John M - 5-1-2006 at 02:30 PM
While doing other research I came upon this article in the Los Angeles Times. I have typed the paragraph just as it appeared
John M.
Los Angeles Times; June 16, 1887
The Town of Ensenada
Situate on the beautiful Bay of Todos Santos, contains a population of 1400 souls, mostly Americans. It is laid out on an ample scale, all lots being
82x164 feet. The streets and avenues are eighty-two feet in width, with the exception of an avenue which is 120 feet in width, with a length of
fifteen miles. All streets and avenues are bordered with trees and ornamental shrubbery, imported from California. Besides, there is a magnificent
park, in which may be seen trees and flowers of the temperate and torrid zones. The town is well built, some of the structures possessing
architectural beauty of rare merit. Several manufactories are in operation and others are in comtemplation. The harbor is grand, and will of itself
invite commerce. There is no town today upon either continent possessing a more promising future.