This is a 1980 Julius Shulman photo of Engine Co. No. 28 at 644 S. Figueroa, a fire station from
1913-1969. The building, designed
by John Krempel and Walter Erkes, is
still standing and in use:
Library of Congress
This early 1920s photo looks east on Orange
(renamed Wilshire in 1924) at Figueroa. You can see Engine Co. No. 28 just right
of center, behind the corner of the
Arnold Essex dealership built on the site of the
Foy Family home just a couple years earlier.
Please note the distinctive cupola in the lower left corner:
gpf.5341 @ Seaver Center
In this c. 1890 photo, we see that same cupola again, which belongs to 927 Orange Street. To the left is 937; in between
in the distance is a bit of the
Bellevue Terrace Hotel on the NW corner of 6th and Pearl Street (later renamed Figueroa).
On the lot just to the left/west of 937, the Rex Arms will be built in 1912:
California State Library (William Henry Fletcher Collection, "House, View 3 of 39")
Here are 927 and 937 Orange Street on the 1894 Sanborn Map (the area isn't on the 1888 map):
Proquest via LAPL
I first found 927 Orange Street as 27 Orange in the 1886-87 LA City Directory, occupied by William McCartney, who last
appears in the 1890 CD. The 1891 CD shows the home occupied by Mrs. Nora McCartney (widow) and David McCartney,
presumably their son. Nora and David are still at 927 Orange in the 1905 CD but moved after that; at some point they
acquired ownership of the site of the former
Chutes Park:
1886-87 CD @
LAPL
The first occupant of 937 Orange that I found was Warren W. Parlin (at 31 Orange) in the 1883-84 Atwood LACD. His last
listing at 937 Orange is in the 1899 LACD, although there is a Mrs. Nancy P. Parlin at that address in the 1901 CD:
1883-84 CD @
LAPL
The demo permit for 937 Orange is dated April 30, 1913. The demo permit for 927 Orange is dated May 14, 1925.
You can see a little of 927 Orange in the lower right corner of this early Rex Arms photo:
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Originally Posted by Flyingwedge
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