Angels Flight by Virginia Comer A history of Bunker Hill's Incline Railway SC

Description: RailroadTreasures offers the following item: Angels Flight by Virginia Comer A history of Bunker Hill's Incline Railway SC Angels Flight by Virginia L Comer A history of Bunker Hill's Incline Railway Soft Cover 158 pages Copyright 1996 CONTENTS Chapter OneAscent of Angels1 An incline railway connects residential Bunker Hill to Downtown Los Angeles. Chapter TwoThe Hill From Barren to Bunker13 Beaudry buys and people come to build dream houses with spectacular views. Chapter ThreeMansions on the Hill and the Residents21 Palatial homes are built by the Crockers, the Bradburys and Senator Leonard J Rose. Chapter FourColonel J. Ward Eddy and his Celestial Railway35 At age 69 the lawyer-engineer builds a two-car funicular to conquer the steep promontory of Bunker Hill. Chapter FiveChain of Title45 Privately owned for most of its run, the railway had been in the hands of men and women with a special feeling for the small incline. Chapter SixAn Inside-Out Look at the Incline Railway59 Former owner Lester Moreland details the workings of the single-cable railway. Chapter SevenIn Retrospect71 Vignettes of old Bunker Hill and riders of Angels Flight add to the lore of L. A.'s symbolic landmark. Chapter EightDemolishing Mansions, Dismantling the Flight85 Reconfiguration of Bunker Hill demolishes rooming-house mansions and dismantles Angels Flight. Chapter NineRestoration of an Historic Icon109 In storage for more than a quarter of a century, the cable cars, arch and station house are revived. Chapter TenA Return to Bunker Hill131 Angels Flight returns to link Downtown's Historic Core with Bunker Hill's modern cultural and business center. ILLUSTRATIONS Angels Flight, early 19021 Simeon Eddy Gillette in original station house, 19023 Angels Flight, 1907 5 Mt. Lowe's "Railway in the Clouds," 19286 Court Flight at 208 S. Broadway, 1920s9 Angels Flight, 1908 10 1849 map of Ord's original survey of Los Angeles12 Bunker Hill in 186414, 15 Downtown Los Angeles with view of St. Vibiana's, late 1880s18 Bradbury Mansion, circa 188820 Bunker Hill, 1880s, as seen from South Broadway22 Map of Bunker Hill 23 Bradbury Building at Third and Broadway25 Bunker Hill, 1900, view north on Grand Avenue26 Crocker Mansion, front view at 300 S. Olive, 1880s 28 Melrose and Richelieu Hotels, S. Grand Avenue, 192730 Second Street Cable Car Terminus, 188633 Colonel Eddy's promotional brochure, circa 191234, 35 Colonel James Ward Eddy, 1880s36 Angels Flight, 1905 37 Angels Flight, 1912 39 Angels Flight, 1909, with a Carter Car on the tracks 40 Eddy family, four generations, circa 190643 Owner-operators of Angels flight, Eddy, Moore, Moreland44 Angels Flight, camera obscura, 1920s47 Angels Flight, view of Third and Hill, 196849 Mary Emily Foy, commemorative ceremony, November 195252 Drinking fountain with bronze plaque, November 195255 Angels Flight, closing weekend, May 196957 Angels Flight, Olivet interior, 199658 Angels flight, cutaway sketch59 Angels Flight, view of 1910 Beaux Arts design archway61 Angels Flight, interior station house, 1960s62 Angels Flight, interior with engineer, 1960s64 Cable equipment, a 9,000 lb. sheave67 Angels Flight, Olive Street view, spring 196969 Leo Politi's Bunker Hill and Angels Flight70 Bunker Hill Avenue (No. 246), 1950s72 Leo Politi, author-illustrator, 1950s73 Angels Flight and Jimmy Stewart on Bunker Hill, 195374 Angels Flight photo of a painting by Ben Abril, 1930s76 Alta Vista Apartments, Bunker Hill Avenue, 1950s78 Million Dollar Theatre, South Broadway, 191879 Angels Flight with view of Ferguson Building, 1940 80 Bunker Hill-Angels Flight abstract painting83 Sketch of CRA notice posted at Angels Flight, 1969 84 Angels Flight, former site, November 196986 Salt Box House, 339 S. Bunker Hill Avenue, circa 196888 Vacancy at 224 S. Olive Street, 195991 Vestige of Victorian elegance, 1960s92 Richelieu Hotel, before and during demolition, 195794 Bunker Hill's fleet of trucks used for regrading, 196996 D.F. Donegan residence, 1950s and 196997 Richfield Building, 1930s98 Angels Flight, Clay Street, 1950s and 1969100, 101 Angels Flight at Olive Street, May 1969103 Angels Flight and Bunker Hill, May 1969104 Angels Flight, dismantled, September 1969105 Bunker Hill, regrading the northside, 1957107 Angels Flight archway and fountain plaque in storage108 Olivet and Sinai in storage111 Angels Flight archway at restoration site, 1995113 Olivet before restoration, March 15, 1995115 Olivet and Sinai being stripped of old paint, spring, 1995116 Olivet with trumpeters at Ground-breaking, March 1995117 Pieces of archway signage, summer 1995118 Restoration of portion of station house, summer 1995120 Station house during early stage of restoration122 Restoration before removal of car seats, summer 1995125 Construction of 3 levels at the Olive Street Bridge, 1995126 Angels Flight Beaux Arts station house, February 23, 1996129 Bunker Hill and Angels Flight, 1996130 Angels Flight, interior of Sinai as it passes the Olivet, 1996133 Watercourt at California Plaza, 1994135 "Uptown Rocker" sculpture on Bunker Hill136 Mayor Riordan at Re-Dedication Ceremony, February 23, 1996139 Angels Flight's first wheelchair passenger140 Angels Flight Tickets, 1967-1996142 Angels Flight Station House Re-Opening, February 24, 1996143 Angels Flight back on Bunker Hill145 INTRODUCTION Angels Flight, with its cars the Olivet and Sinai, is famous as the little funicular that connected the neighborhood of Bunker Hill with the Downtown business district of Los Angeles from 1901 to 1969. The history of Angels Flight is tied irrevocably to the history of Bunker Hill. Virginia L. Comer captures this relationship in Angels Flight: A History of Bunker Hill's Incline Railway. The reader is introduced to a story of urban growth, residential splendor, subsequent urban decline then dramatic renewal on the Hill and Downtown. Keeping pace with the sociological changes are details of the incline railway from its 1901 dedication to its 1996 re-dedication. Introduced into this history are principal characters who helped to shape the story of Downtown Los Angeles, the Hill and Angels Flight - Lt. Col. Edward O. C. Ord, Prudent Beaudry, Lewis Bradbury, Robert McClay Widney, James Ward Eddy, Robert M. Moore, Lester and Helen Moreland, and Hill resident, author and artist, Leo Politi. After more than a quarter of a century in storage, the reopening of Angels Flight has come to symbolize the rebirth taking place in the City of the Angels. The meticulous restoration of the Olivet and Sinai, the ornate archway and station house are documented in enlightening detail. In the history of Angels Flight, Virginia L. Comer has produced a gem, a story reclaimed from the rubble of the past. All pictures are of the actual item. If this is a railroad item, this material is obsolete and no longer in use by the railroad. Please email with questions. Publishers of Train Shed Cyclopedias and Stephans Railroad Directories. Large inventory of railroad books and magazines. Thank you for buying from us. Shipping charges Postage rates quoted are for shipments to the US only. Ebay Global shipping charges are shown. These items are shipped to Kentucky and then ebay ships them to you. Ebay collects the shipping and customs / import fees. For direct postage rates to these countries, send me an email. Shipping to Canada and other countries varies by weight. Payment options Payment must be received within 10 days. Paypal is accepted. 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