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Title
Looking easterly into corner desired for highway purposes. Men are standing on curb line of plan proposed by City of El Monte. Proposed easement from P.E. Ry. for connection of El Monte Blvd., and Columbia Street, El Monte, Los Angeles County., 1927
Creator
Automobile Club of Southern California
Date Created and/or Issued
1927-03-07
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
Automobile Club of Southern California collection, 1892-1963
Rights Information
213-741-4486; http://www.calif.aaa.com
2601 South Figueroa Street, H-118, Los Angeles, CA 90007-3294, USA
Automobile Club of Southern California
yates.morgan@aaa-calif.com
Description
Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) looking easterly into corner desired for highway purposes. Men are standing on curb line of plan proposed by City of El Monte. Proposed easement from Pacific Electric Railway for connection of El Monte Blvd., and Columbia Street, El Monte, Los Angeles County. A large sign with an arrow pointing to the left predominates "New Boulevard to Pomona by way of Baldwin Park, Covina, San Dimas and La Verne". Also visible are the front and part of one side of a two-story church (to right), a tree without leaves, a fence, utility poles and lines, streetlight. A box and signs are attached to the tree trunk. Legible signs include: "54-362", ..."H-276".
Type
image
Format
photographs
photographic prints
photoprint : b&w
8.5 x 14.5 cm.
Identifier
acsc-m110 [Legacy record ID]
AAA-EN-27-39
http://doi.org/10.25549/acsc-m110
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/AAA-EN-27-39.jpg
Subject
Pacific Electric Railway Company
Signs and signboards
Churches
Trees
Fences
Utility lines
Time Period
1927-03-07
Place
California
El Monte Boulevard
Columbia Street
El Monte
Los Angeles
Source
Automobile Club of Southern California [Contributing entity]
Engineering Notebook. Los Angeles County. Book VI. 27-39 [Call number]
Relation
Automobile Club of Southern California collection, 1892-1963
Automobile Club of Southern California engineering notebook photoprints, 1922-1941
acsc-m1249

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