Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
WOULD CUT NEW
HIGHWAYS INTO
JOINED DISTRICT
SEE NEED OF B0ULEVARDS FOR
ANNEXED TERRITORY
MAY OPEN STREET ARTERY TO
WEsTLAKE PARK
Reasons Are Given Why Los Angeles
Should Seek Establishment of
Branch photographic
Office
BY GEORGE B. HARRISON

The election next Tuesday to vote
on annexing the west end districts to
Los Angeles has attracted attention
service to that section. Otto ]. Zahn
has suggested a plan for making West
Sixth street an artery between the
Westlake park district and the busi-
ness center, which will give the new
territory better access to the heart of
the city. Mr. Zahn's plan is shown
on the accompanying map, and its
main feature is in cutting through a
way or diagonal street connecting
Sixth street from Beaudry avenue to
Fifth street at Fremont street In
addition a connection through the
Normal school site, either according
to the city beautiful plan or by di-
rect cut, offers plan for a through
boulevard.
Paving West Sixth street makes it
a desirable highway to Westlake park
and beyond, but the sudden stop at
Beaudry avenue almost amounts to a
cul-de-sac, as Loomis street, which
drops sharply down as the Sixth street
connecting link and is largely taken
up by the street car tracks, has been
the scene of narrow escapes from bad
tinuance of a boulevard in that di-
recrion. But the connection to Fifth
street is not only feasible, but it fits
in with the best plans thus far pre-
sented for the boulevard and park
connecting system. Mr.. Zahn suggests
the widening of Fifth street to eighty
two and one-half feet.
AT present there Is no main outlet
to Westlake park and the district we
are about to annex to Los Angeles" 4"
he said yesterday Seventh street Is
used for that purpose, but it would not
detract from the use of that street to
make Sixth street a boulevard. At
the same time it would add greatly to
the usefulness of a street recently i'm
proved by paving, but which is prac-
tically uncompleted through to the
business section.
May Need Boulevard
IF East Fifth street and Central
park improvements and those on the
Normal school site are to be carried
out as suggested the western part of
the city win need a connecting boule-
ward which should run direct to the
Central park center. The proposed
connection will accomplish this, while
at the same time crossing the north
and south boulevard, Figueroa street.
There is practically nothing in the way
at II CoClll " name lIllS tOllnCCLlOJl
impossible, and it would give no un-
desirable grade like that now found
on Loomis street.
Another matter that should be con-
sidered is that the property around the
junction Of Sixth, Boylston and Loomis
streets and Beaudry avenue eventually
will become a center of apartments
and thickly settled center. This
should have a desirable connection to
the business streets and a good breath
ing place. The former is offered
through the connection to Fifth street,
as proposed on the map, and the latter
will become available if the city will
acquire the triangular piece of land
now vacant at the junction. This will
permit very attractive arrangement
and one which should add materially
to the beauties Of the western boule-
ward.
'If this plan is studied out on the
map l think its desirability will be ap-
parent at once, and an inspection of
the land and streets involved will show
that it is practicable do not own
borhood, but I believe the improve
ment is one which will appeal to every
citizen. Certainly those about to come
into the city, and all living in the
Westlake district, should give it favor
able consideration. A broad street,
leading westward from the Central
park center, lighted with electric clus-
ters. in the Los Angeles fashion, ought
to be thought desirable by everybody .
few of the reasons why Los An
weles should move for the establish
ment of a branch photographic office
Al the harbor are:
The next step in harbor development
sn connection with the municipal WORK