Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-06
TO BUILD LARGE
PLEASURE RESORT.
PLAN TO MAKE ALAMlT0S BAY
QUEEN OF BEACHES
Pacific Railways Amusement com-
pany, Backed by Huntington In-
terests, Organized to Build
coney Island o. Pacific

In line with the determination Of the
management Of the Pacific Electric
railway to see pleasure resorts estab-
lished at every favorable point along
its lines which radiate from Los An
geles in many directions Alamitos Bay
is soon to be converted into one of the
finest beaches on the Pacific coast.
The company's plans were disclosed
recently when the Pacific Railway
Amusement company took out articles
of incorporation with a capital stock
Of 100000
Directors of the company say that
the Pacific Railway Amusement COM
pany has nothing to do with the
Pacific Electric railway, which in the
past has fostered many similar schemes
with great success. However three of
the board of directors are prominently
connected with the railway company.
Builds Air Line
Almost simultaneously with the incor-
poration of the amusement company the
Pacific Electric railroad began con-
structing an air line from Los Angeles
to Alamitos Bay by way of Willows.
A double track of heavy rails is to be
tuilt direct from Willows to the bay,
The incorporators are ]. Mcmillan,
traffic manager of the Pacific Electric
railway George e. Pillsbury, chief en-
gineer for that corporation; C. f.
Brady employed by the same COM
pany; j. ]. Jenkins, and r. p Bar
bour Robert Marsh and Frank r.
Strong, real estate men of Los An
geles who have dealt extensively i'll
Long Beach and Alamitos property.
Plans to make Alamitos Bay the
queen of beaches on the Pacific include
the building of a big pier from Dev1rs
Gate, the construction of a casino and
bath house and the running of a large
excursion steamer, the contracts tor
which have already been let to San
Francisco firm.
Plan for Work
A meeting of the directors will be
held at o'clock this afternoon in the
Douglas building for the election of
officers and manager. Until after the
meeting directors will make no official
publication of their plans, but it is
rumored that active work will COM
mence in the near future.
The amusement company will put UP
the buildings on the inlet where the
possibilities of a pleasure resort are
almost IDEAL On one side is Alamitos
Bay, on the other the Pacific ocean,
Across from the site of the contem-
plated resort the San Gabriel river
eppties into the bay, and with the at
fractions of bathing, boating, fishing |
and duck shooting there is offered that |
of seal rocks inhabited by the only
herd of seals on the Southern Califor-
mia coast. One of the improvements Is
to be ten-foot board walk around
the bay and ocean.
Many improvements
The casino will face on Alamitos
bay and the inlet and separated from
the casino by a speedway eighty feet
to face on the Pacific ocean. The
pleasure steamer is to have a capacity
Of 2500 people and will make trips to
other beach resorts along the coast.
Twenty-Five miles from Los Angeles,
Alamitos Bay is reached by the Pacific
Electric railway in a run of forty
The Alamitos Bay tract was opened
Up early last spring by Strong & Dick
inson and Robert Marsh & Co., real
estate firms of Los Angeles, both of
which are interested in the resort soon
to be built.
At the time the tract was plated
space was reserved for the resort, but
it would seem as if the plans have
been materially enlarged as a pur-
chaser of four acres at the time the
plat was opened has received overtures
from the promoters offering him $1,000
for land which he purchased six
months ago for as many hundreds.
Most of the lots are now held under
building restrictions and number of
residences have been erected
while more are now in course of con-
Etruction.