Title supplied by cataloger. Central Manufacturing District is an industrial tract of approximately 2800 acres, partly located within the cities of Commerce, Bell, and Vernon. In 1923, the tract comprised 300 acres of the old Rancho San Antonio, one of the original Spanish land grants. Railroad lines and utilities were laid and the Terminal Building became the first structure erected at 4814 Loma Vista Avenue, and serves as its landmark. In 1928 the assets were purchased by the Santa Fe for further development. The district added new areas in 1930, 1932, 1947 and 1948 - to provide for new and expanding industries and services. Thus it has grown from its original 300 acres to more than 2800 acres. More than 60 food companies are located in the CDM, which also houses automobiles, furniture, household items, machinery, paints, paper, plastics, steel, trucks, wood, cosmetics and also the benefits provided by service and processing companies of all types. CMD, which has been called the largest development of its kind in the world, is located eastward from Soto Street to Garfield Avenue; the southern edge is bordered partly by Fruitland Avenue and Randolph Street; on the northern edge are Washington Boulevard and the Santa Ana Freeway route, partially extending north beyond the freeway line. Aerial view of the California Malting Company plant, also known as CalMalt, located at 5945 S. Malt Avenue within the Central Manufacturing District, in the city of Commerce; view is looking south. In 1960, Great Western Malting and California Malting merged, creating a new company called Great Western Malting Co., with malt plants in Vancouver, Washington, and Los Angeles. Malt Avenue is vertically along left; Randolph Street, paralleled by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company railroad, are horizontally along top; Garfield Avenue is on top left corner; Bell Gardens High School, located at 6119 Agra Street in the city of Bell Gardens, is visible at top right corner. Numerous railroad tracks are visible throughout. Photograph dated February 25, 1960.
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1 negative :safety ;11 x 14 cm. Photographic safety negatives
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