Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-08-06
A MILLIosAIRE's HOME.
ONE Of tho Nest slightly sites In
fss the CITY

fB the Chys
At the corner of Grand avenue and
Fifth streets there has been going on for
year past m Improvement that is some'
what unique for Los Angeles. Few have
seen the great, massive granite wall be.
ing built there and the three sets OF
cement steps leading up to the fine lot
above without wondering who is the for.
tunste owner Of SO fine building site.
A HERALD reporter passing there yes
terday afternoon found Mr.. A. f. Pom.
eroy at the spot taking in with an appre.
ciative eye the marvellous beauty Of the
scene from the summit Of the los. Some
thing like the following might have been
the conversation that took place:
Reporter--Are you the agent for this
lot, Mr.. Pomerey?
Mr.. P.--Well, yes, in one sense. l
own the lot, and rs can hardly hope to
build on il for myself, 1t is for sale.
R.--How large il II?
Mr.P.--It is 2l0 feet on Grand ave-
due, by $50 feet deep. Then from the
~ Is N 4. an4I, AZ feet front on
E:s,L s,.aa, he IsO fsat deem.
'n" WA VIZ, worL Won have made
l.. NJ. naii, How ,nucb Of ID ia the, Ell
NJ. ID ~, tha saca tbare ia 4lO feet
IS .,r.n;,a aood deal of which h
a. r. ss..a Soma If the shafts
ao D.''n go tons zach Tn ali
T.e,sn 80 sno tons nj n Then be.
W, IT, 80 l,na tba dr;vawav Ia 33O
s n'nu :. 81. sauds.ons wall Al The ton OF
.eos =. 80. ,n;na nm from the eorner i
us ~. ,siah is ali cementad like the
a,ans ribbon Of grass il TO run round
ss;t
~. h;. ,;,,a tho IN, of the lot n fine
hra.d nlateau large enough TO hold a
ol1'u p.a saaoha5 Ths sidas Nv are ali
pa,aoo, "a' son,, a.,;a,;o ,,annar 10 the
'o,laosa !. ~ ~, Thsro il much 10 do
o .., e W. .h..a ena yaIIs are com.
SUI. pe,oio .Ao So Iii oontracted
io'eu, D1 vi, 10 don.. ara long
ior anu W." -, 80 ran,d ~.
an anp,e ~. s;J.f ,ha lot aa;,;n a
soush ano VS. E.o,s
az. .he ;ann ~ ,a a. tbssa Il nlentv oi
sne .n g.. da.osat 10 wh.ro a second
a 1'':. ~ -, La constrneted IN n srablf
ot.s1"ay my - aa,.J ~ H. hacL mar,
y. III i's a. ths F;ttb street front Of
~ ~ VIC - aot,aas H;aht ba erected 70,
...s 80 III asrdaner below the
dr,.., IL an,,Ia roam WHARF carriages
u a.;ns. as.aa ~ of tba wav IN tbe shade
as 't t.sas al ~ The street. There Is
~ -, 80 49,, Co.. nlat. Of fowers shrubs
~ =. H., rno,,oats A fine conserv.
ators "a omono the many possibilities.
a'q,y - -, a, ., .nu aIhs;t tbs
. pu' -, sn &c H. 10 ooss ovar s50O0 and
,ipaas,s s;ua s;nL into ;nsionificance
- H. NV, s,.sans over lie GRAND
NJ .s.t ~. hafarait Tina and AGAIN
T., .,,a honr snsrt n ara the reporter tried
~ In nans;nn nm The lot and other
a az p of 4 h xurious home around.
the nlace for the horses. the beds for the
aowers' where the conservatory was to
sand Etc : etc. but at each effort in a
,noment the eve swept down past the
Carritos hill to the hotel at Long Beach,
or on The other side To the new hotel at
santa Monica. Behind rose the mount
ans Tn the foreground Law the pretti-
sst nort;on of the city stretchine out
F;aparoa street. down Grand avenue, off
10 Vernon. On ali sides lay lovely
vistas that made the poor reporter for
oct his dreams Of ambition to own the
ealace of a millionaire in the sweet
avail anino consciou sness that beneIicent
Heaven had stretched before him such
beauteous scenes as Law from the sierras
TO the sea. which no possession of money
could sharpen the vision to see, nor the
soul to love,
Some day. no doubt, a mil.
lionaire's home will crown Mr.. Pom
crows handsome lot, and if a
man of taste and cultivation,
he will watch from his windows the
changing light and shade on miles Of
tho so;rest rao;on on the earth If one