Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Copy of a map titled, Arroyo Seco Parkway. The map is produced by the Engineering Department, Automobile Club of Southern California and is dated Feb. 1936. William Neely's signature "W. Neely" sits in the lower right corner. The illustrated map shows the proposed Arroyo Seco Parkway connecting downtown Los Angeles to its northeastern communities. Four inset illustrations depict, from top to bottom: bridge elevation in South Pasadena, typical sections through Arroyo Seco, typical section through South Pasadena and viaduct. This map appears with the article, "ARROYO SECO PARKWAY RECEIVES STRONG IMPETUS: CONSTRUCTION ADVANCES GREAT HIGHWAY PROJECT Fully Planned New Traffic Link Seen of Vital Economic Value and Scenic Importance," Los Angeles Times, 3 May 1936: E1 Text from negative sleeve: 5112 - Map Arroyo Seco Parkway [stamped] MAY 6 1936 Text from newspaper caption: Here is shown the route of the Arroyo Seco Parkway, planned new highway link between downtown Los Angeles and localities to the north and northeast. The base map on which above shown identifications have been placed, was prepared by William Neely of the engineering department, Automobile Club of Southern California, who also drew the inset drawings. The new route has been made part of the State highway system. [Los Angeles Times, 3 May 1936: E1]
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_14217 ark:/21198/zz002j7rsc
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Arroyo Seco Parkway (Calif.) City planning--California--Los Angeles Roads--California
Source
OpenUCLA Collections Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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