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An illustrated history of Los Angeles County, California. 1889 – via HathiTrust. McWilliams, Carey (1973) [1946]. "Chapter VII. Years of the Boom". Southern California Country: An Island on the Land. American Folkways Series (Reprint ed.). Salt Lake City, Utah: Peregrine Smith Books. ISBN 0-87905-007-1. LCCN 73077787
The houses, or rather Victorian manors, are now used as private homes, as they were in the 19th century. Some of the more well known residents from the Victorian era include: merchant Aaron P. Philips in 1887, real estate agent Charles C. Haskin in 1894, and warehouse operator Michael Sanders in 1887.
The three-story Victorian mansion was designed in the Châteauesque style by Oliver Perry Dennis and Lyman Farwell, a Los Angeles-based partnership. [5] The building contains over 7,000 square feet (650 m 2) of floor space.
An example of the Eastlake Style in Glendale, California. The Eastlake movement was a nineteenth-century architectural and household design reform movement started by British architect and writer Charles Eastlake (1836–1906). The movement is generally considered part of the late Victorian period in terms of broad antique furniture designations.
Chika Sunquist was appointed Commissioner of the California Department of Real Estate (DRE) by Governor Gavin Newsom on November 28, 2023, and she assumed office on January 3, 2024. [5] Real estate licensing is subject to both the Real Estate Law and the Regulations of the Commissioner, which have the force and effect of law.
The Romance of Lust, or Early Experiences is a Victorian erotic novel written anonymously in four volumes during the years 1873–1876 and published by William Lazenby. Henry Spencer Ashbee discusses this novel in one of his bibliographies of erotic literature. In addition the compilers of British Museum General Catalogue of Printed Books list ...
The company's withdrawn books were offered for sale at £5 for a hundred volumes in 1860. [ 8 ] In the Victorian era, the cost of novels exceeded the means of most middle-class Englishmen, [ 12 ] so popular lending-libraries like Mudie's had a strong influence over the public — and thus over authors and publishers.
Stearns House 1835-77 / BAKER BLOCK 1875–1942 now US 101 Arcadia Block 1858–1927 now US 101 L O S A N G E L E S S T R E E T Calle de los Negros now US 101 FORT MOORE ST. ARCADIA STREET former route ALISO fmr. rt. 201–21 W. Temple, 131 W. Temple p1906: Hotel Aberdeen – County Jail 315 N Spring 211 W. Temple Hall of Justice 1925–pres ----- north side ...