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Map of Blocks 23, 24, and 25, Angeleno Heights, Los Angeles, California, November 1886

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Map of Blocks 23, 24, and 25, Angeleno Heights, Los Angeles, California, November 1886

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Title	Map of Blocks 23, 24, and 25, Angeleno Heights, Los Angeles, California, November 1886
Creator	Wright and Nicholson
Date Created	1886
Date Range	1880-1889
Description	Hand drawn map mounted on linen showing areas bounded by Bellevue Avenue, Figueroa Street, Temple Street, and New Cincinnati Street. Map number 585.
Note	Angeleno Heights (also known as Angelino Heights) is among the oldest areas in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles. 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 Wright and Nicholson to survey areas of Los Angeles and San Bernadino counties. As the maps in this collection attest, Wright was instrumental in the development of many parts of Los Angeles.
Physical Description	1 sheet; 12 x 22.5 in.
Genre	Maps
Subject	Surveying--California--Los Angeles County--19th century; Surveying--California--History; California--Maps
Geographic Location	Echo Park (Los Angeles, Calif.); Los Angeles County (Calif.)
Repository	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Collection Title	Hurley/Wright Surveyors Map Collection
Collection Number	064
Container Information	Box No. 1
Identifier	sc_hwmc000560001
Copyright	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/#d.en.3004
Sponsor	Support provided by the Metabolic Studio.
Type	Image
Format	image/tiff
Language	eng