Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25
from Page Five)


liam H. Workman, is still alive. Hc
has been mayor Of the city ala Ils
treasurer for several terms. Where
The Baker block now stands was a one
etorv adobe. the former home of Don
AbaI Stcarns and then occupied by MT.
and Mrs. II. :. Baker, Mrs. Baker nav
ing been the widow Of Don Abel
The erection of the Baker block was
commenced in 1873 and for years II
was the finest building in Los Angeles
The wholesale business was all done
~, Los Angeles street. and was largely
confined to Holman. Haas 4 Co, VINO
were ON the northeast corner ot Los
Angeles and Commercial streets, ana
the Ncvmarks. who were on the west
side of Los Angeles street, a block 10
the south.
over Holman. Haas & Co.'S store
were a number of rooms occupied pE
young unmarried business men. 4'loNC
them was NeudCl Meyer brother OF
sam Never. Ncudol was an enthusias-
tic -ioifnfst. Coming in one night after
70 o'clock he began to play his Floun.
Doors flew open and shoes, boollachs
and brfc-a-brac were hurled at Men
del's door. He opened 1T, stuck ms
head into the hail and greeted ms com
panions with: Hey what IS the mat
Ter with YOU follows2 Can't man
room) At the corner of Los Angeles
and Also street, where Haas, Baruch
e. 60. now do business, kdllshef I"
Wartenberg dealers in hides, and old
timers of long standing, were located.
on Alameda street north Of Also
was Don Mateo Kellers residence ana
wine cellars. Juan Bernardy had sim
liar cellars ON Alameda street put
farther south.
The old court house stood where the
Bullard block is situated. 1t housed
all Of the county officials on the ground
floor. On the second floor We're the
court rooms and judges chanpeIs'
Hon. Ygnacio SepulVeda was dlstHcI
Judge and Hon. II. X. 5. Q MelNenE was
county judge. Opposite the court mousse
ON Market street, was a large wooden
nayilion which was used as a place
of amusement and for dancing parties
church fairs, etc.
Where the Nadeau hotel stands there
was a Ono-stOry adobe building on tue
street line. The rest of the lot was
used as Il stable and stock yard by
stage company.
Louis ROeder'S wagon Shop was Oh
Spring street south of the stage sla-
tion. The old Jail stood where the
PbilIips block now is. on Spring street,
opnosito Temple block. Ben Truman
conducted the Daily Star i'm a one
story adobe YarucU & Castyie mad a
lob printing office in the DoWneN plo'h
ON Temnle street, where they also got
ont thc Mirror. weekly temperance
nuhlicatiou. out of this paper evolved
The Los Angeles Times. Billings q
Smith had livery stable where the
county iail and the adjoining building
east of il are now located. Opposite
his stable in the corner Of the present
.nlntv court house lot, was SlutIl
brick Episcopal church. Inc hIIA
school was on top of the hill Where tHe
court house now stands.
Ferguson & Rose O4. j. ran lafS
and fashionable livery stable on tue
west side of Main street opposite Ar
.alia street. Louis lichteuber2er h3d
a wagon making shop on Main street
north of First street. where a pulldlh|
owned by his heirs and bearing ms
name still stands. He aIterWafd ran
the Philadelphia brewery on Also
street, now the Maler brewing com,
n1nz- The New York brewery. founded
by chris Henne and then conducted DE
phil Iauth * CO., was situated AT li1
corner of Third and Spring streets
where the Citizens National Sank
hulIdiuc now stands. Adjoining the
brewery WAS a place Of amusement
known ms the Ground house owned by
George Lehman. ,..,-
Judge E. VI. Ross lived i'm brick
house on the east side OF Nam StIeet
opposite Third street CThird street
lii not then extend east or Nam
street,. Capt. G. f. Thorn lived IN ln'
large dwelling house still standing IN
tbr ro9r of the Thorn block at the
rolnor of Third and Main strets An
drew Glasscu lived about where the
1I,,.,la ,.n1nanv's store is situated.