city profile inglewood california 1924 by frank d. parent

8/14/2019 City Profile Inglewood California 1924 by Frank D. Parent

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l,-/ FR4NK D. P-a.RENI ) T I S U A L I Z E l r o u \ \ ' :1 .o | l ao l I j r r i f n f , . s f a i r F s l : r u g r , l " r n . r -V , . r , d , , j r l t r , " L p . r r J . o r . h " a r " r rL ,p . s ,d . . e . T h F r . s ' l r n' A ^ d o . r h - ' . a r t o f r , . r r r r r . ' r ' ' : r " r d l r , . J l o \ t o f t l ' . o o l . gPacific breezc LrpoDhef cheeks,{tri1e hel vet5' beilrs Ieplesents thestability oI Califor.nia. esilant befole, but corlideDt ot ller char'n1sno\1',she stands at the threshold ol a {'onderful futule.This ladiart debutartc, Irglen'ood, is the br'airl child of one oithe soullllarld's nost pictulcsquc pioneers the nuch honored andIesDectcdDeniel F! eeman. Her dal's of inJancy \i'erc filled ii'ith dif_ficultics \.hicll formed lhe fouDdntion of hel plesenl splendid citizenry. Her hill and highlnrcl :rcles ploduced flonl the shep andglain thc clothjlg and food for tholrs:rnds. Nccessuily hel glolvth,while not so rrpid, assules healthfulless. SD:ued boon g]'o\\,th, shehas escaped he stllerirg illcjderlt to gro\\'irrg lairs.Flolrl a handful of DeoDle he hl1sgro\\ n to a Dopuhtjon ol ovcl1500 ir1 1910. BI 1920 shc h:rs doubled her populatior, ard todaishe leDlesetlts ver '15,000 nh:lbj in!rts. cing an inc'-ease f 400 Der'cert over 1920. Nnrcty-five per cenl of lLer resideDts o{'I1 theil own

IIer edlrcation has rlwals lreen the fir'sl considcration. A t\\oulrit gramDrar' school vnllred at $200,000,a Crilnegie Libr':ny at)d:rD$800,000 hlion gish School suDtty rll thc adlirnt:1ses.A fljgl Schoolfarm of rine a.rres 1nda c^mt)usoJ cr) acres :1l1or- ull'jcieDt oonr for'adcqualfj buildirlgs-An altitude ol .rpproxinratel-v wo hu .tlcd icct :rboyc sen cvcl,br'inghg the refleshirlg ocear l]r'eezesand an r\euge lenlDelatuleof 60 drglees, coupled1i.ilh r rnunicipally o\vncd {ater st'stcm t,rppingan underglound li \ ,er oI pule sDIing watcr ' , bl jng hcl vigolousherlrh. A p:r|k st'sten1.anplc and unique, js beiug develol)ed or hcr

Restr i( t io1rsgainst r l l bui. hc Caucrlsian nce, vith De\ 'cr ' 1 ai l .:ur. l a ci l izel]s| ip ol supcrf inc qurl i t t . r . l highcst; \mcric:rn iclc:r lshale nloulded heI chrractcr'.Shc js bLrikledufor '1 soi l l ich a d lert i lc. Al l l i inds o{ Jruit .\e!'teirbles :rnd gliirs gron' abrmd ru:- :1nd rofitrblt'. 1.'loNersxndtlees. lLrxLrfi^r)t f !'r'o\f h r d bc:1nty,cn(:h,r- lhe c!c.Uer' \ 'eal l iL s sho\yrlbi.her b:ul i deposils lr e\cessol thlec a]rclone-h.rlf rriliion Llollus rlulinjl thc ni]rc nloDths of 19i:1, as cotrp,Llc.li ' iUr one:Lrd ore l .r l l nr i l l iors lol al l 192:; blr i ld irg Delrnits otal insovc," \l.o aDclone-{ou|th rrilliorl clol]l[s Ji)f the pr escnt l car', beirg agair l of;00 per ccrlt sircc l1):0jfos||1l rc(ci l) ls sho\\ ' iug gnlr of l l ;0per cerl l i r l t | ree I 'eals; A asscssed ahrai ior lhjs Jerr of o\ 'er si:rnl i l l ior l dolt :us, :1 .100per c:ef l gain since l9:0j :rnd ar1 l lclust| i . r lgro$th iD.rrcnsirg b.!- hous rds.l fnnu{rct l l fers l lnd a cl inratesLri l .LLleor al l- lcnl \ror ' l i i rdoolsarld out-of-r1oors,coDrfortablc lilirs coDditioDs for' thcir enploycesand an :rcccssibilittr unsurlassed. Thc largest chril factorl. \1'cstof


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402 The Redlta BkLeBook ol Califotni&Chicago, lvith its increasing pa]'r'oll, is only otre of her presentindustries.A transcontinental nilway, an iDterurban line and a five centLos ADgeles city car se$'ice, combired with t{'o of the heaviesttraveled high\Mays in Southeln California, ard thirty miies of im-ploved and projected boulevards withiD her own boundaries, allow hertouring joys unexcelled. Ma[y religious denoniDations, c]editablyhoused, wo model'n theaters and active social and civic organizations,give her wholesome pleasule. All the above and other natural ad-vaDtagesar' enjoyed at Inglewood.

i \GI,DII'OODRalrco.li, Jessie W., 944 N. Ercallttus.Baum & Sar iers , Sarnrgs Bank B lds .led lord, J . R. , 125 So. Mar le t St .Bender , Cl ras .C, ,6501 nedondo B lvd-B.ooks & Bat rDr . 09 \ . X lar l ie l St .De Lons. G.o. T., 623 \. Hns'thorne,D.nsDore,Gi lbber t .Sa! inss Bark B ldg,nr is l i i l l Bros . , 113 so. l la r \c t st .Cr i j t in C. C. ,205 Cr i l in B l r ls .H.co\ , C, E. ,3r3 So. X lar l ie t St .lnc lerood Ral tJ Co. 130 N. \ Iarket

BltolillRsMaaee & Son, 112 So, I la r l re t St .l l i lbufn & l landal l . i514 i -enor -XrcDonr id , r . l l . , 11r i N. l Ia r l re l .SonurNcs i ae. l io ls , 223 \ . l la rket S t ,s [ i lh , Lero! H. , 115 N. ar l re t .Schouboe& XIcca l i is ter ,152 l ! . SpruceSDanl t l ins ,Henr r R. ,21S n. QueenSt.T l romtor Real ty Co. , 108 S. arket .\Varirg & Law, 1r,! S, tr[arkei.

Lankershim,he FriendlyCommunityUST ovcr the hills fron Holly$ood lies the suburban communityof Lankershim, only teD miles from the Los Angeles businessdist]'ict. Lankelshim is $.here the San FrnaDdo Valley bcgirsthat 125,000 acre garden of Los Angeles where soil, water, climateand industry 1'aised he plodigious total of tweDt)-five Dlillior dol-lars'worth of market-basket products last I'ear. LAl reNhinl, longhno$n as the "Hone of the Peach" place,has now, through the trans-formatioD of its acres oI braDching orchards ilto broad thorough-

fars and beautiful hone sites, become he "Peach of a Holr1c"place.Almost over right LaDkelshim has ar.isen r this lnnd oI pleDty.From 2372 persons jD 1922, it has glo1{-n o a thdftl' connunity of5360 ill 1923 126 Dercent iDcrease r orle year'. Today its twenty-eiglrt mode'-n loons fail to accommodate he school population, andthree additional llew irltemediate schools and A DlasrificeDt newhigh -chool |e soorr o be buil t Lpon beaul iu si lF" r 'ecn;ty providpd.This phno eral glowth oI Lankershim is due to natulal ad-It restles hcath the hills in ore of the ost beautiful sDots inSoutherr Califoruin. It has delightful tree-boldered streets, {'ell or-

dered homes, fine high*ays, rapid electric aDd stean lines, modernstores, strong banl(s, good churches,dependable ealtors.Back of it is the urge of a grcat, glo$'ing, nasterful city. Justbe)-oDd s a vet'itabie empile. A charming noultain-gift va]ley, r'ichas Croesus u natural $'ea1thand oppo unity.


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city profile inglewood california 1924 by frank d. parent

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