Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17

What IS conceded to be the most
picturesque and interesting villa lot
residence section in all Southern Cali
fornia is the Nerdugo canyon tract,
popularity styled and named "Ihe
Beautiful" because of the typical rus
tic scenery running streams, stately
trees and natural shrubbery located on
part of the old Spanish home tract of
the Nerdugos of the old days of the
southland haciendas, five minutes ride
from fast growing Glendale and just
about thirty minutes ride or nine
miles distant from Los Angeles, the
metropolis of the southwest. The cleo
tric line now building will be COM
pletcd within sixty days and connect
with the Pacific Electric at Glendale
and the Los Angeles railway at Eagle
Rock.
This magnificent location for subur-
ban homes was recently purchased and
placed on the market through the
Glendale Consolidated Water company
headed by John A. Pirtle, formerly
prominent banker of Los Angeles. now
president of this company and of the
Nerdugo Canyon Land company, own
ers of the Verdugo canyon tract.
This splendid acreage was purchased
not only for its natural rustic beauty
and historical surroundings, but FOR
its valuable water rights, as the Glen
dale Consolidated Water company owns
the thoroughly modern water system
that supplies refreshing mountain wa
ter for domestic purposes to the peo-
pie of Glendale Tropico and the sur
rounding territory, who appreciated the
fact that this extensive supply of pure
water would be needed by them to- NIL
the requirements of the numerous
homebuiders who are steadily purchas-
ing homes and building in this charm
ing section of Southern California.
The villa lots of the tract are being
handled through the Nerdugo Canyon
Land company, under the personal di-
rection of the president of both COM
panies. Mr.. Pirtle. who, appreciating
the fact that many refined people who
are lovers of nature. coming from all
parts of the world to Los Angeles, be-
cause it is the metropolis of this Won
derful country of semi tropical adVan-
tages, naturally desire to establish
homes on just such sites and ON such
ideal villa lots as the Nerdugo Canyon
tract. THE Beautiful" with its his
torical "reminiscences and legends of the
old Spanish days and amidst its beau
tiful scenery. Here Mr.. Pirtle and his
associates have established the most
artistic and most naturally refined and
aesthetic villa lot tract in Los Angeles
county. i'm the midst of large trees,
with a great boulevard 10 feet wide
running through the entire tract north
and south, connecting with the county
highway to Pasadena. with broad
streets. and lots averaging in size from
180 feet front by $50 to $50 feet i'm depth
The Verdugo Canyon tract consists
of about 469 acres. Fifty acres have
been transformed into three splendid
natural parks and Fairgrounds, the
trees and extensive shrubbery add to
the tone and pleasure of being home
owner in the most desirable section of
suburban Los Angeles.
As the president of the Glendale Con-
soldated Water company recently
stood upon the porch of the old Yer
dugo home overlooking this new villa
tract "The Beautiful" then part
Of the old Spanish monarch of the Yer
dugo canyon. he decided that this was
the most ideal place for suburban
homes possible to locate i'm all the coun-
try around Los Angeles. Of which he
was personally familiar through years
of association, so John Pirtle at once
decided that he and his associates
must secure this property, for "as he
watched the sun cast its setting
shadows on the mountains back of La
Canada he wondered how he could
find words to describe the beautiful
panorama that spread out before him;
silver streaks on the mountains to the
north. golden glow on those to the
east and the dark shadows on those to
the west made a scene so beautiful, SO