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Description
The intersection of North Los Angeles and Marchessault streets is not so vary far distant from our Broadway Building. A ten or fifteen minute stroll will bring one to a “flatiron” lot, bounded by these two thoroughfares and North Alameda Street. The sole occupant of this entire city block was, and still is, a sturdy, square, two-story brick structure. Built originally for a furniture factory, it was later remodeled to serve as the headquarters of our predecessor, the Los Angeles City Water Company. Ownership and occupancy next passed to the newly fledged City Water Department, in whose possession and that of its successors in interest, it still continues, no longer as offices, but only as a warehouse for a firm of Chinese importers and the domicile of a chop suey and noodles emporium
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