Constructed between 1909 and 1911 to the cost of over a million dollars, the 12-story original Hall of Records at 220 N. Broadway was demolished in September, 1973. Opened on September 24, 1905, the Court Flight was built by Attorney R. E. Blackburn of the McCarthy real estate firm and Samuel G Vandegrift, to serve the wealthy residents of Bunker Hill. The line was entirely double tracked, using a pair of thirty-inch gauge counterbalanced cars, and ran for a distance of 180 feet up a 42 per cent grade between Broadway and Court Streets, in the middle of the block between Temple and First Streets. A fire on October 20, 1943 damaged the line and put it out of commission. Looking west from the Hall of Records (right) towards Bunker Hill. The Court Flight funicular is present in the center.
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1 photographic print :b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Court Flight (Railway) Los Angeles County Hall of Records (Los Angeles, Calif. : 1911-1962) Dwellings--California--Bunker Hill (Los Angeles) Railroads, Cable--California--Los Angeles Office buildings--California--Los Angeles Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles Public buildings--California--Los Angeles Lost architecture--California--Bunker Hill (Los Angeles) Panoramic views Bunker Hill (Los Angeles, Calif.) Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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