[Chuckaluck]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

In the early 1900s, Casa Verdugo was an independent settlement in what is now northwest Glendale.

In 1904 L.C. Brand brought the Pacific Electric Railway out to the 'netherlands' of Casa Verdugo. At the end of the line, the railway company
turned an old adobe into a restaurant, hoping to entice visitors to take the scenic ride. The property was leased to Piedad Yorba de Sowl,
and was an immediate success.



The Sanchez/Sepulveda Adobe as the Casa Verdugo restaurant.

http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/si.../id/5712/rec/2




http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/si.../id/5726/rec/8


http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/se.../order/nosort?



http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/se.../order/nosort?
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After a falling out with the railway co. big-wigs, Piedad de Sowl opened a second Casa Verdugo in her residence
a few yards away from the original.


http://www.glendalehistorical.org/landmark.html


The 2nd Casa Verdugo, 1235 N. Louise Street at Randolph Street, Glendale

http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/si.../id/5731/rec/6



It still stands today (as a residence once again)

GSV



GSV



-this aerial helps to understand the layout

google_earth

It must be very beautiful inside. -one area resembles a central knave. -perhaps this was added later.
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postscript:
The Casa Verdugo in the Mack Sennett silent, The Manicured Lady 1911.

http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/M...eLady1911.html


http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/M...eLady1911.html


http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/M...eLady1911.html

Imagine living in a home that appeared in a Mack Sennett silent over a hundred years ago!
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Casa Verdugo, mas:


http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...7Q65RYNKU4.jpg


http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...EDDIJ8XE5E.jpg


http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...TLVLG8FE5Q.jpg