This page for some Historic News that I know of
in Lincoln Heights.

NORTH BROADWAY CLOCK
DESTROYED!
10/12/06

A few days ago a production company was filming at the Airliner Club on North Broadway and one of their trucks backed into the clock and knocked it down. Apparently it is now in three pieces: the base, the vertical shaft and the clock head all were separated in the accident.  The clock head was severely damaged, the support column to a lesser degree, and the base survived.  The fallen pieces was then carted away by LA City Street Services. The Lincoln Heights Chamber of Commerce is trying to locate it and get in back into their possession (before who knows what might happen to it).

Local community members are going to fight tooth-and-nail to get the clock fixed (not replaced) by the production company.  The worst part is that the production company is actually denying everything.
 
 


Street clock before it was damaged.
Photo by Stephen Sariñana-Lampson.
 
 


Street clock TODAY.
Photo by Stephen Sariñana-Lampson.

10/17/06:
Looks like the clock will never be replaced since it can't be found or it's in some recycling center somewhere. Even if it's found it is so severely damaged that it's not so easy gluing back the pieces, the clock head was shattered.
Another piece of history just thrown out with the street trash. There is no excuse for this to happen. "There are no such things as accidents"
 
 

If you are upset about this as I am lets make some noise.

Call or email our Councilmember Ed P. Reyes to take some corrective action and voice your concern to let him know how wrong this is. Lets get our Councilmember to do something about this soon and hold that production company responsible for repairing this Lincoln Heights landmark. How dare they come to a community to make a quick buck and not be responsible for their wrongful actions. They have no concern of what they damaged and what this clock means to Lincoln Heights. This will not be ignored until the street clock (or a decent replacement) is back in its place.
 
 

Council District 1 MAIN OFFICE
Ed P. Reyes Councilmember
(213) 473-7001
You can E-Mail the councilmember at councilmember.reyes@council.lacity.org
 
 

UPDATES WILL FOLLOW AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE
Or if facts change then I will correct it here.
8/7/06
Just Discovered!
Remember seeing this small replica of the Mesmer Mansion?
(or the haunted house/castle on the hill before the actual house burned down)
On Lincoln Park Avenue between Mission Rd. and North Broadway.


This small replica of the Mesmer house has not been seen for over 30 years!
Until now, and it's still here in Lincoln Heights.


Also here is the weathervane / lightning rod that was on top of the Mesmer house.
The address of the Mesmer mansion was 3500 Manitou.

MORE ABOUT THIS DISCOVERY LATER
! FROM EAST LOS ANGELES TO LINCOLN HEIGHTS !

On March 26th, 1917 by the unanimous vote of 1000 of it's residents Monday night the name of that section of the city hitherto known as East Los Angeles was changed to Lincoln Heights. The meeting was the fortnightly "Community Night" of the neighborhood and was held at Lincoln High School. Joseph Mesmer made the motion to change the name. There was the usual musical and literary program.
(LA Times, 3/28/1917)


4/28/06

ONE OF THE SURVIVING LINCOLN PARK MERRY GO ROUND HORSES
CHARRED BY FIRE IN 1976
Photo by the Davis Siblings