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By Drew W, September 15, 2012 | |
| | | 1. Bella Union Hotel Site Marker | | |
Inscription. Near this spot stood the Bella Union Hotel, long a social and political center. Here, on October 7, 1858, the first Butterfield Overland Mail stage from the East arrived 21 days after leaving St. Louis. Warren Hall was the driver, and Waterman Ormsby, a reporter, the only through passenger.
Erected 1958 by The California State Park Commission in cooperation with the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. (Marker Number 656.)
Location. 34° 3.279′ N, 118° 14.462′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. Marker is on North Main Street north of Temple Street, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is mounted on the wall at Fletcher Bowron Square. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 North Main Street, Los Angeles CA 90012, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Merced Theatre (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); Pico House (about 500 feet away); Plaza Fire House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Father Junipero Serra 1713-1784 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles (approx. 0.2 miles away); Los Angeles Plaza (approx. 0.2 miles away); Latino Blood, American Hearts (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Honor (approx. 0.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Los Angeles.
Also see . . . The Bella Union Hotel. (Submitted on September 27, 2012.)
Credits. This page originally submitted on September 26, 2012, by Drew W of Vista, California. This page has been viewed 62 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on September 26, 2012, by Drew W of Vista, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Wide area view of the marker and its surroundings. • Can you help?
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