Construction of Aliso St. Viaduct, 1940 March
Scope and Content
Correspondence (many telegrams and mailgrams) and receipts re construction of Aliso St. Viaduct (1940)
Blueprint "Union Pacific Railroad Company, South Central District, Addition to freight shed A at Aliso & Myers Str, Los Angeles, Calif." (undated)
Blueprint showing plan and profile of freight shed A (undated)
Blueprint elevations and cross section of freight shed A (undated)
Blueprint "typical lintel details, typical section thru endwalls and sidewalls" of freight shed A (undated)
Correspondence re construction, majority re construction of freight shed A and destruction of freight shed B
Blueprint "City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Engineering, Lloyd Aldrich City Engineer, Change of plan sketch of sewer in Aliso St. (S. side) between Keller St. and Howard St.," shows location of storm drain (1940)
Blueprint "Aliso St. Viaduct, Pacific Electric Ry. detour over Macy St. Viaduct between Howard St. and Mission Rd. City of Los Angeles, Lloyd Aldrich, City Engineer" (1940)
Receipts re construction of Aliso St. Viaduct (1940)
Dates
- Creation: 1940 March
Creator
- From the Collection: Bates, Francis E. (Person)
- From the Collection: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (Organization)
- From the Collection: Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas) (Surveyor, Person)
- From the Collection: Lippincott, Joseph Barlow (Engineer, Person)
- From the Collection: Union Pacific Railroad Company (Organization)
- From the Collection: Hansen, George (Surveyor, Person)
- From the Collection: Hancock, Henry (Surveyor, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Extent
From the Collection: 33 Linear Feet (13 boxes and 1 mapcase drawer)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu