California south . LOS ANGELES*. ARCADE DEPOT—LOS ANGELES. Ancient Rome was a wonderful city, built on hills and amongits contemporaries remarkable for its municipal improvementsand its public spirit. Los Angeles is partly built on hills, on morei nQ a Mr pi P<s k^s tnan Rome ever knew, and it is rightlyLOS ANCihLbS proud 0f its improvements and its standingamong its contemporaries. There the comparison ends, for a res-ident of Los Angeles, accustomed to its conveniences and attrac-tions, could, if translated, spend scarcely a comfortable day andnight in ancient Rome, and very l
California south . LOS ANGELES*. ARCADE DEPOT—LOS ANGELES. Ancient Rome was a wonderful city, built on hills and amongits contemporaries remarkable for its municipal improvementsand its public spirit. Los Angeles is partly built on hills, on morei nQ a Mr pi P<s k^s tnan Rome ever knew, and it is rightlyLOS ANCihLbS proud 0f its improvements and its standingamong its contemporaries. There the comparison ends, for a res-ident of Los Angeles, accustomed to its conveniences and attrac-tions, could, if translated, spend scarcely a comfortable day andnight in ancient Rome, and very likely would be found laying outa new town on the right side of the Tiber the next morning. There are 115,000 people in the limits of Los Angeles, and ofthese some 100,000 have come through the citys gates with theirlares and penates since 1880, or have been lucky enough to havebeen born there since that date. Built in the span of a childs life,the city has a more modern appearance than that of any othermetropolis in the world—it is repr
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