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Stock# 55102
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Map of Los Angeles and Vicinity. Showing Railways and Electric Lines radiating from Los Angeles to adjacent Points (and Map of Los Angeles City)
Publication Place / Date
Los Angeles / 1905
Image Dimensions
24 x 18 inches
Color
Uncolored
Condition
VG+
Stock# 55102
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Centered on Watts, with Port Los Angeles North of Santa Monica!

Fine birdseye view style transit map, showing the Los Angeles Basin, with a detailed early map of Los Angeles on the verso.

One of hte more curious features is the location of "Port Los Angeles" north of Santa Monica!

Primary Rail lines include:

  • Southern Pacific RR
  • Santa Fe RR
  • Pacific Electric RR
  • L.A. Pacific RR
  • LA Interurban RR

The map extends south to Newport and Huntington Beach, east to Chino, Pomona and Lordsburg and North to Burbank, Verdugo, Altadena and Monrovia.  

The vignettes showing small trains on the tracks is quite unusual.

Condition Description
Printed on two sides. Some minor tape repairs at fold intersections and one area of thinning, not impacting the view image.
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