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Originally Posted by GaylordWilshire
Los Nogales? |
The 1912 Street car map clears up a few mysteries regarding "stops."
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Some of the other maps beget as many questions as answers. The terrific 1912- "Hotel Woodward" map is one such example. The bottom of that map lists "Cities and Towns." In plain English, the map legend indicates "Bliss" and "Los Nogales" are quasi-municipalities. Not sure these were ever sanctioned townships, with documented populations or any infrastructure other than the street car stops.
In the case of Los Nogales, the existence of the stop, at least through 1938, suggests there was some monetary incentive for the PE's service there. It apparently began as a Mexican land grant "Rancho Los Nogales." (Bliss sounds more like a state of euphoria rather than a place on a map.)
Not clear on the distinction between city and town, but with the benefit of 100 years of hindsight, one might infer that the map's definition should be read to include the words "planned," "proposed," or "hoped for." (Something about map (color?) reminds made of Daniel Lewis' character in
There Will Be Blood.)
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