collection
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