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Boosting Boyle Heights During the Boom of the 1880s

Posted on April 19, 2012February 19, 2022Author Paul SpitzzeriPosted in UncategorizedLeave a Reply

After a decade of economic stagnation, Los Angeles entered into a major growth boom in 1886 shortly after a direct transcontinental railroad link was made to the city from the east by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Over a few year period, tens of thousands of new arrivals poured into the region and…

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