Reminiscences Of A Ranger

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"Los Angeles, at the time of my [Horace Bell's] arrival, was certainly a nice looking place--the houses generally looked neat and clean and were well whitewashed. There were three two-story adobe houses in the city, the most important of which is the residence of Mrs. Bell, widow of the late Capt. Alex Bell; then the Temple, building a substantial two-story, at the junction of Main and Spring streets; and the old Casa Sanchez on what is now Sanchez street."