Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-11
BOYLE HEIGHTS.
Brief Notes of News from Beyond
the River


Brief Notes of News from BEYOND
The DAILY HERALD is sought after by
the people of Boyle Heights. They look
to it for the news.
Mrs. NJ. L. Perkins, New England
lady of wealth and culture, is q guest OF
Mrs. E. R. Threlkeld for the winter.
Major W. A. M. Vaughan and Col. q.
o. Smith, of Kansas City, are doing
South California, and seeking for homes
in this sunny region.
A ride on the cable-ca over the First
street visduct and among the beautiful
knolls of Boyle Heights would repay
strangers who are looking over this sunny
Cline.
If some enterprising dry goods fend
would locate on Boyle Heights and sup
ply the denizens there with dry goods at
reasonable prices good business could
be done.
The people of Boyle Heights are talk
ing of dummy road from the end OF the
cable track to Whittier. A project of
this kind, if carried to completion, would
be paying investment.
The mass meeting of the citizens of
Boyle Heights to be held at the A. 0.
u. w. hall this evening at 7 80 P. NJ. fs
for the purpose of united action, in
furthering the interests of that locality.
Property in the vicinity of George
Cummings fine brick structure corner
of First street and Boyle avenue which
will probably be called "The San Lopez" !"
is being sought after for residence sites,
and already several fine houses are being
constructed.
Joseph Hyans Esq, has just sold
through E. r. Threlkeld, real estate
broker, 100 feet front on Pleasant street
off his fine residence grounds next to the
corner of Bailey street, to Colonel Thomp-
son who will erect fine dwelling, for
his own use. Boyle Heights is coming
to the front.
J. 8. Merrill, of Boyle Heights, is back
from Seattle, on visit to his family, and
says 8 sniff of orange blossoms to man
from the frozen north, is decidedly re-
freshing. He is usually heard humming
''there's no place like home," especially
if that lovely place is situated in South
ern California.
The lack of enterprise on the part of
some of the largest property owners in
the matter of street grading has pre-.
vented the sale of property, as buyers of
locations for permanent residences, do
not like to purchase until they can know
whether lot is ten feet below or fifteen
or twenty feet above the grade.
The Sisters school, one of the largest
and finest structures on the Pacific Coast,
is steadily being built, and in few more
weeks Boyle Heights can boast of con-
tanning one of the finest edi6ces in the
city. When completed and open for use
it will be an institution for the education
of young ladies, and will reflect honor
upon it's founders. The structure is
about 250x350 feet, four stories high, and
is situated upon one of the most COM
manding views to be found anywhere in
Southern California.
Maj. D. s. Bentley, of Kansas City.
Mo-. who spent the month of January
last in Los Angeles, and by whom 1.-The
Penn Villa" on Boyle Heights, was pur
chased, writes from his old haunts that
no is preparing to come to Los Angeles,
with his family, to remain during the
balance of his natural life. The Major
writes March LIST, that the thermometer
was kissing zero that day, and business
there was very dull, and o great many
people would like to come to Los Angeles
to live if they could sell out their prop
erty there.