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1889, Cable Railway Viaduct at Capitol Milling 

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1889, Chinatown, LASHP, Capitol Milling Company, North Spring Street, railroads, rail, industry, flour, bridges, trains, cable cars, street cars, engineering, Southern Pacific, transportation

Country

United States

Date

11 February 14

Credit

Los Angeles Public Library

Caption

In 1888 a cable line succeeded the old horse car line which went over the old North Spring Street bridge to Downey Avenue, East Los Angeles. The cables were carried over the Southern Pacific freight yard to the bridge on this old viaduct. It's use was abandoned in 1904 and it was torn down in 1910. Counting this old viaduct as a part of the old North Spring Street bridge, that ancient wooden structure was more than two miles long. Downey Avenue is now the portion of North Broadway east of the Los Angeles River. This view shows the entrance to the viaduct (#3). Duplicate of view 2.

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