Church of the Angels in Garvanza

Photograph of an exterior view of the Church of the Angels, 1100 North Avenue 64, Garvanza (later Highland Park, near Pasadena), showing the landscaping in the foreground, ca.1880-1940. A driveway curves along right foreground to the church at center. Large, flowering bushes and thick trees decorate the left foreground. More bushes and trees stand next to the large, brick church. Plants climb the exterior walls where a clock hangs from the center bell tower. "Garvanza was the first town to be founded in Northeast Los Angeles. During the middle of the nineteenth century, Garvanza was a part of the Rancho San Rafael. The area was named for the garbanzo plants which once covered the surrounding hills. Legend has it that Don Julio Verdugo built an adobe nearby and planted these beans in 1833. Later, the adobe was abandoned, but the garbanzos flourished and spread." -- unkown author. "The church of the Angeles is the oldest church along the Arroyo Seco. It was built by Francis Campbell-Johnson as a memorial to her husband, Alexander, and a place of worship for the people of Garvanza. The Campbell-Johnston's were early settlers of the area from England. They arranged to purchase 2,200 acres north of Meridian Avenue in 1883, and called it San Rafael Ranch. The Campbell-Johnstons returned to England, while three of their ten sons managed the ranch. The Campbell-Johnston returned to the ranch with his wife early in 1888, but was taken ill and died on January 21. Mrs. Campbell-Johnston returned to England with the remains for burial and while in London decided to build a church to perpetuate the memory of her husband. She selected a site near the town of Garvanza over the objections of friends who thought it should be built either in the Pasadena or Los Angeles. Later the area was annexed by the City of Pasadena. The plans were drawn by Arthur Edmund Street, an English architect and modeled after Holmby St. Mary's Church near Dorky, Surrey, England, Ernest Coxhead, a distingu

Church of the Angels in Garvanza

Photograph of an exterior view of the Church of the Angels, 1100 North Avenue 64, Garvanza (later Highland Park, near Pasadena), shown through the trees, ca.1880-1940. Trees shade the grass and small plants in the foreground while obstructing the view of the church at center. The church is brick with plants climbing up its exterior walls and a clock hanging from its bell tower. A trimmed, grass yard can be seen through the trees at right. "Garvanza was the first town to be founded in Northeast Los Angeles. During the middle of the nineteenth century, Garvanza was a part of the Rancho San Rafael. The area was named for the garbanzo plants which once covered the surrounding hills. Legend has it that Don Julio Verdugo built an adobe nearby and planted these beans in 1833. Later, the adobe was abandoned, but the garbanzos flourished and spread." -- unkown author. "The church of the Angeles is the oldest church along the Arroyo Seco. It was built by Francis Campbell-Johnson as a memorial to her husband, Alexander, and a place of worship for the people of Garvanza. The Campbell-Johnston's were early settlers of the area from England. They arranged to purchase 2,200 acres north of Meridian Avenue in 1883, and called it San Rafael Ranch. The Campbell-Johnstons returned to England, while three of their ten sons managed the ranch. The Campbell-Johnston returned to the ranch with his wife early in 1888, but was taken ill and died on January 21. Mrs. Campbell-Johnston returned to England with the remains for burial and while in London decided to build a church to perpetuate the memory of her husband. She selected a site near the town of Garvanza over the objections of friends who thought it should be built either in the Pasadena or Los Angeles. Later the area was annexed by the City of Pasadena. The plans were drawn by Arthur Edmund Street, an English architect and modeled after Holmby St. Mary's Church near Dorky, Surrey, England, Ernest Coxhead, a distinguished local architec

Panoramic view of Highland Park looking northeast from Pasadena Avenue between Avenue 40 and Avenue 41

Photograph of a panoramic view of Highland Park looking northeast from Pasadena Avenue (formerly North Figueroa Street) between Avenue 40 and Avenue 41, ca.1880-1888. Train tracks from the Santa Fe railroad are visible past the brush in the foreground at Pasadena Avenue and Dayton Avenue, beyond which a field with trees evenly spaced is Highland Park. Behind this to the extreme left, the residence of Judge D.P. Hatch is partially visible, a white spot of exterior wall. More, larger houses are visible to the right behind the park, standing in front of a ridge of hills. One of these houses is the old Potts home. The home pictured in the center distance is 4012 Pasadena Avenue. Mountains and more hills are visible in the background.

Church of the Angeles in Garvanza

Photograph of an exterior view of the Church of the Angels, 1100 North Avenue 64, Garvanza (later Highland Park, near Pasadena), showing a statue, ca.1880-1940. A statue depicting an angel carrying a cross on its back stands in the left foreground facing the church at center. It is surrounded by short plants which are contained by a wire fence. Behind the wire fence a tall tree stands at left and bushes decorate the trimmed lawn in front of the church. The church is brick with a clock tower at its center. Plants climb the walls and trees stand behind it in the right background. "Garvanza was the first town to be founded in Northeast Los Angeles. During the middle of the nineteenth century, Garvanza was a part of the Rancho San Rafael. The area was named for the garbanzo plants which once covered the surrounding hills. Legend has it that Don Julio Verdugo built an adobe nearby and planted these beans in 1833. Later, the adobe was abandoned, but the garbanzos flourished and spread." -- unkown author. "The church of the Angeles is the oldest church along the Arroyo Seco. It was built by Francis Campbell-Johnson as a memorial to her husband, Alexander, and a place of worship for the people of Garvanza. The Campbell-Johnston's were early settlers of the area from England. They arranged to purchase 2,200 acres north of Meridian Avenue in 1883, and called it San Rafael Ranch. The Campbell-Johnstons returned to England, while three of their ten sons managed the ranch. The Campbell-Johnston returned to the ranch with his wife early in 1888, but was taken ill and died on January 21. Mrs. Campbell-Johnston returned to England with the remains for burial and while in London decided to build a church to perpetuate the memory of her husband. She selected a site near the town of Garvanza over the objections of friends who thought it should be built either in the Pasadena or Los Angeles. Later the area was annexed by the City of Pasadena. The plans were drawn by Arthur Edmund Stree

Los Angeles and San Gabriel Railroad bridge under construction over the Arroyo Seco from Highland Park

Photograph of a Los Angeles and San Gabriel Railroad bridge under construction over the Arroyo Seco from Highland Park, Los Angeles, 1885. A hill is visible in the foreground, sloping down towards the narrow, unpaved road below. Past some low-growing vegetation, a train is visible moving across a bridge over the Arroyo in the distance. More hills are visible still farther back, along with a house to the left. See also CHS-7073.

Church of the Angels in Garvanza

Photograph of an exterior view of the Church of the Angels, 1110 North Avenue 64, Garvanza (later Highland Park, near Pasadena), ca.1880-1940. A driveway curves in from the right foreground to the brick church at center. The church has a bell tower at its center which also displays a clock. Plants climb the exterior walls of the church while others decorate the foreground. Trees stand in the right background in front of the grassy hills that continue into the distance. "Garvanza was the first town to be founded in Northeast Los Angeles. During the middle of the nineteenth century, Garvanza was a part of the Rancho San Rafael. The area was named for the garbanzo plants which once covered the surrounding hills. Legend has it that Don Julio Verdugo built an adobe nearby and planted these beans in 1833. Later, the adobe was abandoned, but the garbanzos flourished and spread." -- unkown author. "The church of the Angeles is the oldest church along the Arroyo Seco. It was built by Francis Campbell-Johnson as a memorial to her husband, Alexander, and a place of worship for the people of Garvanza. The Campbell-Johnston's were early settlers of the area from England. They arranged to purchase 2,200 acres north of Meridian Avenue in 1883, and called it San Rafael Ranch. The Campbell-Johnstons returned to England, while three of their ten sons managed the ranch. The Campbell-Johnston returned to the ranch with his wife early in 1888, but was taken ill and died on January 21. Mrs. Campbell-Johnston returned to England with the remains for burial and while in London decided to build a church to perpetuate the memory of her husband. She selected a site near the town of Garvanza over the objections of friends who thought it should be built either in the Pasadena or Los Angeles. Later the area was annexed by the City of Pasadena. The plans were drawn by Arthur Edmund Street, an English architect and modeled after Holmby St. Mary's Church near Dorky, Surrey, England, Ernest Coxhead,

Workers laying the last rails of the San Gabriel Railroad, Highland Park, Los Angeles, 1885

Photograph of workers laying the last rails of the San Gabriel Railroad, Highland Park, Los Angeles, 1885. Five men shoulder a heavy I-beam of track while an adolescent boy stands in the background to the right. Finished tracks stretch out beneath their feet. To the extreme right, a line of hitched horses face away from the camera, behind which a man further back stands shirtless with his hands on his hips. Carts are visible in the background, and power lines can be seen overhead. Tree foliage frames the picture.

Panorama of Garvanza

Photograph of a panoramic view of Garvanza looking north from Sugarloaf Hill, showing the villa across from the Arroyo Seco, ca.1886. A hillside covered with brush and shrubs is partially visible in the right corner foreground, descending into a cleared depression below. Further into the background, above the depression, the district can be seen, a large manor house standing to the left of center, with other large houses spaced far apart to the right of it. Behind this, closer-spaced residential housing can be seen, along with hilly terrain.

The Garvanza Hotel in Highland Park, Los Angeles, 1887

Photograph of the Garvanza Hotel in Highland Park, Los Angeles, 1887. A huge, three-story Victorian manor with a multi-leveled roof, spires, shaded porch and third-level balcony is pictured at center, dominating most of the frame. Most of the upper windows feature slatted shutters, which lift out, rather than opening to the sides. Vegetation around the hotel is sparse, although it seems that some attempt has been made to landscape. A tree is visible in the background to the right, while the beginning of a hill is visible at left.

Los Angeles and San Gabriel Railroad train on the bridge at Garvanza, the first trestle across the Arroyo Seco, approaching Highland Park from South Pasadena, ca.1885

Photograph of a Los Angeles and San Gabriel Railroad train on the bridge at Garvanza, the first trestle across the Arroyo Seco, approaching Highland Park from South Pasadena, ca.1885. The trestle, which was replaced later by the Santa Fe trestle, extends out from the forest, supporting a steam engine trailing two passenger cars behind it. Two men stand on the tracks at back, one with his hand on the last passenger car. Two more men stand to the side of the tracks in front of the engine. Mountains and trees are visible in the background behind the bridge.

Pasadena Ave from Sycamore Grove

Photograph of a view of Pasadena Avenue (formerly North Figueroa Street) looking north from the beginning of Sycamore Grove, Highland Park, ca.1888-1890. A horse-drawn carriage in the distance makes its way down the wide dirt road at center. A few two-story houses are visible behind a cluster of trees to the right. They are surrounded by short picket fences. Rubble is also visible along the foreground right side of the road.

Johnston Lake in Highland Park

Photograph of three people (one holding an open parasol) in a rowboat on Johnston Lake, also known as Campbell-Johnston Lake or Wilson Lake near the Church of the Angels in Garvanza (later Highland Park), Pasadena, 1888. Trees, bullrushes and mountains in the background. Johnston Lake was later privately owned and surrounded by houses.

Fire Engines from Station 12

Photograph of two horse-drawn fire engines from Station 12, Los Angeles, ca.1890. The two engines are moving very quickly across the image from left to right. Both vehicles are being pulled by a two-horse team and have several firefighters aboard. The second engine, seen at left, has a large brass tank on the back. In the background at center is a large, two-story building with a tall tower at right. This station was in service from1903-1949, and more pictures of it can be seen at the Old Plaza firehouse. 5221 Pasadena Avenue (Figueroa Street)

Sheep on Church of the Angels grass

Photograph of grazing sheep in front of the Church of Angels in Garvanza, Los Angeles, ca.1888. Two sheep stand side by side at the bottom right of the photo, while numerous others flock across the grazing land, a large group of which is pictured farther back, at right. The Church of the Angels can be seen just behind them, beyond treecover in the distance. Hills and mountains are visible in the background. Avenue 64, then known as Mountain Avenue, can be as a dirt road between sheep and church.

Mrs. Etta Kadish, a Woman Farmer of Garvanza

Photograph of Mrs. Etta Kadish, a woman farmer of Garvanza, 1893. In the foreground at left, a woman is visible sitting on a bench under a pergola surrounded with wire mesh. A dog can be seen in her lap, and her broad hat at her side. At right, a man stands in front of her with a wheelbarrel full of squash of varying size, color and shape. On the ground are baskets full of vegetables or fruit. A house is visible in the background. The area was later named Highland Park. 2708 East 3rd Street

View looking east on Pasadena Avenue in Highland Park, ca.1894-1986

Photograph of a view looking east on Pasadena Avenue (formerly North Figueroa Street) in Highland Park, ca.1894-1986. Principally rural with agricultural plots and orchards to the left, and suburban with many dwellings among trees to the right. The railroad track swings across the foreground and to the left. Mountains are visible in the background.

Church of the Angels

Photograph (streetscape, horizontal photography) of the Church of the Angels, 1100 North Avenue 64, Highland Park (near Garvanza?), Los Angeles, ca.1895-1899. The Victorian-style church is about four-stories tall. It features a clock tower, inclined roofs, and stone masonry walls. A built to surround the property also is made of stone masonry. Trees surround the property. Hills are visible in the background. "The church was originally built in 1889 for Mrs. Alexander Campbell-Johnston in memory of her late husband. It was designed by Architect Ernest Coxhead and was built in a style reminiscent of a church that Mrs. Campbell-Johnston remembered from her native Scotland. This photo also shows stone wall that appears to be under construction along Avenue 64, then Mountain Avenue. The wall was designed in 1895 by Architect Fred L. Rohrig." -- unknown author. "Church of the Angels is located on Avenue 64 and Church Street, Highland Park. The story of how a charming stone Victorian church came to stand on what was once a Spanish land grant goes something like this: In 1798 land was granted to Jose Maria Verdugo, an area encompassing thousands of acres of what we now call Pasadena and Burbank. It was known then as Rancho San Rafael. The Verdugos prospered; the land was handed down to children and children's children. But the prosperity passed and hard times forced descendants of Jose Maria to sell much of the land. In 1869 a man named Prudent Beaudry lived up to his name by gaining several thousand acres of Rancho San Rafael in a loan forfeiture. He went on to become mayor of Los Angeles in 1874. About a decade later, a British diplomat named Alexander Robert Campbell-Johnson visited Southern California. He must have liked what he saw, because in 1883 he and his wife, Frances, purchased 2,000 acres from Beaudry. They quickly developed the land for farming, turned over operations to their sons and left for England. A few years later, Alexander and Frances returned to the r

Bridge across the Arroyo Seco at Garvanza

Photograph of a bridge across the Arroyo Seco at Garvanza, showing the first cable-car to cross it, ca.1895. A group of eighteen people pose around and in front of a cable-car coming across the trestle from Cawston's Ostrich Farm in South Pasadena, approaching the U.S.C. College of Fine Arts in Garvanza. The man at the controls is named G.J. Roller. The L.A. and San Gabriel Valley Railroad, completed in 1885, is visible in the background crossing a second trestle across the arroyo. A hill is visible in the left distance.

Passengers on the Sierra Madre Stage Coach, Highland Park, Los Angeles

Photograph of passengers on the Sierra Madre Stage Coach, Highland Park, Los Angeles, ca.1895. A group of at least a dozen passengers sit in a large carriage pulled by two horses, one white, one black. Rail tracks are visible embedded alongside them in the foreground, possibly from the San Gabriel Rail Road that the Stage's route was connected with for Los Angeles at Highland Park. Trees in the background overhand the travelers.

"El Alisal" in Garvanza

Photograph of an exterior view of Charles F. Lummis's rock home "El Alisal", ca.1898-1910. The two-story stone building can be seen at center. A tall cylindrical tower can be seen on the corner of the structure at center, and several large arched windows can be seen as well. Leafless trees are visible in the foreground, while a line of hills can be seen in the background at right.

Church of the Angels

Photograph of an exterior view of the Church of the Angels, showing a large yard in the foreground, 1900. Trees cast shadows over the grass yard in the foreground while the sun shines over it at center. A patch of flowers lies towards the back of the yard while an electrical pole stands amongst thick woods on the far left. The church stands at center background with a tall steeple and various trees behind it. Automobiles sit parked in front of the church in the right background.

Church of the Angels

Photograph of an exterior view of the Church of the Angels, Garvanza, which is now Highland Park near Pasadena, 1898. A tree extends over a dust road from the right foreground casting a large shadow. Two people ride a horse-drawn carriage through an open gate at center. Trees stand to either side of the carriage and a small, brick church stands behind it. The church's tower displays a clock near its top. Hills stand at the end of the street in the left background. Donated by Jim Lewis. "Garvanza was the first town to be founded in Northeast Los Angeles. During the middle of the nineteenth century, Garvanza was a part of the Rancho San Rafael. The area was named for the garbanzo plants which once covered the surrounding hills. Legend has it that Don Julio Verdugo built an adobe nearby and planted these beans in 1833. Later, the adobe was abandoned, but the garbanzos flourished and spread." -- unkown author. "The church of the Angeles is the oldest church along the Arroyo Seco. It was built by Francis Campbell-Johnson as a memorial to her husband, Alexander, and a place of worship for the people of Garvanza. The Campbell-Johnston's were early settlers of the area from England. They arranged to purchase 2,200 acres north of Meridian Avenue in 1883, and called it San Rafael Ranch. The Campbell-Johnstons returned to England, while three of their ten sons managed the ranch. The Campbell-Johnston returned to the ranch with his wife early in 1888, but was taken ill and died on January 21. Mrs. Campbell-Johnston returned to England with the remains for burial and while in London decided to build a church to perpetuate the memory of her husband. She selected a site near the town of Garvanza over the objections of friends who thought it should be built either in the Pasadena or Los Angeles. Later the area was annexed by the City of Pasadena. The plans were drawn by Arthur Edmund Street, an English architect and modeled after Holmby St. Mary's Church near Dorky, Surrey, England

Johnston Lake in Garvanza

Photograph of Johnston Lake on the Campbell-Johnston ranch in Garvanza, ca.1900. Oak branches reach from the right to the left in the foreground, partially obscuring the view of the lake beyond. The water is calm and smooth and it reflects much of the landscape around it. There is a small dirt peninsula jutting out into the lake at center, and on it is the stump of a tree. The trunk of this tree is lying on the ground at left. There are grassy hills in the background.

"El Alisal" in Garvanza

Photograph of the two-story stone house of Charles F. Lummis, "El Alisal", ca.1898-1910. A man and a woman stand facing each other near a door at right. The wooden main door at left bears a decorative initial "CFL". A few trees can be seen towering behind the house. The house was build by Lummis with the help of a 12-year-old Indian boy in the Highland Park area of Los Angeles. Lummis was born at Lynn, Massachusettes in 1859 and died in 1928. He founded the Southwest Museum (Los Angeles) and had an enduring interest in the American southwest and Indians in particular. He was city librarian, 1905-1910. He founded the magazine "Land of Sunshine" later called "Out West".

USC College of Fine Arts

Photograph of the College of Fine Arts building at the University of Southern California (U.S.C.), Garvanza, Los Angeles, ca.1900. The two-story building has extended eaves, rectangular windows, ornamental arched curves below the roofs, and a covered balcony on the second floor. Walls made of stone masonry surround the lower portion of the building. Another stone wall separates the street, littered with rocks, from the building's yard. Streetcar rails line the dirt road in front of the building.

Pastoral Scene Garvanza

Photograph taken by G. G. Johnson of a pastoral scene showing a farm house and sycamore trees in turn-of-the-century Garvanza, ca.1900. A small dirt road leads from the bottom left corner to the simple farmhouse at center in the background. The area to the left of the road is occupied by various trees, while the land to the right is mostly open. There is at least one other structure in the distance at right and there are tree covered hills in the background. The road is near the Church of the Angels and Johnston's ranch.

Johnston Lake in Garvanza

Photograph of sycamore trees above Johnston Lake in Garvanza, ca.1900. A small grove of leafless sycamores is in the foreground and rises from a grassy knoll. The shallow water of the lake is visible behind them. There is a hill in the background with a row of trees at its base and several more trees on its slopes.

Johnston Lake in Garvanza

Photograph of sycamore trees near Johnston Lake on the Campbell-Johnston ranch, ca.1900. There is a small copse of leafless sycamores on a grassy knoll in the foreground. Behind them is the shallow lake, and a simple wooden bridge is visible at right. In the background at left is a dirt road bordered by a split-rail fence that leads up the distant tree-covered hills.

Johnston Lake in Garvanza

Photograph of sycamores near Johnston Lake on the Campbell-Johnston Ranch in Garvanza, ca.1900. A copse of sycamore trees is in the foreground and is composed of several trees growing very close together. The ground around them is covered with grass. The lake is visible in the background behind the grove of trees.

"El Alisal" in Garvanza

Photograph of an interior view of the sitting room in Charles F. Lummis house, 1902. Indian blankets cover the floor and drape over chairs. Pottery is lined up on a shelf near the ceiling at right, and numerous framed pictures and handicraft cover the wall at center. A full bookcase sits in the corner to the right of center.

Church of the Angels

Photograph of the Church of the Angels (Episcopal), Los Angeles, 16 January 1903. Originally built in 1889 for Mrs. Alexander Campbell-Johnston in memory of her late husband. It was designed by architect Ernest Coxhead and was built in a style reminiscent of a church that Mrs. Campbell-Johnston remembered from her native Scotland. The church is a masonry construction with a clock in the tower. There are a few trees in the picture. A hill is visible in the background.

Exterior view of the Highland Park School on Monte Vista Street, ca.1905

Photograph of an exterior view of the Highland Park School on Monte Vista Street, ca.1905. The two-story colonial style wooden building sports a portico at the main entrance. An American flag flies from the peak of the roof. A bicycle and a baby carriage sit in the school yard behind a rail fence. Utility poles and lines line the dirt street. A few residential structures are visible adjacent to the school. A street sign reads "Monte Vista St.".

The original Highland Park Presbyterian Church building, designed by Architect Thornton Fitzhugh, ca.1905

Photograph of the original Highland Park Presbyterian Church building, designed by Architect Thornton Fitzhugh and constructed in 1905, Los Angeles, ca.1905. The building was later replaced in 1923 by the present Gothic structure designed by George Lindsey. This building was an excellent example of Mission Revival architecture. It features multicurved parapets, arched and semi-circular windows, and an arcade. A bell tower is visible (center left). The lawn in front is well manicured.

"El Alisal" in Garvanza

Photograph of the front door of Charles F. Lummis' rock home, "El Alisal,", ca.1900-1909. The iron-studded double wooden door bears the monogram "CFL" on the left door. Two windows are also visible in the river stone facade of the dwelling. There is no walkway. Before the threshhold grow grass and other small plants.

Panoramic view of Garvanza looking north from across the Arroyo Seco

Photograph of panoramic view of Garvanza looking north from across the Arroyo Seco, ca.1906. A number of wheel tracks make their way through the cluster of trees in the foreground, which opens up on the district towards the center, where houses can be seen. Mountains and hilly terrain are visible in the background.

Pacific Electric Bridge across the Arroyo Seco in Garvanza

Photograph of the Pacific Electric Bridge across the Arroyo Seco, near the University of Southern California College of Fine Arts in Garvanza (later Highland Park), 1907. The college, which can be seen to the right of the railroad tracks headed across the bridge, was founded by William Lees Judson in 1901. There are two sets of train tracks leading up to and crossing the bridge, along with two rows of poles to support the overhead wires needed to run the electric trains. Despite the name of the river, its banks are lush with foliage, including several large trees. A simple ranch house can be seen on the left side of the picture, and the tracks intersect a street in the foreground.

View of Highland Park, looking northeast on Pasadena Avenue (formerly North Figueroa Street), ca.1908-1912

Photograph of a view of Highland Park, looking northeast on Pasadena Avenue (formerly North Figueroa Street), ca.1908-1912. Pasadena Avenue curves from the right (foreground) and continues onward in a straight path into the distance. Many residential buildings and several commercial buildings form blocks in this developing community. Mountains are visible in the distance.

Occidental College in Highland Park

Photograph of Highland Park Campus of Occidental College showing at left the Stimson Library, center the Hall of Letters, which was designed by architects Dennis and Farwell and built in 1904, and the Academy Building to the right rear, which was built in 1897 and designed by architects Valk and Son, Los Angeles, ca.1908. Only the Hall of Letters, without its third floor, remains today. The college moved to its present location in Eagle Rock in 1914. The Hall of Letters building has a portico entrance and twin ornamental pediments situated at the ends of the building's façade. The Stimson Library has dome turret-like tower. The Academy building has a portico entrance and similar features as the Hall of Letters building. Above the main gable is a square tower. The dirt road (foreground) appears to be muddy and has deep tracks embedded in it. Streetcar tracks line the road.

PanoramicviewofHighlandPark,lookingnorthfromHillStreet,ca.1908

Photograph of a panoramic view of Highland Park, looking north from Hill Street, ca.1908. Railroad tracks curve around the block in the foreground (at left). The cityscape is filled with residential houses. Mountains are visible in the distance.

Chas. M. Stimson Library on the Occidental College Highland Park Campus

Photograph of the Chas. M. Stimson Library, built in 1904 on the Occidental College Highland Park Campus, Los Angeles, ca.1908. The two-story building has an extended porch where above it is a pediment displaying the name of the building. Multifoil tracery outline the windows the walls. Above the roof is a turret-like tower. A stone masonry wall creates a perimeter around the front yard. Heavy tracks line the dirt road in front of the building. After the College moved to its present campus in Eagle Rock in 1914 the Library building was used for a short time as a Los Angeles City Branch Library. The building has since been demolished.

Frances De Pauw Industrial School

Photograph of an external view of the Frances De Pauw Industrial School, Los Angeles, ca.1910. This federal-style building stands about two-stories tall. The roof of the portico entrance also serves as a balcony. The sign above the portico reads: "Frances DePauw Industrial School". The windows are symmetric in numbers, however they are not symmetric in shapes. The first floor of the building is constructed of shingles, while the second half is made of brick. Residential buildings are visible in neighboring yards. The lawn is well manicured. The grass near the street, where the utility poles lined up, has not been groomed.

Church of the Angels in Garvanza

Photograph of an exterior view of the Church of the Angels in Garvanza, now Highland Park, ca.1910. The stone building can be seen at center with a large, sloping roof and a belltower with a clock on it at center. Three arches can be seen on the building at right, while a smaller building appears to be attached to the church to the right. A dirt road leads to the church at right, while trees, bushes, and palms can be seen to the left in the yard. Vines are visible growing on the left side of the church, while hills are visible in the background.

Pasadena Ave from Ave 51 in Highland Park

Photograph of a view looking north on Pasadena Avenue (formerly North Figueroa Street) in Highland Park from Avenue 51, ca.1905. Houses, many of which are two-story tall, line the street. A trolley car can be seen.Several railway tracks line the center of the street. Legible signs include: on a street sign "Ave. 51, Pasadena Ave.", "watch Pasadena Ave., Packard, Highland Park, [...]", "real estate".

Exterior view of the Garvanza School in Garvanza (later Highland Park), Los Angeles, 1910

Photograph of the Garvanza School in Garvanza (later Highland Park), Los Angeles, 1910. The two-story wooden structure has a square tower which rises to a point directly over the main entry on the corner. A small group of about 15 children stand on the steps below. Part of the building is obscured by tall trees along the dirt street in the foreground. A man and boy stand on the dirt embankment which serves as a curb. Thick bushes also run along the side of the school.

USC College of Fine Arts Building

Photograph of the Professor Judson's College of Fine Arts building at the University of Southern California (U.S.C.), Garvanza, Los Angeles, ca.1910. The two-story building has extended eaves, rectangular windows, ornamental arched curves below the roofs, and a covered balcony on the second floor. Walls, made of stone masonry, surround the lower portion of the building. A seal, attached to the side of the building, reads: "the Los Angeles College of Fine Arts, U.S.C.". In the center of the seal is a figure of a Greek man. The lawn is covered with thick grass. Several bushes and several trees can be seen scattered across the lawn.

Exterior view of the Los Angeles and Mount Washington Incline Railway Station in Highland Park, 1910

Photograph of an exterior view of the Los Angeles and Mount Washington Incline Railway Station in Highland Park, 1910. The station is a two-story building at left, and the railway can be seen at right. The station is a Spanish-style building with several large archways and a small wooden balcony on the second floor. A concrete sidewalk encircles the building, and a dirt road runs in front of it. Several people can be seen between the station and a railway car at center. The car is Number Two, and is named Virginia.

View of Pasadena Avenue looking north in Highland Park, ca.1910

Photograph of a view of Pasadena Avenue looking north in Highland Park, ca.1910. A streetcar is pictured at center, making its way down the unpaved street. Victorian-style residential homes stand along the sidewalk to either side, along with utility poles. Most of the houses are two-story.

Monte Vista School visitors

Photograph of Monte Vista School visitors, ca.1911. Four visitors to the Monte Vista School can be seen standing near open double doors: John Frances, Superintendent of Schools in 1911; Edwin Markham, poet; Susan M. Dorsey, Superintendent later in 1924; and M.C. Bettinger, Acting Superintendent in 1911. The visitors are shown with principal Miss Mary Murphy, who can be seen standing near the double doors. All the gentemen shown wear suit jackets and slacks. The women wear long skirts with buttoned blouses, and the woman at right wears a decorative hat. Three matts can be seen placed along the floor.

Portrait of Charles F. Lummis and President Theodore Roosevelt in Highland Park, Los Angeles, 1912

Photographic portrait of Charles F. Lummis and President Theodore Roosevelt in Highland Park, Los Angeles, 1912. Lummis can be seen standing left, while former President Roosevelt can be seen at right. They are visible on the steps of the Hall of Letters Building at Occidental College's Highland Park Campus during Roosevelt's visit to the campus. Both men carry their hats in their hands, although Lummis has folded his flat, while Roosevelt is holding his only by the brim. The former President wears a suit with a dark, long-tailed coat. Lumis is pictured in profile looking directly at him. Lumis is also dressed in a dark suit, although he is sporting a jacket without tails. The walls of the brick Hall of Letters Building are visible behind them.

"El Alisal" in Garvanza

Photograph of an exterior view of the rustic stone house of Charles F. Lummis, Pasadena, 1910. The one-story building can be seen at center with a chimney at left. The building is obscured by tree branches, and tall grass or weeds can be seen in the foreground. A young tree is visible in the right foreground.

Automobile routes from Los Angeles to Monrovia Canyon

Strip map of routes between Los Angeles and Monrovia Canyon. Includes Monrovia Canyon (top), Los Angeles (bottom & right), Pasadena (left). Due north is about 80 degrees to the left of vertical. Principal features: municipalities, roads, railroads, road names.Table of mileages at bottom. Prominent locations: Monrovia (Charlotte Avenue, Foothill Boulevard, Myrtle Avenue, White Oaks Avenue), Arcadia (Santa Anita Avenue), Pasadena (Santa Anita Avenue, San Gabriel Boulevard, Colorado Street, Fair Oaks Avenue), Alhambra (Alhambra Road), South Pasadena (Salt Lake Railroad, Monterey Road, Southern Pacific Railroad), Highland Park (Pasadena Avenue, Gawston Ostrich Farm, Huntington Drive, North Broadway), Los Angeles (Broadway, Spring Street, Main Street, 2nd Street); Los Angeles River, Arroyo Seco. Printed at the bottom of the map is "46" and "F.T. 5/6/12". Printed at the bottom, outside the map itself, is the number "11".

Pasadena Avenue (formerly North Figueroa Street) in Highland Park, looking north, Los Angeles, 1915

Photograph of Pasadena Avenue (formerly North Figueroa Street) in Highland Park, looking north, Los Angeles, 1915. Two trolley cars move along their tracks in the center of the street while a group of pedestrians await their arrival just off the sidewalk to the left, next to a horse-drawn carriage. Two-story shopfronts line the left side of the street, extending their cloth canopies over the sidewalk. The Romanesque architecture of the bank can be seen at right, with the word "Bank" inscribed on its window. Utility poles support the web of trolley car cables that stretches above the scene.

"El Alisal" in Garvanza

Photograph of the interior of Charles F. Lummis' stone home, "El Alisal," showing lots of Indian handicraft and related items including: baskets, pottery, rugs, pictures, etc, ca.1920-1929. The view is looking toward the corner in which are a double wooden door and a fireplace. The naked wooden beams of the ceiling are visible.

Portrait of "Pioneer Mother" Sarah Ann Rogers and her seven (eight?) children, Highland Park, Los Angeles, January 30, 1916

Photographic portrait of "Pioneer Mother" Sarah Ann Rogers and her seven (eight?) children, Highland Park, Los Angeles, January 30, 1916. Mrs. Rogers is pictured seated at right in a button-down dress, on which a flower corsage is pinned. She wears her hair back and wears glasses. A full-grown man with a moustache rests his hand on the back of her chair, while four others stand to the left of him: a young woman, a man with a moustache connected to his muttonchops, and two more young women. In the first row, to the left of Mrs. Rogers, three children are pictured: two adolescent girls and a young boy, who appears to have a tin of something tucked-away on the inside of his jacket. Picture file card reads "Ralph, Center, Edward, Right."

Church of the Angels

Photograph of an exterior view of the Church of the Angels, ca.1920. The stone building has a tall, pointed steeple with a cross on top. What appears to be a clock is visible on the side of the steeple, while an arch can be seen at left. Foliage can be seen in front of the building, while a pond can be seen in the foreground. Tall trees tower above the church in the background and at right. Originally built in 1889 for Mrs. Alexander Campbell-Johnston in memory of her late husband. It was designed by Architect Ernest Coxhead and was built in a style reminiscent of a church that Mrs. Campbell-Johnston remembered from her native Scotland.

Ancient Tree in Sycamore Grove

Photograph of an ancient sycamore tree in Highland Park's Sycamore Grove, ca.1920. There are actually three tree trunks growing from a single spot in the foreground on the right side of the image; they reach up past the top edge. There is a sign that says "No Ball Playing" posted on the trunk furthest to the left. In the grass on the left side of the image two people are lying on their stomachs in the shade, reading. There are several more trees behind a low wall of plants in the background.

Mission Oak on Padre's Trail

Photograph of the Mission Oak on Padre's Trail in Highland Park, Los Angeles, ca.1920. The street is paved and lined to either side by sidewalk, yet the thick, gnarled tree in the middle of the street has been allowed to stay, surrounded by a short concrete enclosure at its base. An automobile is parked facing the camera to the left, while the trees along the sidewalk obscure the houses in the background. The tree, also called "Padre's Tree" was a place of rest and refreshment for travelers between the San Gabriel and San Fernando Missions. It was located in the center of Avenue 63 between York Boulevard and Garvanza Avenue. The tree died and was removed sometime prior to World War II.

Franklin High School Color Gaurd

Photograph of four men in the Franklin High School Color Gaurd, 1927. At center, four young men are shown marching in formation, the centermost two bearing the American flag and an R.O.T.C. flag. The remaining two men hold rifles. From left to right, they are listed as: Corporal Paul Pierce, Sargeant Dale Koontz, Sargeant Jack Stiles, and Corporal Russell Kennedy.

R.O.T.C. at Franklin High School

Photograph of a R.O.T.C. rifle inspection at Franklin High School, 1927. At left, a line of soldiers stand with their rifles, while two men in lightly-colored pants inspect the rifle of the third soldier in from the left. In the background, the color guard can be seen.

"El Alisal" in Garvanza

Photograph of a view of the west side of Charles F. Lummis' rock home, "El Alisal" in Highland Park, June 29, 1928. The large stone house stretches across the image at center but is mostly hidden from view by a line of tall, leafy trees. A chimney can be seen on the roof at left, while a cylindrical tower can be seen at right. Tall grass covers the ground around the light-colored building.

Southwest Museum in Highland Park

Photograph of an exterior view of the Southwest Museum from Sycamore Grove Park, June 3, 1929. The museum can be seen in the background at center. It is a tall, light-colored structure with a rectangular tower at right and rows of arch-shaped windows along the walls. In the foreground, the tops of many trees can be see. Two small houses can be seen near the edge of the trees in the foreground. Compares to CHS-36391, which shows a very similar scene.

Southwest Museum in Highland Park

Photograph of an exterior view of Southwest Museum from Sycamore Grove Park, 1929. At center, the tall, Roman Revival-style building of the museum is faintly visible above the tree tops in the distance. At left, a building that appears to be a home can be seen, on the bank of what appears to be small stream at right.

Flooded street at Buchanan and Aldama

Photograph of flooded street at Buchanan and Aldama, February 1931. In the extreme foreground, two wide streets can be seen meeting an intersection. A layer of water covers the intersection extending to the far right. The water level in the background at left appears significantly lower. At right, a row of homes can be seen along the street. In the extreme background at left, a series of trees can be seen near a line of utility poles. At least two automobiles can be seen parked along the curve. Photoprint reads: "Looking southwest from the intersection of Aldama Street and Buchanan Street, during the rain of Feb. 4, 1931. This condition will be corrected by the Annandale Boulevard and York Boulevard Storm Drain System".

Highland Park from Toland Place

Photograph of a view of Highland Park looking west from Toland Place, March 11, 1932. Hundreds of small wooden houses are visible in a small valley at left. A hill gently rises from the floor of the valley at right, and many houses can be seen on its slope. In the background at left, a line of tall mountains is visible. There are several broad paved streets visible, while many trees are mixed in with the buildings. The bare hill from which the photograph was taken can be seen in the foreground at left.

York Valley from Toland Place

Photograph of a view of the York Valley, looking northwest from Toland Place, March 11, 1932. Many small houses are visible scattered across the slope of a hill in the foreground. A wide paved street runs along the base of the hill, and several large rectangular buildings open onto the street. A line of pine trees can be seen in the foreground, and more trees can be seen along the slope of a hill at left. A tall mountain is visible in the distance at left.

Arroyo Seco Channel Construction

Photograph of a birdseye view of the Arroyo Seco channel construction north of York Boulevard, December 7, 1933. A large group of workers can be seen at center. The channel can be seen in the foreground at left and is being extended into the background at right. Large bushes can be seen around the river. In the background at left, several automobiles and small buildings are visible.