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[odinthor]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

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Thanks for figuring out the location of Woodhead & Gay, riichkay.

Here's an amazing amateur slide losted on eBay.

"1950s Los Angeles California Angels Flight Railway 35mm Kodachrome slide photo"


eBay


Wow, just wow!

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The Ferguson of Ferguson Cafe is after the family which owned the lot, that of the late William Ferguson, whose residence was at this location until he built a new home at 8th and Rampart in about 1905 (doubtless it wasn't very pleasant having Angels Flight running immediately adjacent). This is also the Ferguson of Ferguson's Alley in old Chinatown; he was the landowner of parcels in that area (as was Harris Newmark), not necessarily knowing the uses to which the structures there were being put. Relying on my notes: He was born January 20, 1831, in Washington County, Arkansas. After some time gold mining, he came to L.A. in 1868, coming back for good in 1869, when with L.J. Rose he opened a livery stable on Main near the Plaza. By 1872, he was a City Councilman, before long living at 303 S. Hill. Just about the time construction was actually commenced on the long-planned building in the photo, he died (April 9, 1910).

[ethereal_reality]

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You're absolutely correct, odinthor.

Here's a glimpse of the Ferguson Home in that spot.



Great information! Kudos

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[odinthor]

Thanks, e_r!

I was curious about Ferguson's new place at 8th and Rampart:


LA Herald, 10/29/1905


LA Herald, 10/29/1905

[Flyingwedge]

Thanks, Odinthor, I never knew that was all the same Ferguson.

This is a closeup of the Ferguson home next to Angels Flight (I think we've seen this before; there's a little angel over the
arch at the bottom), c. 1903:



1999-0026 @ CA State Library


Here's another look at the Ferguson home, with the Crocker Mansion behind it up on the hill. My notes say this is a c. 1895
William Henry Fletcher photo from the CA State Library, but I can't find it there now:





However, the Ferguson home at Third and Hill can also be seen below the Crocker Mansion c. 1890 in photo 2003-0256 at the CA State Library.