Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-10
BIC THINGS DOING
IN BOYLE HEIGHTS
ELECTRIC RAILWAY AND OTHER
IMPROVEMENTS
NEW CAR LINE TO WHITTIER
Great Opportunity for Profitable ln-
Vestment-SaIt Lake Car Shops.
Stephenson and Hollenbeck
Avenues to Have Cars

While certain sections Of the city in
the south and southwest are showing
commendable development in the i'm
provement of tracts for the homeseeker,
thus demonstrating the steady expan- |
sion Of Los Angeles, no district has
displayed within the past five months
greater activity on a more substantial
and extensive scale than the section
familiarly known as Boyle Heights.
This charming district, already dot
ted with the homes of many of the old
and we'll known residents of the COM
munity, is spreading out rapidly far
beyond Hollenbeck park and south of
First street, the broad mesas and
beautiful slopes with the improve
ments completed and under way prov
ing most attractive sites for residences.
The hills of the heights rise gradually
from the Los Angeles river until an
elevation Of nearly three hundred feet
is reached. giving the residents mag
nif1cent view of the mountains, Old
Baldy, Mt. Lowe, the town of Whittier,
while on clear days the ocean and Cata-
lima island can be seen. The elevation
also affords the most refreshing breeze
at all hours of the day.
Electric Railway Extension
Recently the electric railway line was
extended from First street down In
diana avenue to Fifth street, thus open
ing up wide territory for homes with
all the conveniences in the line of trans
portation afforded other sections of the
city, and bringing the new tracts with
in fifteen minutes ride of the chamber
of commerce by the Boyle Heights and
Euclid avenue cars or by the Adams
street cars direct to Broadway and
Third streets. This service is as good
as that furnished by the Grand avenue
cars from the chamber to Grand and
Twenty-fourth street or by the Vernon
avenue cars from Second and Spring
streets to Washington street and Cen
tarl avenue.
Down Euclid Avenue
The Adams street cars run past
Euclid avenue and Euclid avenue and
Bimini Hot Springs cars run down the
avenue to Stephenson avenue, giving
excellent service day and night. OF
all the several additions in Boyle
Heights none have made a greater
showing In improvements than Euclid
Heights and neighboring tracts. Three
or four months ago there were but
few dwellings in that vicinity. Now
the avenue is lined with beautiful cot
tages and bungalows, with tastefully
improved grounds. Every day lumber
is unloaded for new houses and ir
) every direction can be observed evil
; dence of substantial improvement. The
erection of four new homes off Eu.
cid avenue was commenced Thursday
A month ago lots could be had at $35C
up on easy terms, but values have ad
l vanced. One party who bought lo
north of Stephenson avenue, facing Eu
> clid avenue, now values his forty-foo
D frontage at $1250. Equally as good lot!
r south of Stephenson avenue, a blocl
distant, are valued at $500 to $500.
New School Building
Provision has been made for thu
l early erection of public school build
ing on Euclid avenue, and the man!
. residents of the district are now clam
oring for the improvement to begin
The authorities realize that the schoo
house must be built without delay t.
provide satisfactory educational ad
vantages for the children of that sec
j ton.
During the past nve months the worl