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Los Angeles Section Page 429 Route
43.9 0.1 4-corners; turn right. Ascend long, winding grade 44.\
and follow road thru mountains for fifty miles. Use caution
at all times for many sharp curves. Pass Ridge Road Sta.
on left 49.5. Reach summit 62.0 (elevation 4,233 ft.). Pass
Bailey’s Ranch on right 75.0. Pass Gorman P. O. on right
80.9.
85.6 41.7 Lebec (center of town on left). Keep ahead.
HOTELS—Lebec Hotel & Garage.
Continue downgrade thru Tejon pass. Reach foot of grade
125.0
and enter valley 94.9, going straight north for thirty miles.
Cross RR 124.0.
39.4 4-corners; turn left.
125.0 0.9 Chester Ave.; turn right.
127.5 1.6 BAKERSFIELD, Chester Ave. & 19th St.
Bakersfield City Map and Points of Interest, page 394.
HOTELS— Maronet Hotel, 18th & Eye Sts.
Southern Hotel, Chester Ave. & 19th St.
SERVICE STA.—United States Tire Sales & Service Depots located here.
Route 384—San Fernando to Ventura, Cal.—56.3 m.
Reverse Route 42.
Via Santa Susana pass, Simi, Moor Park and Saticoy. All concrete excepting 2.3
miles of dirt on the eastern slope of Santa Susana pass. It is possible that this stretch
will be paved for the 1920 season.
MILEAGE— , A very attractive drive thru a highly cultivated farming country most
Olstane* Q f the way. Easy grades prevail across Santa Susana pass and road-
1 way ls wicle enough to pass any place.
MUmbo Point*
0.0 0.0 SAN FERNANDO, Chadsworth Drive & San Fernando Blvd.
(two blocks southeast of depot). Go southeast on Chadsworth
Drive. Thru 4-corners at trolley 2.0.
5.2 5.2 Fork; bear left with pavement.
5.7 0.5 Right-hand diagonal road; bear right with pavement. Cross
RR 10.1. Thru Chatsworth 10.2.
10.5 4.8 Santa Susana Ave.; turn right. Ascend winding grade thru
Santa Susana pass 13.4. Reach summit 13.7. Cross RR 18.6.
Thru Santa Susana 19.0 and Simi 23.3.
24.1 13.6 End of road; turn right with pavement. Cross RR 27.4.
28.6 4.5 Right-hand diagonal road; bear right with pavement.
30.3 1.7 Moor Park, 4-corners, sta. on left. Turn left across RR.
30.8 0.5 End of road; turn right. Cross RR 34.2. Avoid left-hand road
37.4.
Left at 37.4 leads to Somls and Camarillo.
44.1 13.3 4-corners; turn right with pavement. Avoid left-hand road
46.2. Cross RR 47.0.
47.1 3.0 Saticoy, 4-corners, bank on left. Turn left.
47.2 0.1 End of road; turn right with travel. Avoid left-hand road
47.3.
48.3 1.1 4-corners; turn left.
54.0 5.7 Diagonal 4-corners; bear right onto Main St.
56 3 2.3 VENTURA,* Main & California Sts., city hall on far right.
•Ventura, Cal. (pop. 3,000, alt. 50 ft.) In the marks may still be seen on the walls. After
heart of this little city may be seen what re- 1830 it was allowed to drop into a state of
decay. It has been restored, but only as a
mains of the Mission Buenaventura, which church and a very beautiful tower, in which
mission was founded by Father Serra person- the old bells still hang and continue to call
ally. At one time it was the center of a great worshipers to their service. There is a
many raids and attacks by Indians. Bullet caretaker in charge.