Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-04
The Decorations.

The decorations on this occasion are su-
perior to any that were ever displayed in
Los Angeles in honor of the independ-
ence of the Nation. The reward of $25
gold medal for the best decorations in
the city seems to have stimulated the
merchants along the route of the process.
sion to extra Efforts. The decorations
put up by the Committee are chiefly in
the form of small streamers, which fut-
ter from cords suspended across the
streets through which the parade will
pass. A number Of private houses on
the residence streets of the city are taste
fully decorated with flags and bunting.
On the east side of Spring street, COM
mencing at Second, Brown & Foster,
Gordon, the tailor, and Lowman, the
halter, have bunting and flags; the Kan
Koo store, the Japanese flag. Evan E..
Evans, and the rest Of the tenants OF the
Wilson block, display good deal of
patriotism. Spencer's restaurant, F. E.
Brown, hardware, the Gable Grocery,
Cass Brothers, and the Tufts-Lyons
Arms Company, al are in the required
style.
At the corner OF First the Los Angeles
National Bank building displays num-
ber of streamers, Volmer, the glassware
dealer, Desmo- d, the halter, Gardner's
restaurant, Jevne, the grocer, and
Fisher, the shoe man, all contribute to
the show. The Courthouse is covered
with flags and festoons of bunting.
On the other side of Spring street, at
Temple street, the London Clothing
Company have an unusually taking dis
play. The City Of Paris has tasteful
windows, and Hance, the druggist, has a
good display. In that vicinity are the
Boston dry goods house, Jacob
Will & Co, tailors, and the Eintracht
saloon. Major Furrey and his neighbor,
the Central Market, have decorated in
good style, as have also Orr & Sutch,
the undertakers. The Peoples Store
has one of the best displays to be found
in the city. In the show window is a
magnificent large flag and handsome
monument.
On the other side of Franklin street
are Borman, the cigar dealer; J. T.
Steward, the dry goods man; J. M,
Hale & Co., and Mullen, Bluett & Co.,
all of whom have observed the day.
The Nadeau is one of the striking
sights on the street. Small flags futter
from every window, and long streamers
of the patriotic colors festoon the facade.
Siegel, the halter, the Nadeau bar and
Guntz' place are tastefully decorated.
The Roeder block displays in good deal
of bunting. Poheim, the tailor, helps to
adorn the Bryson- Bonebrake block, and
over the main entrance of that edifice
there hangs an enormous flag.
On Second street the City Hall and
Police Station have been adorned in ex-
cellent taste. B. F. Coulter, in the Hol-
lenbeck, shows good deal of bunting
aud flags. The Hollenbeck Hotel,
Routzman & Gilkey, the Parisian Cloak
Company, Turner Hall building, e. p.
TAYLOR, /. S. Goldman, the Chicago
Wall Paper House and the MaisoD Richie
all do honor to the occasion. On the
other side of the street are d. @. Near.
thur, the American Steam Dye Works,
Ed. Germaine, the Golden Rule Loan
Office and the Oyster Grotto, all excel.
lently decorated.
Below Third street Ebinger's restau-
rant, Peter Stone, Donahue and Wine
burg are festooned with tri-colored
drspery. On the other side Of the street
are J. w. Gardner g music store and Wal
ton & Wachtels furniture establishment,
where there is good display of flags and
bunting. On the west side OF the street
M. L. Anderson, Niles Pease, Mathews
& BaTtning, Wollaeott's liquor store and
the Smith House are fixed up in honor
of the day. Beyond Fourth street the
Park Hose house and the Bohnmanr