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Order Number	00096563
Title	ARMCO, Malt Ave. and Garfield Ave., looking west
Photographer	Kelly, Howard D.
Collection ID	Kelly-Holiday Mid-Century Aerial Collection
Location/Accession	KHAF 522-9
Date	1960
Physical Description	1 negative :safety ;11 x 14 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	Central Manufacturing District is an industrial tract of approximately 2800 acres, partly located within the cities of Commerce, Bell, and Vernon. In 1923, the tract comprised 300 acres of the old Rancho San Antonio, one of the original Spanish land grants. Railroad lines and utilities were laid and the Terminal Building became the first structure erected at 4814 Loma Vista Avenue, and serves as its landmark. In 1928 the assets were purchased by the Santa Fe for further development. The district added new areas in 1930, 1932, 1947 and 1948 - to provide for new and expanding industries and services. Thus it has grown from its original 300 acres to more than 2800 acres. More than 60 food companies are located in the CDM, which also houses automobiles, furniture, household items, machinery, paints, paper, plastics, steel, trucks, wood, cosmetics and also the benefits provided by service and processing companies of all types. CMD, which has been called the largest development of its kind in the world, is located eastward from Soto Street to Garfield Avenue; the southern edge is bordered partly by Fruitland Avenue and Randolph Street; on the northern edge are Washington Boulevard and the Santa Ana Freeway route, partially extending north beyond the freeway line.
Description	Aerial view of ARMCO Drainage and Metal Products, Inc., located at 6155 S. Malt Avenue within the Central Manufacturing District, in the city of Commerce; view is looking west. The company manufactures metal drainage and construction products for use on highways, railroads, airports, and by various industries. Randolph Street, paralleled by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company railroad, are vertically along the left, Garfield Avenue peeks out from bottom left corner, and Malt Avenue is visible at lower center (behind the ARMCO warehouse). Bell Gardens High School, located at 6119 Agra Street in the city of Bell Gardens, is visible at top left, and several railroad tracks are visible throughout. Photograph dated February 14, 1960.
Publisher	Kelly-Holiday.
Subject	Central Manufacturing District (Los Angeles County, Calif.). Southern Pacific Transportation Company. Industrial facilities--California--Commerce. Manufacturing industries--California--Commerce. Railroad tracks--California--Commerce. Industrial sites--California--Commerce. Industries--California--Commerce. Commerce (Calif.)--Aerial views. Los Angeles River (Calif.). Commerce (Calif.). Aerial photographs
Coverage	1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960
Format	Photographic safety negatives
Credits	Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation.
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Kelly-Holiday Mid-Century Aerial Photo Collection