Wednesday, May 10, 2017

History of Highland Park…

This article (http://dbase1.lapl.org/webpics/calindex/documents/10/520245.pdf) titled Santa Fe Railroad Built Empire explores the history of the railroad in Southern California.  In this article you will find pictures including one of the laying of rails in South Pasadena and an 1887 image of a train going over the Arroyo.

The article was written by Ted Hilgensthuler for the Los Angeles Herald & Express as part of a series of articles about past history in Los Angeles.  It was published on May 23, 1959.  Check it out.