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Originally Posted by tovangar2
Determined to make their investment into a desirable suburb, the Witmers put in a cable car in 1885 which traveled over a deep cut in Bunker Hill at 2nd St., running from 2nd and Spring to 2nd and Belmont (as seen above). The powerhouse was at 2nd and Boylston. The route had the steepest cable car grade in North America, with a 27.7 degree slope between Hope and Bunker Hill Avenue:
water and power |
While I was looking for the location of the picture below (there's no information with the image), I remembered
tovangar2's
post about The Witmer Family. As far as I can see, it was taken from almost the same place as the picture above. I would do a then-and-now, but I bet the view has hardly changed
.
lacity.org (PDF file)