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Originally Posted by Flyingwedge
Yes, Hoss, you are exactly right.
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I knew that if I posted enough, I'd have to be right eventually
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. Thanks for the great follow-up on the Harbor Freeway bypass,
Flyingwedge.
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I found this picture a few days ago at USC. Its title is
"Exterior view of the Wiltcie B. Ames residence on Flower Street, 1880-1920". The address is 2433 South Flower Street.
USC Digital Library
I checked out Wiltcie B Ames is the City Directories, and found he was only resident there in the 1906 and 1908 editions. The other thing that caught my eye was that he seemed to change job titles virtually every year. In 1906 he's listed as president of The Ames Mercantile Agency, vice-president of Fraternal Savings and Commercial Bank, general manager of Ames Realty and Rental Co, general manager of Giles Law and Collection Agency, and president of Co-operative Homebuilders. By 1908 this has reduced to president of the Miners & Merchants Bank and Ames Mercantile Co. Between the 1908 and 1910 editions, Wiltcie moved to San Dimas. In 1912 he's general manager of the Victor Oil Co. Then things get really strange, because in 1916, Wiltcie is listed as a barber and president of L A Savings Mortgage & Trust Co and president of Lone Hill Groves and Nurseries. In 1917 he's just listed as a nurseryman, and in 1925 he's the manager of the Temple Country Club and living at 1533 N Alexandria Avenue.
The picture also appears on
Wikimedia, where the description says that the house was built in 1901, and adds the following details:
In 1906 the first owner Reuben G. Simons sold the house to Wiltcie B. Ames (1869-1942) and his wife Caroline Rachel (1873-1921). In 1909 they sold it to Joseph Metzler of Metzler Investment Company, where Irving and Hannah Metzler lived until 1922. It was demolished by 1956, with its site under the present day Harbor Freeway.
In the 1901 CD, the original owner's name is listed as Ralph Simons, a brick maker. Here's where his house once stood.
![](http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/zz19/HossC_2010/Noirish%20LA3/LAWiltcieBAmes2.jpg~original)
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