Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25

Seco. now a city park, was a favorite
picnic ground. The German, the French
and the italian residents, all tun-loN-
ing and fond of open air sports, We're
particularly partial to the grove. old
and young were alike entertained.
Games and swings for the children,
dancing and song and music for the
adults. served to render many a gath
ering tired and happy. There was no
drinking. to excess: no rough or bois-
ferrous conduct. The people came to-
gether. neighbors and friends, IN kind
" cOInDaninuship, and spent pleasant
day and evening, forgetting for the
time their troubles, cares and trlou-
lations.
populated. what OF the country?
East Los Angeles was almost un-
horn as vet All of that portion OF
the city and much more was owned
bv Or. j. S. Griffin and his nephew,
Hancock Johnson As late as 1873
the latter offered me as gift, amy
bIoc<-about four and onc-half acres
in East Los Angeles ! chose to Sc
lect if 1 would build residence on 1t.
Beyond East Los Angeles, in the
Arrovo SeCo and to the east ana west
of il, there were no dwellings, or I'M
provemonts except the dancing pavilion
a 3
ner's slaughter house, where GarVan-
"a is located. Lincoln Park was ut
terlv vacant The settlement OF PaSH-
dena hai Just commenced.
Going out of East Los Angeles, by
what is known as the Adobe road, past
the present settlements known as
'Rosa Hul' and "Bairdstown,' or by
the four-milc house following the
Southern Pacific railroad), the country
South Pasadena. Alhambra and Dodge
vile were sheep pastures.
OneOnta Park was included in 1900
acres of land known as the Bacon
Tract" owned by H. d. Bacon. 1t en-
braced the Raymond hotel grounds and
extended to Alhambra road on the
soutl UhG street where the Pacific
Electric tracks turn west, just be-
yond sierra Vista" ON the west and
that side. and on its eastern side, the
arroyo running south on the cast side
of the Raymond hotel. These 1909
acres were fenced Ito two fields, sep
arated only by the Monterey road.
There was but one house on one of
the tracts. the old adobe still standing
i'm front of the Raymond and no build
ings on the other tract.
East of the Bacon tract was Gen.
tTeOl 2e SIOleIlOll DlstCt oA SVN NI eii
hundred acres. mostly in vines for
merly the Myles place, and n Nv sub
divided Next came the solomon
Richardson place. Then the home
place of Col. L. J. {. Kewen. Both
Of these properties are held by some
of the Huntington corporations. East
Of Eewen was the home place of b.
D. Wilson, now owned by his daugh-
ters. Mrs George :. Patton and Miss
Annie Wilson. Then the Shorb ranch
and the Winston place. both the prop
ertr of Mr.. H. e. Huntington except Il
portion of the Winston place, which
he sold to w. G. Kerckhoff, who still
possesses it. Adjoining Winston on
tho east was the James Foord prop
erty. now owned by /. \. Van Nuys
Then came the Titus ranch, with its
sign on the gate, Dew Drop now
owned by Judge Bicknell and the Brad
bury estate Titus was an orange
grower, rival of L. J. Rose as a breed
er of trotting stock, and a man OF
sterling worth
Next on the east were the prucoly
possessions of L. J. Rose. known a-
sunny Slope" Here he made q
reputation as a wine maker and as