Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-14
A RIDE TO GLENDALE.
Pleasant Experiences OF a Party
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of Excursion lists.
The cars of the Glendale Motor road
were we'll laden with excursionists
when the train pulled out from the
Down avenue depot at IL O'Clock
yesterday morning, and it was to be
seen by the jovial countenances on
every side that good time was anti
cipated. Along through the suburbs
of East Los Angeles sped the little
train, and children paused in their
play and clapped their hands with
plee as it went steaming by. Over
the we'll l-built bridge and on into the
fertile valley beyond. where the first
glimpse was obtained Of the glorious
beauties that were awaiting the party,
went the cars, and soon attention
was called to the Boulevard tract,
which spread out on either side of the
road. Almost inviting scene met the
view. Gently sloping from the YER
dure clad foothills, it presented a
typical idea of a Southern California
home, sur ounded by all he gifts that
nature can furnish, and further
enhanced by the improvements
lavished on it by the creative art of
man. The first stop made was at
Tropico, a pretty little spot within a
stones throw of the main line
of the Southern Pacific, and then
the tain steamed out into full
view of the San Fernando valley.
This is the time uf year when this
glorious Southern country is at its
best, and never did mortal eyes gaze
upon fairer scene than that visible at
this point yesterday. Far away
stretched the valley as far as the eye
could reach and in the background
rose the massive range OF mountains
enclosing this garden of the Gods.
The air was redolent with the fra
GRANGE of thou. ands of wild flowers,
and was stirred gently to and fro by
the saline.laden breeze which was
wa ted from the ocean, dimly visible
in the distance. Like a white harbin-
ger of the peace, around Old Baldy's
sno " crowned head .gllttered beneath
the rays OF the llfe-glving sun, remind
ed one of Moore's beautiful descrip-
tons of Mount Lebanon.
"Wh se head in wintry grand ieur towers
And whittier 8 W tn eternal sleet,
While summer, i'll Il vale Uf flowers,
Id sleeping iosy at his fe.t"
Glendale was reached about half
past IL and the little depot was
crowded by the residents of the ham
let, who gave hearty greeting to
their guests as tn y alighted from the
train. The party at once proceeded
to the hotel, which is one OF the finest
editices in Southern California. Built
at an expense of SIS, 900, it is mar
vel of architectural art and is as fair
within as it is without. Every room
is we'll appointed and the furniture
has been selected with the taste of a
connoisseur, resulting in a display OF
luxuriance and comfort that would be
hard 70 equal. A toothsome luncheon
was provided in the c,pacious dining
room and then the party adjourned to
indulge in ride around the town
in buggies, which were waiting
by the score outside of the hotel.
Tue Vendugo cailon was visited and
the mammoth reservoir containing
SOC, 900 GALLONS of pure cold noun
tain water was the object of much at
tention, being especially pointed out
by the residents, who take much pride
in their vast water resources. The
town proper is very handsome
place, charmiDgly situated and bear
ing evidences of the vast amount OF
capital that has been expended there.
Buildings are going up in all dTec-
tions and the demand for property is
steadily increasing in spite of the as.
sertions that are occasionally TO be
heard "that the boom in Los Angeles
county is over" A mining newspa-
per, he Glendale Encinal,is conducted
by the Messers. Wheeler, and is a
valuable exporent Of the beauties and
resources of the place. 1t was four
O'Clock ere the visitors had exhausted
their investigations, ana when they
finally boarded the cars which were
in waiting to convey them to the city,
it was with the consciousness that the
memory of the few hours spent in
sweet uendale will ever be tinged
with pleasant associations.