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Title
Myrtle Ave from Olive Ave c. 1887
Creator
Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued
c. 1887
Contributing Institution
Monrovia Public Library
Collection
Monrovia Legacy Project
Rights Information
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Description
"The first lots in the Monrovia Tract were sold on May 17, 1886, a day we now celebrate each year as Monrovia Day. By the end of that year Myrtle Ave, the principal Street, appeared as shown in this photograph. A small railway extended about one mile south to the Sant Fe depot and was drawn by a team of mules."
Type
image
Identifier
92BDB0C8-F4C6-45A6-A708-297541153870
MH 4x5 136
Subject
Streets--Myrtle Ave

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