Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about East Los Angeles came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of East Los Angeles in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about East Los Angeles. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our East Los Angeles data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for East Los Angeles:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada

Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2002
(Available from Amazon.com)

In addition:

Railroad Mentions of East Los Angeles:

East Los Angeles was mentioned in the following schedules:

The 'City of Los Angeles' Time Table (July 1938)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1933)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)

The following routes mentioned East Los Angeles as a scheduled stop:

The City of Los Angeles: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct City of Los Angeles (train schedule from 1938). The City of Los Angeles travelled between Chicago (IL) and Los Angeles (CA).

The City of Saint Louis: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct City of Saint Louis (train schedule from 1967). The City of Saint Louis travelled between Saint Louis (MO) and Los Angeles (CA).

The Gold Coast Limited: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct Gold Coast Limited (schedule from 1951). The Gold Coast Limited travelled between Chicago (IL) and San Francisco (CA).