. The city and county of Los Angeles in southern California . etropolis of the southwesternportion of the United States. The pueblo of Nuestra Senora Reina dc Los Angeles wasfounded on September 4, 1781, by soldiers from the mission of SanGabriel, under the protection of the Spanish governor. The firstcensus of the little city, taken in August, 1790, gave the total popu-lation at 141. They were a mixed class, composed of one Euro-pean, seventy-two Spanish-Americans, seven Indians, twenty-twomulattos and thirty-nine mestizos. As recently as 1831, fifty yearsafter the founding of the pueblo, the
. The city and county of Los Angeles in southern California . etropolis of the southwesternportion of the United States. The pueblo of Nuestra Senora Reina dc Los Angeles wasfounded on September 4, 1781, by soldiers from the mission of SanGabriel, under the protection of the Spanish governor. The firstcensus of the little city, taken in August, 1790, gave the total popu-lation at 141. They were a mixed class, composed of one Euro-pean, seventy-two Spanish-Americans, seven Indians, twenty-twomulattos and thirty-nine mestizos. As recently as 1831, fifty yearsafter the founding of the pueblo, the population was only 770. InJanuary, 1847, tne population was 1500. The census of 1880 gave Los Angeles a population of 11, was dull, and there was no sign that the city was on theeve of a marvelous growth. Five years later, on November 0, [885,the last spike was driven in the Atlantic and Pacific Railway at theCajon Pass, thus completing a new overland route from the Atlanticto the Pacific, and providing Los Angeles with competition in over- 17. STAIRWAY, SAN GABRIEL MISSION This Mission was built in 177Angeles, on the Souther and is still inPaci lie and tl Eleven miles east of Losfie Electric Railway land railroad transportation. From that time the growth of the citywas wonderfully rapid. The great real estate boom of 1885-7 is amatter of history, as is also the wonderful manner in which LosAngeles held up under the reaction that inevitably followed the col-lapse of the over-speculation of that period. Considering that twelve years ago there was not a single pavedstreet in the city, Los Angeles has made remarkable progress instreet improvements. There are now over 200 miles of graded andgraveled streets, over 20 miles of paved streets, 350 miles of cementand asphalt sidewalk, and 160 miles of sewer. Los Angeles has acomplete sewer system, including an outfall sewer to the ocean. At night Los Angeles presents a brilliant appearance. It wasthe first city in the Unit
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