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Title
Aerial view of Vail Field and Central Manufacturing District, looking north
Alternative Title
Kelly-Holiday Mid-Century Aerial Photo Collection
Creator
Kelly, Howard D
Contributor
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation
Date Created and/or Issued
1955
Publication Information
Kelly-Holiday
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
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 Central Manufacturing District, located within the cities of Commerce, Bell, and Vernon; view is looking north toward East Los Angeles. Some identifiable areas include: Ferguson Drive running horizontally (separating the industrial area from the city); the Santa Ana (5) Freeway running diagonally bottom right to middle left; Telegraph Road paralleling the freeway; Washington Boulevard from middle left, curving toward middle right; Garfield Avenue from bottom middle winding up to top middle; and Vail Avenue running vertically along the right. Numerous warehouses and buildings are scattered throughout. Photograph dated November 26, 1955.
Type
image
Format
1 negative :safety ;12 x 14 cm.
Photographic safety negatives
Identifier
00088981
Kelly-Holiday Mid-Century Aerial Collection
GPC_b22_f2_i14 (Photographic print); KHAF 228-10
CARL0004941982
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/4638
Subject
Central Manufacturing District (Los Angeles County, Calif.)
Industrial facilities--California--Commerce
Dwellings--California--East Los Angeles
Streets--California--East Los Angeles
Warehouses--California--Commerce
Industries--California--Commerce
Streets--California--Commerce
East Los Angeles (Calif.)--Aerial views
Commerce (Calif.)--Aerial views
East Los Angeles (Calif.)
Commerce (Calif.)
Interstate 5
Aerial photographs
Time Period
1951-1960

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