Year: 1876

Strangers coming to Los Angeles
are impressed at once with the beauty
of the surroundings of our city, the sa-
lubrity of the climate and the general
prosperity of the city. Those who have
been away for twelvemonth, on their
return can but recognize a develop
ment of attractive features of prosper
ity that can but convince that we do
not boast when we claim that our
abiding place is the most desirable To-
cation in the State for home. San
Francisco, the metropolis of the Coast,
has its peculiar characteristics and at
fractions that no country town or city
can furnish, but there are peculiari-
ties connected with this locality that
cannot be eXcelled. The material de-
velOpment of the city and suburbs is
| the most important feature of our be-
ing as a community that will demon
strate the real worth of our locality
and opportunities in practical point
of view, both as regards situation for
residence and district for prof BILE
investment. During the last year five
hundred houses have been erected, and
about one million of dollars have been
expended in general mprovements.
The result of this has been that the
value of real estate in this vicinity has
increased at least twenty per cent.
These improvements have been eX-
tended throughout the city proper,
and in addition we have most tan
gible evidence of substantial prosper
ity in our midst by the rapid growth
of East Los Angeles. While building
and improvements have been extend.
ed Westward to an unprecedented ex


tent, this portion of the city has made
rapid strides Its prosperity began
about year ago, and its growth has
been surprising even to those who
upon the spot have watched its devel
opment. The residences that have
been erected and are now being built
are of the best character, and in the
laying out OF the suburban site thor
ough skill in regard to symmetry has
been displayed. There is every facil-
ity for direct communication with the
city proper by means of horse cars,
and the entire section is well provided
with bountiful supply of water In
the design Of the district and the style
of the edifices all has been done to ren-
der this section fashionable resort
for home sites. This result has been
accomplished under the management
of Messrs. Barbee & Gates, and their
efforts are sure now to receive re-
ward. In this section Of our township
there are two avenues, each one hun.
dred feet wide, and the other streets
sixty feet When we witness the full
development of the present initiatOry
movement in tnat locality, and the
growth of the trees has matured, with
the shrubbery in full growth, there
will Oe no section in the State that
will De so attractive. In short time
connection by rail with San Franci-co
will be completed, and our city will
receive a new impetus in growth that
we believe will demonstrate the good
sense Of those who have invested their
capital here. During the last year in
East Los Angeles at least one hundred
houses have been erected costing from
one thousand to five thousand dollars,
and at least twenty thousand dollars
have been expended in laying down
water pipes and setting out trees.
Within another twelve months it is a
positive certainty that about the ma
chine shops a thriving community
will spring up, and around this center
there will be prosperous develop
ment in manufactures as well as in
agriculture. The outlook for Los An
gees is brighter than ever, and there
can be no doubt as to the prosperous
future of our county.