Open House Tour fund-raiser is HUGE SUCCESS!
A sincere “Thank You!” to those who supported our fund-raising effort by attending this event.
See more pictures on our PHOTOS page.
Angeleno Heights Trolley Line presents:
an OPEN HOUSE TOUR* of Restored Victorian and Craftsman Homes in Historic ANGELENO HEIGHTS, the first suburb of Los Angeles!
(see map below for location)
Join us for a very Special Day ! Tickets will be available on the days of the Tour, Sat., May 17 and Sun., May 18, at the Ticket Table on the 1300 block of Carroll Ave.!
Plan to attend ! Mark your calendar !
You are invited to walk inside of several restored Victorian houses to see how the wealthy business people of the 1880's lived !
See our famous Carroll Avenue and go back 120 years in time !
Stroll along the streets where our Angeleno Heights Trolley Car actually ran !
Enjoy looking at a fine selection of restored Vintage Cars on Douglas St. !
Listen to assorted musicians play live music !
This grand event is also a part of the nationwide Leo Politi 2008 Centennial celebration !
We will have on display many original paintings and other works of art !
By the “Artist of Olvera Street”, our beloved former neighbor, the award winning artist, author, illustrator and preservationist, Leo Politi !
See the one item that Leo Politi said was his “favorite thing” in all of Angeleno Heights, including all of the historic houses ! The item that he called
a “masterpiece” !
View the highest concentration of Victorians in Los Angeles !
Tour the interiors of several Historic-Cultural Monuments !
Walk around and enjoy the first suburb of Los Angeles, ca. 1886 !
See the house where Leo Politi lived in Angeleno Heights !
Meet Leo's son and daughter and hear their stories about their famous father !
Find out how the Angeleno Heights Trolley Line project will benefit all of Los Angeles, just as the cable cars benefit San Francisco !
Expect many more surprises !
We have a very limited number of original (first edition) “ANGELENO HEIGHTS” books by Leo Politi available for purchase. These were self published by Leo in 1989 on a very small scale. They are soft cover and measure 9 1/4 in. wide by 12 in. high. They have never been opened to look at and are in absolutely MINT condition. They will be mailed to purchaser by USPS Priority Mail, insured. Price: $150./ea. You may pay by using the PayPal “Donate” button below. If using PayPal, please email us to let us know that you are purchasing the book so we don't confuse it with ticket purchases. Thanks. (All profits from this sale go to Angeleno Heights Trolley Line, Inc.)
***UPDATE*** — Our very small supply of original “Angeleno Heights” books by Leo Politi is SOLD OUT.
—Event Dates: Saturday, May 17th and Sunday, May 18th, 2008, 10 AM to 4 PM—
Admission: $20.00/person
Tickets will be available at the Ticket Table on the 1300 block of Carroll Ave. on the days of the Tour.
Payment may be made by personal check, made out to “Angeleno Heights Trolley Line, Inc” or with cash.
For further information about the tour, click on “News” at the top of this page.
You may email us at:
ahtrolley@aol.com
or call us at:
(213) 250-1434
*This tour is a fund-raising event for Angeleno Heights Trolley Line, Inc. - a 501[c]3 nonprofit charitable volunteer organization working to bring back vintage trolley service to Los Angeles.
Angeleno Heights is located about 2 miles Northwest of downtown Los Angeles between Dodger Stadium and Echo Park Lake, North of the 101 Fwy. and South of Sunset Blvd.
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