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L.A. History - 19th Century
El Dorado Saloon Site of today's Merced Theatre on Main Street, Los Angeles. It was a prefabricated wood framed saloon built in 1853. The prefabricated building was shipped around the Horn. It was owned by John Hughes and John B. Magruder. The later became a Confederate General during the Civil War and was among the last generals to surrender in Texas in June 1865. Downstairs was a billiard room, monte bank and saloon. Upstairs were living quarters where Magruder lived. The Los Angeles Rangers (LA's equivalent to the famed Texas Rangers) had their first meeting here due to lawlessness in Los Angeles. The saloon lasted only a year. A Methodist church later occupied the site. The Merced Theatre was built here in 1870 just south of the Pico House. 418 N. Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Map
Fort Moore (site of) Est. 1847 I don't think this was an actual adobe. Only drawings exist of the place and it looks like an adobe, but I really don't think it. It was built by the Mormon Battalion in 1847 by using timber from the San Gabriel Mountains. It was about 400 feet long. It had earthen breastworks, but no adobe structures. I checked several sources, including a diary account from the Mormon Battalion. The Mormons worked with wood, not adobe construction. They had a wood mill near San Bernardino. They were wood ship builders in Wilmington (Mormon Island). It was actually located on the east side of North Broadway at Fort Moore Place if it went through to Broadway. (Makes sense huh?). The large timber flagpole was at the northeast corner of North Broadway and Fort Moore Place (if it extended). It is a very confusing site because Fort Moore Hill has been completely altered. Now Broadway used to be called Fort Street. But I think the fort was a block or two west (between Hill and Grand). Confused yet? I sure am. Anyway, the US Flag was raised here at the fort's dedication on July 4, 1849. It was named in honor of Captain Benjamin D. Moore, who was killed in the Battle of San Pasqual on December 6, 1846. The fort was deactivated in 1853 and abandoned. There was nothing left of the place in the late 1800s. An adobe would have lasted longer and you would have seen evidence of ruins in later photos. The wood structure was probably taken apart by scavengers and used for firewood or building materials. Now the Fort Moore Memorial is on Board of Education Hill. It is on Hill Street just south of Sunset Boulevard (now Ceasar Chavez Avenue). North Broadway, Los Angeles, CA Map
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