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1• Yan Ve H loulen.rd , which b al•o a h14llrq1 ti. re•lnluc eirMte Nlnc
craded and. oiled wlthara.t 1ldewal.lc1 or aarllt.

f bl area baa cit7 ca• and. • l•o-

trtot\7 but no ttNet Ugh,, and ii f'VD11bed With W&bF

bJ' lh own water

WbeD. thl ana • • o11.g1na117 promoted tor nc production., loh

dhbloi ,

alone Yan lieu :Boul••&rd IOld for a ..uch ••

on Vu .... Boulevard
Y&l'd. aold tor

teoo

■old

an aoN , half-acN l1t1

AfMr thi■ aoreace wa, sold to prot11donal. u4

an acN,

lnuin1H •n tor illff1\Mn\

$1,aeo

for $860, while acre loh baak trca Yan Ve 11 Joul...

1

thai ooll•pN of the tic d1velop11tnt did not nmU

in a&ch tranafH' of 'Uw prop1r'7,

lloat of the c,1rmre t111J)l,' held on to the

propll'V' unUl the re1ldenoe hnloJ1119nt bepn, and at Uw prHent the a.ore

lot, on Yan

••n

are Hllinc for al»out $1,200, halt-acN loh on Yan JfeH tor

about $800, and. acre l1t1 on the dde atrHta, a«Un. tor about
!Ma 11 the beat neldenUal dht1'1.o\ in thil 0U7 and.

kl

teoo,
1■

ocaapted. b7

bualra11 and. profeadomll MD With lnocala raDOnc fl'• abou.t .2,800 to ... 000
a pu,

h

ii ooaprlNd of houN ■ n.nct.nc ln co1t fl'Oa

n.ncinc ln ace h a MW \o boa.NI 13 parl old.
\

thl

n.nanoe

ln oq1i range &nd •

k,eoo io • 12,000

ln a 01t7 of ihll Ii.ff oaa.noi 'bl oonaldere4

a clet:riantal lntlunoe, •• 1t would N ln a aet:ropollh.n 01'7.

pl'OM"l7 30

MW hol1N1

of oon1\ractlon Nine

ud.

It aq M obNrwd hire i1-t

Tbare an

Nine lallli in tbh ana at the pr•Mni UM, thl ,,,.

tna,

•fl&OM,

am.

briOL

!bl area 11 10Dld tor Angle

t-117 Nlld•noe•, a.n:1 \here h no TUUQJ at the JINNDI \11111.

l\ 11 wll

located hoa tht polnl of Tin of tn:a.1pOl'ia'1on and 1duoaUonal faclllt.l•••
a, thl beet: oar Um in \bl al t7 mn1 wt thin t.brN or taar blHQ of an, point
in the area, and the .1Neno Rich Sobool and Jreene 15t.att Collep are both
within a

f•• blooD.

Here t:oo 1t. h difficult to defiu. a •hrlnkace tnna

durlnc \be depNHiOD WORN all \hi lot• 'before thl dep"etalon . . . owned.

b7

\ho donlopMn\ - - • whioh hold \boa unUl \l>aj, ooald ~• 0014 \o people

who " " aot-aal.17 eotnc to 'ba.ilcl on th.ea.
~rond. properU11 hlN

4vlnc

tbare wae nnual.17 ao 1&11 of

ti. depr1111on.

At thl pnNnt u.1111 60 too\

lots an •llbc tor .1,000 to *1,eoo. '.l'Nre h a
naive of \be praperUe1 norih

aharp diffennce in ti.

ot Sh11ld1 Anne. fhl thN• blook• Ht.ween

1
Shleld.1 and Siap1on .lnm1111 h imch better than t:bl other pa:r\1, "0-1 , 'bm

_,_

•• 1t h

au.ch • ...11 area, U ••• deemed aore pracUcable to extend "C-1•

to "A-1* rather t.ban ••' up a separate •blua• area.
'lhh nall area ■tudt out d.etinihl7 t rO!I the 10114

.A::Z

11

blu." area,

"ll-2" , am lt• bound&r1•• are ..11 defined, •• indicated on thl a,.p.

l\

h occupte4 b7 bua1mH and profeadoul •n wUh 1noca.ee ranciDC t roa about
$4,000 to $12,000.

!he hou1ee 1n ibt area &Yerap about $15,000 in 001t,

lfbe7 are of trme, etucco, or brick con-

ranctnc tr011 $10,000 to .30,000.

1truot1on and ao1t ot the• aN two-1to17 etruoture,.

hou••• under

'there an two or three

co111truo'1on in the area at the pr•Mn\ U•, aJJd Hnral otblre

haY• onlJ' recentl7 been completed.

Thh &pin illu1trat11 the tao\ ,hat in.

a c1t7 ot thh type and liH, •Uh ne Nrlval of bu1ld1n«. om find• area,
which are already »r•t'1 nll built up Ndd•nl7 Noominc aotlft where there
are •till •aoant lot,.

Tbs area ii prt1.ctioall7 100',S owner-oooupled, 1111d it

la JUii a, ..11 located for tn.neportatlon an:l educatio-1 faolliti11 ••
11

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The

bou•• tn \hi1 aall area are,

foot loh which are priced at from
Thi preHnt

ta,500

tor the moat part, bllllt on. 100
to

t3,000

at tbe preHnt tta.

r101 h e.bout the eam a, ••• &eked in 1929, and a

sold at the low pltnt of ihl depre11lo.a tor aro\ml
that thin ••re onl7 two forced

sale ■

ot 1mprond

•1, ?flO.

t•• were

lt ••• learned

ouffl7 M:re 4urinc tbt

depreaaion.

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Thi• la an area compr1M4 entirely of new ho-ue1 or
at:rucUon, \he tu.tu:r• of which 1a nr, hard to d.eteratna.

d•nlopinc this little Mellon, and on it ha.a completed two

hou•• under conOm builder 11

howl•••

coetlnc

ap ro:r.,....tel7 •15, 000 a»l•c•, and eh or eight bouau are um.er oonatruotion
which •111 'be priced at f'r011 .8, 000 to $8,000.

'!he area 1a on low CJ'OUD4

bounled on tha north by a canal (which h d17 moat of tbt tia), on tbl
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ea.at and south by ecat\ered :poor d•••lopaent• de1ori'bed under are,aa •c-1 1

and o.a the

•••t b7 tbl aa111 line

of thl Santa

:r.,

tbt interior• of the two

rather pre\lntiou• relldenoea c~l•ted are not Yel'7 well dealgned, noiwlthatandln« their pretentiou, e:r.teriora.
bona ot the houees ••re sold,

At the tune of the J"reano IU1"'Ye7,

Caretlll inqu.try wa a aad• concern1nc th1•

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lltUe dHel-nt, reoulting ln a good deal ot dltt•nnoe of oplnion.
'l'he u,jorlt, of people lnter,l...d ftre 11111a'for&l>l• to thh denl.,_,.,
l>ecaUM of lh l>elng on lCIII grOW>d and pnerall.7 ln rather poor Rl'l'"""4lnc1, parUaularl.7 for proper\lu \o .. u at

a• hlgh •• $15,000.

Ou ,i.

other - • 1n • - qurt•r•, l\ wao felt that t hlo d..,•los-nt WoUld lie
U lo porfectl7 poull>le \hat thlo aall Ho\1011 wlll N

IIICoeHtal.

om of the ""' rHldenU&l dhtrlch lll 1rauo, lnat l>eca.a• of lh l l tloa and the clr.,...etanou noted, the aree lo hatched ln • 1>1•• rather

t.ban•gre•n•.
Thlo area la a

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good reoldenUal dletrlot.

!he - • are

fo.lrlJ' unl t ora, t ho population 11 otal>le o.nd nl>Oantlal, •d-Uonal
f&0lllU•• esoellent, o.nd tran1ponat1011 to ti. l>llolnuo dh\rlct of tha
l>eot,

It lo ocaupled for t ho moat pan 1>T lnaalnou and profaulenal people,

the ,._ning ~•tlon Mlnc •whlte-collarod" worll:ero,
11 f..,. $1,800 io $10,000

a,...,,.

lo0<t,ted the J'reono lllch lohool,
Stat• Coll•••

!be in•- na,a

In tha weot central par\ of the araa h

In the eae\ern pan of the araa la 1Nano

'l'h11 college haa an enrollaon\ of al>Oll\ 2, l500 endenh, all

ot wha ara houaed prlnt•lr throagholl\ thh •1,1,..• dhtrlot
lng "rellow" dlatrich.

and tha 11UTOWl4-

.t. ra_,.lo:al>l• tact ln thla conneotlon h

that than

lo no lndlcatlon of 10-c&lled •rooMlll,C - " • " and 'ferT few other nltlpl•
IUllt naid•noe• 1n thie

&Na.

!rhe area ••• C&Ntl:lll7 ••lm4 on two

dltferent occaoiono to utal>lloh th11 faet,
fl'•

.3,l500 to $111,000,

!bo awrap age la

la fr• ,.... houe• to boulu 211 ,waro old.

The houH• ln ti. araa range

ucnn

and otucoo, wUh a Yarlet7 ot architeo\val tTP"••

proteoted 1>T raclal <!<led reeh•loUono.
re•S.d•noe ■

exoe '\ on

'f 1 ■hon

llc.llnl•T and lloward,
tbl N 10•••
no

'fao&nq

11 ,-are, o.nd the range

Conotno\1011 lo f r - , llricl<,
'fbo area la gwmr&llT

'!'ho araa la eomd tor lln«l•

t-lT

A.nnwt between Howard and Weldon and 'be\wn

llowenr, tbore ara nrr tow nltlpl• unit blllld inco l n

The area la abOlll' ~ owner-oocuple4, and there 1• alao■•

at Jll'••nt,

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!'hil area h a eoaparatinl7 new aub-d.ivhlon known H Sierra
Yhta.

U h ocaupled b7 aall bu.at.mH •n, wac- earner,, and. arUeana,

who• lncoaa ran,.e fr011 .1,200 to .2, 500 a ,-ar.
pneral.17 unltona co1111tl'UOUon.,

ao ■\

ot

•bea

fba houeea are of

belnc tov to dr-ro•

tr... or 1tucoo btulplow tn,e of lM:ne ■, ooaUnc troa •2,000 to ..,ooo.
Thlre are a maber of n•wl.7 buiU hOUNe blre and 10u un:l•r con1t?"'IID-

Uon at the pre ..nt

U•••

'?hi ■

INb-d.lTillon ha• racial and Ht- baok

reatrioUon9 and. alao r•qu.lna an a n ~ of 800 1quare feet for new
ttru.ctur•• •

It ii almott entirely' owar-occut,led, am tha area a.a a

whole ahowt creat pride of owmrahip,

!ba hatohld area to thl ea1t it

coaprhe4 or talrl7 new hou11a and ha.1 H''81'&1
at the preHni tiM .

ho'o.••• Ullder

conttruotion

Theae houHa ln the maln part of \he hatched area

aouth of lllaont A:nuue are mod11t , bu.t of good conatru.ction. !be ••11
hatched section north of ~laont and connected wl\h •:e-311 hae aenral nn
hou.H1 golnc up and h well proiloted b7 deed reatrlotlona .

bouu, hire are in a little highlr ooat ra.n,ce tbu.
The area •• a whole h tnlit u:p

tho ■•

!be new

Ju•t dhwaH4.

bJ' a bra.nob rallroed line, !hie line onl.7

operaha 4111'1DC the lu.17 Nasoot of the tra.lt grower, in the rlcinlV an4

doe, uot ..... to affect ti. neighborhood ad.ftrNl.7 •
.Uthouch tba r11ldent1al trend 1a north, thh area h

ao,t ,table residential dhtrlota ln the clt7,

budneH and prot1uional men whoN incoa,

om of ti.

h 1• OCC\ll>led larpl.7 llr

ranee

troa $3, 000 ·to $12, 000,

!be area, ws.th tbt •xoepUon of om •tre•t , preNnt 1 • _umfora appearance,

ao1t of tM houna a"n&inc troa

t5,000

ii ti. exoeptlon, and on 'thia ,trH\ the

to $8, 000.

lla.nliin«\on ~ouleftl'll

hotl••• are unltora 'ba.t

are ln a

hll,ber prloe ran&9 , pro'babl7 anf'aPnc cloHr \o *1.0, 000 and aotnc a1
hlcb ••• 35, 000, ranctnc ln age tr011 nn boUNI to hOUMI 26 J"'&l'I old.

Here h

found Tar1ou1 i:,pea of 00n1'tru.et1on, auoh •• tr.-, 1tucce, anl

hap1 15 J"'•r•• there 1a at the pnNnt tima a grea\ deal of new con1truo-

Uon.

!be area la pro\ected

b7 4eed. re1triotl0ll1 cal.lire tor a .5, 000

minima coat of comtnction and excludi?IC oolored racee.

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'!ba area h

alao1t 1 ~ owner-occupl.14. and •• far •• could be determined, there, 11
not a Tacanq 1n it.

It h

ff"q

hard to eet.ablhb a abrilllr:age tNnd oftlr

the 419preu1on 79ara 1n thb area because there waa alaeat. no change ot
owDtrah1pJ enn at. \be low point people Urine hare were penaanent. reatdenta and were abl e to hold t.btir propertiea,

!bare wen llbwin t ..

tran•t•ra ot build1DC lot, durlnc the depreui on ,-ara, b\lt on thl baai1

of 1nten1nw •1th Nal e1ta\e aen. it ••• t.bou«ht that a 60-foot lot on
Huntington Jouleyard, which would ban coat •2, 000 1n 1929, 111t;ht ha.ft

bean purchc\ .. d far $1, ,400 or $1, 500 in 1933, and, now t hat tbere h

N-

newed o.ct1Y1t.7 in the area. the lot would nll for $2, 000 or' more .

Con-

cernl:a« the lim1ted. rental propert.7 in th11 n.eichborbood, a $50 ren\al

in 1929 proabl7 •llranlc to $36 lllld ii nOlf back t o .llO,

Ev•n a •150

rental only thra.nk: to $100, and it 11 now· nntlnc tor $150 &&&in.

Be~•

of the nature of J'reano, its being a rather mall city where there 1a no
rapid ahif'tinc ot reddent1al dhtr1ct,, the relation of the lot value t o
the 1IJ!)ro'N!lente of an improved property varlea a great deal.

JoF exaple,

a h.ouae •a• bull\ on halt a block on lluntincton Avemae coat.inc $30, 000.
The owner later built a $15, 000 bo""9 on halt of thh larp tract tar h1a

da~ter.

In a l ar&G metropolitan ar.a. with it s ra:0idl7 ab1:tti nc rea1-

dent1al diatrich, el\har the $30,000
iaprOT■ment

*"

would bs contidered an onr-

or \he $15, 000 house would be conaid.ered an under-111:pronmen\.

In a town of t hh eise and nature th&t doe• not a-ppear \o be \he ca...
•11-&•, Ulm
(aflrage

ace

•:a-4Jt,

h one

ot

ti. older unifora neighborhood ■

ot illlproveme:nt• 'bein,; not quit• ao old aa "'J-4") , aonta.in1nc

a ,tabl e and m'btt&ntial population of buaimH and profeHional Mn t or
the moat part.

Howenr, the incom1 lenl ot ti. people 11T1DC bare 1•

lonr, running froa about $2, 000 to $5, 000, and 11Dw1ae ~bl coat rax,ce

ot ti. properl l •• h l owr, l'IUlclnc troa $3, 500 \o $8, eocx., !he hcnlff 1
are of trBDI or atucoo conetru.oUon and are aoatly one-story bout•• ot
'Nngalow t7P9 .

Thia ana hat bad bu.pdinc and racial reatr ictlona

deed, mo,t of whiah ha.Ye now
fait,

naid•noe•, a:a4 it

tor tome ,ean to ccae.

1"Wl

au.\ .

b7"

llowenr, it ii all 10I1Cd for dngle

1a claimed the area wtll maintain

l ta atabill ir

It b perhaps 9&,C OW'Mr-ocoupied, aM ti.re la

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no T&c&nQJ in the area at preHnt.

Lilm · •

of ownerahip am.ong ~roffd properties, and

a •Ll1'1nk:age trend .

4", thlre ••• little chance
10

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Y-H

ditficuU to define

Jurnier, there baa been Yirtua.117 no actt.,.ity 111 lot
!'bare are wq

aalee here for tbs la.at few 7ear1 until the pre,ent tiaa.

f•• Tacant lota lett ,

and it waa telt tb&t a good 60-foot lot tn this area.

in 1929 would Pll tor $1, 200, tbere waa one actual case noted of a lot

N i n,; sold tor $800 in 1933, and 1t ta auumed that tbe loh th•re now
While thh area, it h

would Hll tor $1, 000 to $1 , 200.

claimed, •111

maintain ita preNnt l e·Hl tor ~rhap1 10 ,ears, the factor, ot d•cl1M

are preaent fr0.t1 it•

ace

a.nd trom the preaence of tbe declining area

surrounding it ,

lfhh area 1ttparatea the best reddential neighborhood on the

north aide of )Teano from the
don known aa J'ig Garden,.

pular ne• cuburban reddenti&l w.b-dirl-

It includes aacUona on botb ddea of

tl'MI

main Une railroad run:dx:ig northweatexi.7 thro-ua:h U• north eid.e of the

cU7.

Th&

area 11 occupied b7 .American white l aborer•,

•ace

earnere,

and acxne mall O'll•ineH men with inc0nll9 ■ rangin,; fr0tt $900 to

$1, BOO,

!be atructur•• in it aH not unifora throu,cbout but on ihe whole present

a fair appearance.

'?hit houses ranp from almoat new to aOJH aa old ••

20 years, the average being about 12 year,.
all frame, rancinc h
■ tru.ction

•

at preNnt .

'?ht atructurea are virtu.&111'

coat from $2, 000 to $4:, 000 .

the area

!here h

1a entirely OU.hide

no new con--

ot the c1t7

Unit ■,

•1th the exception of one block. and, conteqo.entl7, h not son.ad, a.nd
there are no deed re ■trlcUon1.

TM area, a1 a whole , is about ?~

owner-occupied, and there are no n,canctea at preHnt ,
vacancy ro.na a e high aa 1~.
abou.t ?<:If, built up.

l'orma.117, tbe

'lhe solid •7ello_. part• of tM area are

UtUiUH are all in thh area, and all bu\ a few

atrMh are p,iVtd, 1'1\h

curb ■

and

aidewallc■,

area d1fter1 in no reapeot except that it h

The hatched part ot th11
onl7 about 1~ or 20~ Wilt

up.
_Q::i

Thil area h

ltn,

conlid.ered a tairl7 deairabll nlace in which to

'1'119 improTemenh T&r7 a eood. deal in eott

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ot construction,

r&JIP.nc hem

t2, 500 to

tr• 10 to 30 ,ear,.

tion_ and \lw area.
1• OCC'llJ)l•d

•n.

$6, 000.

!ha anr~ -,. ta 20 79are, ranging

!be hCIQ.na an of fr... and fraa&- •\11000
oone\rae a1

a11lob

Nfi•ot ■

fair pr14• of awmrth i,.

'b7 •t1h1\e- collan4 • worbr1, tr.4•-n ,

•hoH tnooaee ranee tra $1, 000 to $2, 1500
a ,-ar,

pnerall. 7 protected . b7 4Hd reetricU ont,

tor blltiDIH , u4 a

The area

anl -.all lm.liDIH
tbt area le not

lelaont J.Tenl» h all aom4

t•• corn.re on Olin A.nn111 1a1t or Port Clap .1..,.maa

an aomd for b\111 nee,,

that par\ of the area north ot '1.orado • A.nna
oa.hld• the ct\7 and 11 not protecte d bT 1oninc
ordinanc e,, !ha area
1• ~ owner-oc cupied, u4 there h alaott
no Taoanq, Ionu.11.T there
1 ■ troa ell ,o lo:& ncanq, llouu, which
roc\od 1n 1929 tor $25 h t2S,
Nnhd fr• $20 to ♦22, !O in 1933, and are now
renUnc for at baa\ '30,
h

!he Net hou.Ha 111 \be area, which nnted.
for $41 to $GO in 1929, shrank
n-q UUb 4vlDc the d1pr1ad on and now are
HnUna for $50 or

•u•

••lt• ac\lTl\7 in thh area for tenral par-.
forced. •al•• nohd durlnc 4-,reHl oll Je&I'•,
the exael

!bare bat bffn 'HJ7' 11\'\le
and •• there ••r• no

1hrlnkac e ant preNnt a~"Pl"•cl aUon oannot
'be defined . there are no ]'IArUco.larl.7 deiri.111 .tal 11lfl:uno e• affe oUDg thh
area, with thl: 1xoepUo • ot
the railroad nnnlnc norllrn1 hrl.J' alone the
•0t1tbw ■t 'ltcrandal7 .
On thl
other elde of tbe railro.._ , bowenr, 1• • tiM
01t7 J)&J'k.

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fh11 1• an area •hloh h ocouple4 tor tbt aoat
pan 'b7 •wbltecollana • worker■ &ll4 bueineu au1 with incmee
rallglnc trta .1,1500 te
ta, ooo a ~ar. !ht hou.. , anr._ allcm.i 18
79are ln ap (wUA tbe e.xoeptlon ot tbt narrow 1trlp nmniDC northwe i alone
the railroad. ) aD4 aN
ot traae or fnM - at"IIOoo oomtn• Uoa. ructnc ln
oo 1\ troa .2, 6()() to
*6, 000. TM ..ta pan ot the area h falrlJ' ,mlfona 1•
appeara n• , b'll\
the boo.a•• are no\ all of soo4 oonat;r,a,
otloa. whioh. COll'Dinad. With t:lw act
factor, acoellra t14 tbl 41011111 of the whole
mi&)illorhoo4. Parle of \be
area are reatriot e4 "7 cleed, and. 1t h all
,om4 tor ll-1,e t..ii, reeldencea exoepi the nall \rlucal u ll)aoe Ju'
Z10rlb. of tba ftate Coll•&"
and north of leldoa &.,.mae. lfhl area, ••
a whole, 1• ~ OW111r-eca11ple4.

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and '\btN are no T&C&nciea at p-e•nt .

••cane, hen.

there 1a a nr, mall noraal.

In tM 11art ot thh area north ot Weldon AY•llWI there an

aenral houMa •Uher Ju•i completed. or •Ull unier oon ■trucUon_ parti-

cularl.J' ti. -.11 tri ancle bou.nda b:, Weldon A:Yenue

011

ihe ■ouih , tbl

railroad on Uw •ut, a'Qd. College .l.nmae on '\he we ■ t, in •hich then

an

tln or ell houeee et \her uwl7 kilt or under con1trGCUon.

eurprhiDC \ha\ ibeN nu~~ , new

netdence ■

I\ la

an 'Nine conatnctel

to mar the rail road, WS. th it• freie)lt CU'I on etdinc, and .ail lN.eina•••
on ihe easi Ude of ti. \rack••

fh11 oirOlllltance 11 not felt , appanntl.J'•

to be a detri.llllnt , 'but ba gradinc ibe ana it . . . .d MoHaar, to penal.ts•
theN u• hcN.N ■ fr011 ibe point of Tiff of lone

r1 ■k.

tt.u aortp,ce l•n41nc

thrff
!be narrow ,trip hrthlr north co ntains aome tatrl.7 new hou••• wUh
or tow Juai newt, cmpleted

baa ■ •

While the

roxi!l.1t7 of tht ra1lroa4

and au.11 induatrlee weat thereof penal.bed thh narraw *,ellow' 1trip

a■

• wD0le, the nature of '\he lmr.irOftlleah otter a eood l)rot•ction for a.nae
1 A.-

1

2• and

►2" .

In tbie lup ana an all
h

kind ■

ot red4enUal 1tructv••• It

a.n old redde11.t1al pal'\ of the c1 t7 •bare tbl hou• ■ ranee

omt to •oat 50 ,ear• old and ran,p in
a nuaNr of tbt larpr old

coat troa $1,

eoo

traa uw

hou•• ban ~•n remodeled tnto dupl•n• r,r

four fiat, , ,::,arUcul.arl7 in the 111441• part of the area.
laborer, aald.nc

occupied D7 people ~ all ltiM1 -

t900

IJ!he

area ta

to $1, 200 a :,ear,

artiaana aakiua $1 , 000 to • 1 , eoo a ,-ar, aull 'bu.llntH Mn, a
fe11ional

•JI.• aDd

~t•

to $20, <X>O.

f•• pro-

enn 10119 wll- '\o-do people and NUre4 peo"Ole, whoa•

lnc011tt alp'\ be $10, 000 or $1~000 per ,-ar.

In pe.rtlcular, then are

t•o •all Nation, mar •m aain bua1mH dhtrlct of thll ton where
acae tine old. hoau are located, occu:t1i ed for \he aoat p,.rl b7 '\hll or1nal nner1 .

the area h

Dhlud•ro, Jon Camp,

,omd for 'bu.aimH pa.rooHt alone Jelaont ,

he ■no

A.nnuae, and Jlrtt Stree\, and m.01t of

thll re-.1n1nc 1)&rl of ihl area h toned for anl.Uple natdential unite,

churchea, club■, etc.

Tha area 11 altou'\

h 1carcel7 a T&eanq to be tOUDd.

So:' owner- occu.i,ied,

and there

!be nntal• ban ranee fr011 $20

- 13 -

&

aontb

to $'18 a month. and tm •h:tinkap d.u.rinc the d.epreHion ••• aboa.t

SO,. R•nt• are

Iba -~l 1-tobecl.

at preMnt b&clt to the 1929 lenl.

area to the north oonshte of aall, inexpendn houn• tor the mo1t parl,
•h1oh are •cat tend.
con■ truction.

batched pa.rl

lfblln _h enoueh Tarlanoe in tbl

doe ■

tn,e ot 4-nlopaent in area

cU:,, ocoup1•4 'b:, .American whit.

the

&Na

~

old

anrage

houa•••

The

net of 12th Stree\ 1• de'lli.optnc aore or leH elow}T am

bt deed J'fl1trici1on1 nor

1• not protected

thh

whoH inco111u

houe•• already bo.llt

abou.t 7 ,ear•, ranging trca new house• to 12

part of tM

ot

•n-a- .

laborer ■ and artltan■

ranee from abou.t $900 to $1,200 a year.
&19

co1\, tn,e of

Jur\her, U bat ad.Jaoent on

not anpear to be upward.

thct •a•t a nq poor

in

ac■ ,

and general lack of unifondty eo that the tNnd

10Xling.

Thi

bouN ■

in th11

•••terl.7 par\ an of onlT fair qu.aUtJ, and. IIIJl7 ot \bla toward the north

which ••• nb-d1T1de4 tor the purpoH of intere1t1nc --.U hoaa owmr ..
'?hire are raoial rHtrlotion• and re,trictiont requ.lr1n« an anrage ot 600

1quare teet to a.rJ7 new relldeniial

part , too, h outside the cit:,.

■tNCtun .

there ha-n been Nflral new

owner-occupled.

There h no soninc,

a■

th11

Thit ea1terl7 Notion 11 practical]T l ~
hcN.NI

Noentl.7 completed bare

and thlre are tour or tin um.er con1tru.otlon at \be preNnt UM.

Howenr,

the new lla.llUnc 11 not of un1fonal7 pod con1tra.ct1on. and the area tho■" ■
T&l)'l:OC pride of o.-rahip.

SOIM ot the houN1 are •• old

a■

Moat of tba people lhinc hire haft built on f r • one-balf to

12 or 13

3f

:,ear ■•

acre tract ■

and rain prden ■ tutt and poul.t17, throu«b, •hloh thq HC\U'9. perhape, half

of their lhiDC••

Thar• 1• • brisk d9'1&%1d for thi• t71J1 of propert7 at ti.

pr•Nnt tiu, b\l.t the denlopaent a1 a- whole 1a une'fen, and aor\p,gti loan-

inc ahould 'be don1 oau:Uoua}T.
the uncolored ■quan bou.Died

There ta a box factoey and lWlber 7ard 1n

bJ Belmont. J'aclta on. IlarflJ', anl1 :8arker

!hh area 1a in p~ra.l Ulm 11 C-1 11 •
bare are ao1tl7

Howenr, tbe people Urtnc

pan ot • coloq ot S.Yenth »a,- Adflntilte, b&rtnc ti.tr

own ■ chool.

Jna-.ich •• ti. people fom •ort of a unit,

are limited.

The neighborhood h

•al•• "POt•nUaUU••

•mewhat \>e:netited V bartnc a clt7 pa.rk

4lrecU,7 to ti. north.

11-7
occupied b7 laborer,,

trad.•--n.

and a tn

11 wh1te-collar"

inc~• rancinc f:rom •Goo to $2,000. · '!he po ulation h •
fonlp 'born,

!50:l people

.-rican p&J"enta,:e.

of foreign. parentage,

am.

worlmr•, "1. th
ro:d11atel7

~

~ people of white

t'be foreip. born and people of forelp parentage

e.re

pnerall.7 Oenun■ and luuian■ •1th a ••17 ■Ugh\ 1cat.terlng ot colored.
race,.

On the •hole, the peo

olt hen■•

• ln

thi ■

Moe\ ot them lave Nal •qui

area ue frugal and

tl••

tblm own their heme• tree of en~brance,

hone ■t-good.

ln t'belr hmee, u4 aaq ot
'l'brouchout t;hl area tlw

co ■'

of the home• ranee• from $800 to $3,500, With a few more tubatantial.
!'Mi averace age of th••• hcm9• h &bout 15 par,. and there are no new

hoUNa and none under comtructlon at pnaent.

!be area h

so:oad for

atncle fand.17 Ntldenoea except a few lots sonad tor bu.aim H on :Jre9n0
Aveil\lll ,

Oalifornla Aveoue , honftr, h a b1ulne11 atreet.

!be area le

about ~ o•Qlllr-ooau: led, and there 1■ no vacanq at preHnt.
vacanq

run,

11 ttle aor• than ti/,.

J'onaal

!l'he beat part: of the whole area 11 a

triancatar tecUon nortbwu\ ot Merced A.venue and ea1t of Tebeaa.
••• a deYelopaent
eub ■ tan.tlal

■tarted.

'l'h11

about 10 7ear1 a,o, and 1llpro'f9l'ltnh are aore

than ln. the remaining :part of the area.

Howenr , 1t 1a an

&rea holated from the other delirable re11dent1al dhtrlch ot the c1t7
by the main budmu 411trlct u4 b7 tbe la.rp torelcn 1>0pul.atlon ln 11 D-&I'.
ConHqi,ient'q, tbe area atacna,ted an4 la now deollnln,c.

'llw batohld aeo-

Uon east ot the u1n part ot the area contain• the HIH t)'J>9 ot populat1011.
and thl • .,.. type of lmpronMnt1 a, other parh of thl area. d.lff•rirc

onlJ' 1n the tact that t ••

hOUNI

are acattoNd,

fh1• 1a an area which waa
priced lota tor low-priced boua•••

b-d1•1de4 20 7eare

ace with

low-

Jt 1s now oooupled b7 worlmra •pl079d

- 15 -

in

,i.

tru.li p&cld.nc

hou••,

labonra, and. a nq fff •whlt•- colld worlatr-.
7opulaUon i i alao•t enUnl.7

•hoH lnccne• rancr trom $600 io $1,200.

the n•ichborhood •• a whole h not unitora. and pride

AMrloan whitH.

ti. hoUHI ar• on

owner1h1p 1• from talr to poor.
ranee ln coat trcm
iion.

t&OO

t,o

•usoo,

ot

aanrace 13 7eara 014,

and are Tirtuall7 all ot fra• conat:NO-

•o deed r••tricUona rce.t.n, but 1\ ii all soml tor llncl• f•U~

reaihu.a, •Uh i1- •xoeptlon of
'fM

are som4 b4uatria1.

noh4 at prea•ni.

aNa

tOV

block• in ihe aouthNat corner whioh

1• 8~ owei-occupled, With no ...acanq

Honnr , tbeN h a nol'Ml.

of 1~ to 1~ l>eoau"

fte&nOJ'

thl pacldnc hous•• ••• a Haaon&l peak and low »otnt. and uw taotorr

aoY•

worDr ■

1D u4 oa.t~

area

On the wait Uie

plan'U and otbtJ' ind:uatrlea.

puht ■

up acas.u, »acldnc

On the aaa\ 11 un4•.,.lope4 lan4.

fhh area incllld.ea \ba\ "yell.,.. portion north of •o-aa and.
IUffowacll.DC the mall 1tblua 11 area,

•:a-6" ,

the batoha4 area to tbl aa■t

and U• • aolld 79llow" portion north of Ventura_loulaTard and aa ■\ of U•

Tha

Count7 Boepltal.

" ■ olld

color" portion, are ••-nUal.17 the ,_.,

tbe7 are occu. •4 "b;y labonr,, arUuna , and

trad.• ■-11

wh.oN income ■

rauce from tBOO to .1, 600 a par, T1rtual.17 all of WhOII are .._rlcan whit••
1'heN porUona are not unU'ona. • • tbe7 contain 'f'H7 olwap hou.Ha, ahow-

iDC little prld• of

otrmr ■hl», and

preNnUnc a ma\ appu.rano. .
.2, 000 to

.,.ooo.

!ht

a tew

ltlb ■tanUa.111

!ba ooet ranee

anrace .,-

ot tbeH

\N.lU , .all hoo.Ha,

houa•• h

tra

11 about 11 79are, n.ncinc froa new

to hou.. . , 20 71ar1 old, and then 1a no new buildinc at the preaant u . ..
Voit ot the area ii outlida the 01'7 Unit• and 11 not J)l"oteotad bJ' &DT
!be p&l"I curratlD41ng

■ onlnc

or41nano9 nor are tblff U.S. r•atriotlon.a,

•►ts••

bownr, la in the c1t7 u4 S.• 1one4 tor ■_incl•

f•11" naidenoea.

TM area i i larply ownar-ocC'QPi•d, ant thtlN lt pracUoal.17 no Tacana, at
preNn\.

'thl northNat•rl.7 par\ ot tbll area

part but ha• on

u •

f•• flJ7 finl homo,.

the pmral dacl inl of the diatrlct.

ll'be

Ju•t aboft

• ►et'

h tM old•••

'l'btN bcaal a.re w.tt•rtnc wUh
])OrUon of \hi• araa which 11

batobtd 11 a sub-dhi1ion which wa■ started Nnral J'Ml'• a., for Ml&l.1

MM oon1tl'\10Uon bu.t which ht\1 atapa\ed.

!he hoat1 are 1oatt•H4 and

not 1Ulltoa ln appearanae.

cona\ruoUo• tn arq

111-re ll no

Dft'

pan of

\hi &Na.

ih11

&Na 1 ■

looated on the nol'th at.di ot J'N1no but 11 NJ)&nH4

tr011 the Nit and -.01\ popilar Notion, 'b7 a ..S.a Um railroad. nnntnc
northwe11 .

the

&Na

1• leNl and h

occupl e4 bJ Aalrlcan wb1t•• entt.ret,,

aott ot whoa an laborer, am arU1ana, a few bein& _.11 ba.11neu •n.
ti. a.Na 11 .,. built

U'P.,

wtth the u:cetition ot a aaa.11 batchld. Hott.on

in the nortlwaat pul ot the ana..

ti. propert.111 are p1rbap1 ,,_ OWDti-

occup114 and lhow Utt11 pride ot owmrlhlJ•

ti.

·hou.N•

are not uni.fora

in tn,e or coat of conatJ'UOtion Nl4 r - . 1n coat trca $1., 000 to .3,000,
!ha bouaea are ot tr,.. conatn.ctlon for tbl

ln,a a few atucco houM••

■oat

parl, \ha area oontaln-

'!hire !.• no m• buildlnc. haN at tba pnNn\

u . . , &ltholJCh theN 1• toae ...i,a aot1T1t7 ln 1mpro"4 propartl••• !ha
atrffta are sradld. and oll•d. bllt not lighted., and there an onl:, a r . .

1trooi1t1 wU h curbtnc and lidnalka.

Jedd•• tba taot that ti. ar•a 11

not uniform and ii 1DOtte4 with •01111 n-q i,oor 1truotur11, there an aoma
asll induatrie1 alone \hi railroad on tbe wat, and thtr• h a coll••
a\hl•tlo field on the aoutbaaat ,

All of thlH

hasardou1 Nation ln which to loan aone;r on

let

factor ■

tend to aalta U a

nti d.enCM ■•

Thia 1a a Nct1on ln which .Aaertcan whit• labor<1r1 l1T1 who ..
lnC01U1 rana- fr•

teoo

to

$1.,aoo.

'Iha i,rapeMi•• an purallJ' not

well- bi,\ , an4 for the ao•t parl \Le improfflNn\a are of nr;r poor oon-

1traction.

Man, of tba hoUHI are lUtl• better than

hoUHt ranee troa 10 lo lfi 7tiara in

a«e,

lng during tba laat 8 or 10 year a.

!1- area b

•er• •Mok,.

cnit ald• of the 0U7 Uai\11

conHqu.entt, 1 1t h not protaotl4 b7 &nJ' 1onl»c nor an there d.114
1trlcUon1.

1'bl

aM there ha• been no new W.ild-

N-

!bl area b ~ owne:r-ocC'ltpl ff, and then h no n.canci, a\

ibt prlHnt tla .

the 1tn1t1 an graded and 01114 onl.7 S.n part , aD.t

tba7 are not Uc}l\ed..

CU;r uUlltt•• are 1111 howenr.

TM batcblid area

-to the north ba-1 tha .... cbaraoierhUca exoe,t \hat ibe houa•• are

- 17 -

Hatt.Nd , and . . . of

'hem

ue

Oil

larcer lota.

Thar• 1a • llt\le MW

'buildin« ln tbl hatched par, ot ti.NI ana, but
1t 1• cheap and

.-ppeu ■

to N denlopin c i nto U.111 • - thine •• thlt 10114
• n4• ,-.rt.

l!::i

!hi• area comprlN1 two amall ncUone on eltbltr
11.d.e of 11 0-e•.
tm part ln aolld •nd• art occnl1>b4 by labon••
and . .u - , . earner•

aakinc fr011

t900

to •1&00 per par• and the prcp1rtlt 1, ■01t of
which are

cbtal), refiec, llUl• J>rld.e ot owmr1hiJ •
and hou.. , co1t1nc up to

In thh part art mtre •hacb

.1, tsOO, ranclnc ln ... from 10 to 30 pare.

'l'h11 pari la pretty flll built up and

•how• no Yacanol•• at

tial , althouch Of. to 1~ Yao&nCJ' h nontlN. .

ti. prtNnt

None of the 1treete are pa....t

or light-4, a»4 onl7 J>al'i of U•• a" crad.•4
and oiled.
Then art a fff
colored t•illt1 lhina in thia area. bu.t 1t
ap'J)9ar1 there la l l Ult clancer
ot infiltrat ion of other oolored race, fou.nd in ,he
large 111 red• area to thll
aouth. • ~ . 'fbe ....u hatcbad part ot tihh
area oat of Durant StrH1i
ba9 ibe .... kind of OWMJ'■ and the IMt lclnd
of buil dinge. I\ ditf•••
oni,- ln ■ofar •• ,m lru.1ldinc e an 1calttred.

l!::i

lfhl1 la:rp •red* aria contalna tbt 1101t mind
populati on of arr,

part of the C1t7 of :Preano.

ln 1t an found J'apane• . Chin- ■• • DIICJ'MI,
unectu.ca' 9d Italtu.1 1 and a ftw npreNnt at l ve,
of aenral otbtr raoet,

Uoat of tbeN people
.1, 200.

aN

laborer, •hoN lnc0a11 ranee fros abaa.t

pride of ownar ■hip 1hown.

aYtJ'&p

to

Bu.ildlnc • ranee trca \he ohlapeat 10rt ot thaak'I

up to talrlf mbetani ial tin or

tz.ooo.

t600

!he area baa no 'UlliformU7 ln it. buildlnc , and then
le lUtl•

1:1.::l"'J'O<a

hou.•• coaii;nc tra P , WO ii

!haN are a tn houaH milt 1n talrly recent
par,, but Iba

aae

of

\ha proper17 in \hh na1c}lbol'hoo4 h abou\
ao par,. !lwre
are no d.Hd n1irictl on• \o protect tbt propert7,
and lftOh of the area h

sone4 for budne11. parUoul. arlJ that part adJa.oent
to ti.
which h

the main. budn1u parl of the cU7.

oowpl ed, u4 there la about a ~ Yaoanq la.
pNHnt tiM .

11

•hit•11 Hct1on

The area la abc:N.t 6~ owner-

,he

reaaininc

pan

at the

!bt populatio n l1l thlt ana la ah1tt1ng. and
nonal ya..canq

- 18 -

h perhapa •• h1ch •• 1~ .
arti

T>:. nnh bin ranee tr011. •10 to $30.

ff'Hral. echool • :Ln the area. 1ncludl nc a "t1'\1&JltM 1ahool.

Ti.re

There • •

llUl• nuctua.Uon :Ln Talu.1 bl thie ariea cturinc the depneat.on. and what
little tluotuatlon thin waa h

lard to define beeau.N thlN nre rirtuau.,-

ifhlN ha• Hen no avi:,:reciaUon in nlu.1 bin Hoau.N the pnerall7

no aal.•••

rhln« real ••tat• markat 11 ou.tweicbed lo' thl rapid 4epreoiatioi1 ot the

propertl•••
TM aol14 •redM pan of th11 area h about 7~ built up and h

'b7 laborer•

occupied
to

t1, 200

ent1rel7, whoH income• ranee fl'OII at low a, t500

Tbt ocoupanh are a alxtuN of rao•• - Tia, Mexican••

per 19ar.

uedu.cated O.man.1, Run:Lane, and ltaltana .

'1'h1a part, •• wel l •• the

1oattered batcbtd part to tm aouth, lack• unlformi t7 •nttr_el7 and nfieoh
no pride ot OWD9Hhip.
• o·re than tl, 500.

loae ot the houa•• an

■er•

abaclta , and tn ooti

Tht averace ap ii 20 to 26 7ear1, and. ibt bouH1 an

ot cbaap, tr ... con.trucUon, or t:Lsol7 •board. and bat• • (i. e ., eil'UOtu.n1
hol4
tho
udo by 1impl7 l qloe board• on tho ground/ toeothor by bats to e:Ld.e1.

fhl

■ idea

are llmpl7 lifted up and tied.

•• tar •• Jig Street

h

1onad for lN.liDIH •

01t7 l:Lalt• are not 10J11d at all.

a,

the cornera wUhout air,

the atrHta outaid• ot the

'!bl area h

onl.7 abou.i

p:Led, lN.t there la vlrtuall.J' no T&oan07 in the r•ai ninc

150:' o1'Dlr-occu.-

m.

!he :renta,

eTen on ihe preHnt ri ■ :Ln& rental ■arket , are •• low • • •10 to tl.2 a aonth.

the hatched portion it of the . . . nature , the bouH1 bein« 1cattered.
Th11

ana, which la enttrel7 nrrowded b7 ihe

budDIH dl1trto,

of 1N1no, la abotl"li 85~ occupied. by Al'l!llnlan.■• aoat of whoa ar• une4:u.oaff4.

It

h

cated

cla:Laed that thla b

tha lea1t d.ealrable t)'])I of Al"lllltnian, thl ed:u-

oup betnc tou.n4 in other pane of the a1t7.

thin people are

•nca&ed •• laborer1, factor, worbr1, and ...11 trad.eaen, •1th 1ncoau
ran,gioe from

f600

to .l, 800 a par.

!ho ro•il>inc 1~ of tho populaUon

in ihll are A11tr1can 11'hite labonra an4 faoior, worbn .

- 19 -

the hOU11a1 in

this &Na han an orictnal co1t of

ace

1a aa hlch •• 30 J"lara.

fl'OIQ

.2, 600 to $7, 000, but tha anrac-

Moat of tbt houaea u. ot ,r.,. conatJ"Uction
ti.re are no deed reatriotion1

with a aoatt ■ rinc of old brick bouua.

hire. and. thl whole area 1a soned. tor bu1ineaa.

'l'he

01nwr-occuple4 and ahow1 no n.oanq at the pNHn\

Po

area h perbapa 7&/,

ts...

to $25 a month and have ahown 11\tl• ap'PJ'•ciaUon

aino•

the low point

at whlch Ume thl7 aftr-C-4 perhapa olot•r to

4epre ■ aion.

ot the

Rental, awnce

llonth.

and gl'Ooe17 1torea.
fht ■

.l!::Z

there an a

~rtCWl

ahop■

htaal4 in Oil

•a.11 area, while atlll 1omd. naidenUal, h

f•• .U.Sniana bl thla dhtrtct ,

•hll •

ao,t ot tb9 nlid1nt1 are

white laboNra and wace earner■ wUh ■-all inccaea.

ranee

tl, '500

in colt from

houae ■ on the eaaiern tide of tbit area are of
owner ■hiJI

renect a prid• ot
of the

'l'hll hol.1.. 1,

to $2, 500, anr-c■ in . . about 30 para.
4 te• of the

for tbt aoat part, t.hl7 an of cbtap tr.,,. coutl"'IICtlon.

••••hat better qualit7 an4

not aenarallJ' touDl 1n thl area.

tm aaJorU ,-

ropertba are teu.n~ocaupild , and there 1a no vacancy at prennt.
ln t hia ana the houaea range in coat fJtom about

.!cl

!be build.inc in the area h

of owmrahip, tbl
othl1' n:tNM ,
U•

a

It 1a detin1tel7 a ha1ardou area for aortcace lend.in«•

thn• a14•• b7 railN&d 7a.rda, with thllr attendant 1ndu.atrba.

Wnich

•3)

Iliad in with the naid.ential prop1rt7 in th11 area are ....U.

ranee

bouN ■ ,

IIOIJl9

on one extreme, belnc 11mt>l7 ahaok:• and 1 on thll

ratlwr neat , aall

14 board

hou.H ■•

!he anrap

ii 10 J"l&r••

and. bat 11 •back■ io ta1rl7 ••ll• lnlilt tr- bunplow,.

'!her• an no deed N1trlotlon1, am there 1a ne soninc,
•ntlNlJ' owner-ocou: led.

!'baN waa pr&eUcallt no

the 4epreasion, and then la neither
iha pNHnt tilll.

ace

fhl boUNe •arr i1l , ~ of conat n.otlon

fflnc troa 6 to 18 79ar1.

· from aiaple

•ooo to $2, 500,

acattered u4 on the whole ehow• little pride

••1• ■

•al•• actiTU7 no!

!bl area h

alaoat

activitJ' durlnc
iww

builctinc at

'?he area 1a bounde4 on the north b7 Yentva BouleTVd.,

main artery •••' to tha

aountain■ ,

upon which are DU11erou -.all bulneaN1.

!bl ma.rest trana:por\atlon lnto town troa ihia area h at thl northnet
corner, wlaN • atnet oar line endt.

The area 1• provided. With ca• u4

•lectrlcit7 bui no water, 11ch.Unc nor 1-Droved.

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