Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-04-03
A RETROSPECT.
How Los Angeles has Advanced in
Material Prosperity During Eight
Years-A Few Facts and Figures.


The tourist or intending settler. or
the person who had not made up his or
her mind, who arrived in Los Angeles
in the winter Of ls74.75. fonnd the city
in embryo, partly cosmopolitan vii.
lage, with the same fine soil and climate
which we boast of al present, and the
population mixture of almost all
nationalities. Crosswalks, graded
streets, sewers, good sidewalks, etc.,
were almost unknown, even in the bust.
ness part of the city, while in the rainy
season, the mud and lakes in the street
cannot be described by those who did
not see them. Still the climate attracted
tourists of all kinds; their friends fol-
lowed, invested in property and became
permanent and contented citizens. Few
of them returned east. except perhaps
for visit, and those who did go, re-
turned either too late to save their lives,
being invalids, or to remain permanent
ly. The latter class was in the major.
ity. The winter Of lS77.7s, was ter
rible setback to Los Angeles city and
county. A small pox visitation, panic
and dry season were few OF the mis-
fortunes she had to contend with. Many
people gave up hope, sacrificed prop.
erty and looked for the impending crash.
But Los Angeles achieved renaissance,
and the city and county have prospered
ever since, and never more than at
present. A resume Of the prominent
public improvements in the city during
the past eight years may be as interest
ing as it is gratifying Following is an
approximate estimate classified the |
Improvements made during the time
mentioned, excluding dwelling houses,
whose number is legion, nearly 400 hav-
ing been erected during the past year.
An estimate of the cost follows each
paragraph.
btoANLoo blOthS.
Main street,. J. Rose, Perry &
Riley, VIM. Ferguson, j. Schick, F.
Signoret, three buildings; J. G. Downey,
G. Dncommun, r. s, Baker, Dr. D.
Davenport, L. Liohtsnberger, three
buildings; Childs & Helhman, J. Ber-
nard, H. Heinsch, M. Fuller, near
Washington street, two buildings;
Rowan & Co., E. N. Mcdonald, v.
Ponet, D. Rivara, J. sanguinetti. S. A.
de Cardona, Farmers and Merchants
Bank, First National Bank, ]. Mascarel,
three buildings; total cost s46O,0 900.
Spring street--John Schumacher, four
buildings, ?. Larronde, Lanfranco estate,
Barker & Mueller, J. Strelitz, P. Espelet,
five buildings, NJ. May, Odd Fellows
Hall, L. Roeder, two buildings, Domingo
Amestoy. r. Nadeau; total cost $780,
900.
Also street-Lamhoarn 4 Turner, j.
Bernard, Also mill; total cost S2g, 900.
Alameda street,. Lalande. Edward
Maud, Warehouse total cost s4S, 900
Los Angeles street-Requena estate,
two buildings, NJ. C. Hawley & Co.,
Domingo Amesioy, Henderson Il Mar
shall, s. w. Luitwriler, two buildings;
total cost, s35, 900.
San Fernando street-Railsoad pas
senger depot, railroad freight depot, q.
Bernero, two buildings, scattering, seven
stores--total cost s225. 900
First street, ]. bernard, L. Lichten.
berger cost. S27, ,000.
Three buildings have been erected on
Commercial street, one store on Boyle
Heights, and three in East Los Angeles.
Others have been erected in other parts
of the city--total cost, $1,000.
ADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
Hammel & Denker, United States Hotel,
doubled in sizei Mrs. Doria Jones, Cos
Hotel, one story added; also,
Herald building, one story added; Dow
ney Block, doubled in size; Ice House.
tripled in size; Allen Block, rebuilt;
Fruit Cannery, enlarged; Philadelphia
Brewery. capacity doubled; Distillery,
doubled capaeity--total cost. sl30, 900.
HOTELS.
San Fernando street. Laclede House,
Southern Hotel, Kansas City House;
Upper Main street, Alameda Mouse,
Olivas street, Plaza House; Main street,
Hammond House. Wilmington street,
Moore's Lodging House. City Lodging
House; Los Angeles street, Grange
House; New High Street, Kimball Man.