DWP SLIDES (part 3)

Downtown Los Angeles 1885 - DWP slides - Gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from Diane McCreary 2009 - (click on image to enlarge)
Los Angeles experienced a major economic and building boom with the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad in the mid 1880s.
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Water ditch - Pershing Square - DWP slides - Gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from Diane McCreary 2009 - (click on image to enlarge)
In its earliest years the Pueblo, then City of Los Angeles, depended on San Fernando Valley water from the Los Angeles River. Such waterways were called zanhas.

Main Street Los Angeles c. 1880 - DWP slides - Gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from Diane McCreary 2009 - (click on image to enlarge)
As Los Angeles grew in the 1880s, it soon became evident that the springs of the San Fernando Valley would not be enough to supply the city's needs.

First office building of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power - DWP slides - Gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from Diane McCreary 2009 - (click on image to enlarge)

DWP SLIDES (part 2)

Posed Zanja Re-enactment - DWP Slides - Gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from Diane McCreary 2009 (click on image to enlarge)
Water from the Los Angeles River Zanja (water ditch) supplied the original Pueblo of Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles about 100 years after its founding - DWP Slides - Gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from Diane McCreary 2009 (click on image to enlarge)

Los Angeles in 1885 - DWP Slides - Gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from Diane McCreary 2009 (click on image to enlarge)

10 DWP SLIDES (part 1)

DWP Slide of 1st Sketch of the City of Los Angeles - 1853
- gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley by Diane McCreary 2009 (click on image to enlarge)
The original use of these slides is unknown, but since they are all water-related, they were likely part of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power presentation packet. The Kodachrome box in which they came has a note referring to other slides (not included) from 1958. The slides themselves are not in a Kodak frame. 2009 - the Year of Valley History
The Los Angeles River that supplied the early settlers in Los Angeles, came from sources in the San Fernando Valley.

DWP Slide of the Water Wheel in the Los Angeles River
- gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley by Diane McCreary 2009 (click on image to enlarge)
An earlier image of this water wheel was just published on this blog, but this slide image is in color. 2009 - The Year of Valley History

DWP Slide of the First Los Angeles Reservoir - sometime after 1861 - gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley by Diane McCreary 2009 (click on image to enlarge)
The water in this historic reservoir came mainly from sources in the San Fernando Valley.

The San Fernando Valley, in the heart of the Creative Capital of the World, deserves a great Museum of history & culture.

SPECIAL THANKS TO DIANE McCREARY

The Intake Journal 1927 - Collection of Diane McCreary 2009 - Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley - (click on image to enlarge)
A note of thanks to Diane McCreary of Studio City for her contributions to this blog of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley. Diane works tirelessly on behalf of preserving San Fernando Valley history, especially our priceless Campo de Cahuenga in North Hollywood.
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The Intake is a journal published by the employees of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. This Volume 4, number 1, was published in Los Angles, January 1927. Its cover features Hilton Lake with Mount Washington in the background. This edition carried a story about John P. Moran who spent over 20 years as an employee of the Department.

IMAGES FROM LOS ANGELES UTILITIES HISTORY

Water Wheel in the Los Angeles River 1859 - Collection of Diane McCreary 2009 - Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley (click on image to enlarge)
A wooden water wheel lifted precious water from the Los Angeles River into supply ditches in 1859. The river's water began its journey into the city from the San Fernando Valley.
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A Los Angeles Power Station - Bishop, California c. 1920 - Collection of Diane McCreary 2009 - Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley (click on image to enlarge)
A very small 120 kilowatt generator was the first power station for the city of Los Angeles. It was located just south of the town of Bishop, California in 1909.
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Arrival of Electricity in Los Angeles 1916 - Collection of Diane McCreary 2009 - Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley (click on image to enlarge)
Just over 200 customers received the first electricity arriving in Los Angeles in 1916.
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1913 The Cascades of the San Fernando Valley - Collection of Diane McCreary 2009 - Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley (click on image to enlarge)
On November 5th, 1913 great cascades of water from the Owens River flowed into the San Fernando Valley, culminating one of the greatest engineering feats in human history. Acquiring and maintaining sources of pure water for the 1,800,000 residents of the San Fernando Valley, and our neighbors throughout Los Angeles and Southern California will always challenge us. Your Museum collects, studies and presents the history of water and power.
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The San Fernando Valley, in the heart of the Creative Capital of the World, deserves a great Museum of history and culture.

NOTES ON JOHN P. MORAN - LOS ANGELES WATER AND POWER 1926

John P. Moran at age 33 - Under Sheriff of Los Angeles 1890 - Collection of Diane McCreary Studio City 2009 - Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley (click on image to enlarge) 2000 - The Year of Valley History

John P. Moran was born in Los Angeles on July 17, 1857. He was baptized a Christian in the Old Mission Plaza Church in August of that year. Moran attended St. Vincent's school at the east side of Plaza Park. At the age of 18, John Moran was elected to the Los Angeles City Council, and was likely at the age of 21 the youngest elected politician in the country.
Around 1890 Moran became Under-Sheriff of Los Angeles under Sheriff Ed. Gibson. He later worked for the Federal Government in the Internal Revenue Service.
In 1904, John Moran became an administrator for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. He died on December 6, 1926. Because of his splendid beard, Moral was known by Water and Power employees as "The Grizzly Bear."

c. 1926 John P. Moran (driver) and Freeman R. Cady - City vehicle - Collection of Diane McCreary Studio City 2009 - Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley (click on image to enlarge)

Thanks to Diane McCreary of Studio City for this information and photos of James Moran.

The San Fernando Valley, in the heart of the Creative Capital of the World, deserves a great Museum of history and culture.