Typewritten letter from Adelbert Bartlett requesting an invitation for Eugene R. Plummer to appear in Pioneer Days parade, 1936

Item Overview

Title

Typewritten letter from Adelbert Bartlett requesting an invitation for Eugene R. Plummer to appear in Pioneer Days parade, 1936

Creator

Bartlett, Adelbert, $d 1887-1966

Date Created

June 26, 1936

Date

1936-06-26

Language

English

Collection

Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Notes

Description

Eugene R. Plummer and his family once owned sections of Los Angeles including the Hancock Park area, mid-Wilshire, Hollywood Hills, and West Hollywood. The site of his home was purchased by the County of Los Angeles in 1937 and is known as Plummer Park, West Hollywood.

Caption

Text reads: IMPORTANT - FOR FRONT PAGE STORY WITH PICTURE 6/26/36 From Adelbert Bartlett. Dear Mr. Warren: After two or three attempts to contact the gentleman whom I mentioned to you several days ago as one would should most certainly be seen this year in our Pioneer Days Parade, I have to report – Capt. Eugene R. Plummer, whose family at one time owned a total of some 4444.44 acres comprising the famous Rancho La Brea, upon which most of Hollywood now stands, would be glad to receive from our Pioneer Days Committee a written invitation to himself and to members of his “A La California Club” to attend our celebration. (It appears that this figure has been somewhat overlooked in former parades – not especially invited).Plummer, as you know, is known as the “father of Hollywood” and is one of the [“best-known” “x”-ed over] real pioneers in the film capital. The Hollywood Bowl [“stands” “x”-ed over with 8 “x”-es] occupies land once owned by Plummer. He has lived for 66 years on a piece of land which really is the last of the old Rancho La Brea to remain in his possession, [half a line “x”ed out] Historical groups have petitioned the State of California to make this site a state park. Plummer’s homestead is a perfect old-time hacienda, with grape-arbors, barbeque pits, spreading olive, eucalypti and elder-berry trees, at which descendents of [word “x”ed out] first Spanish-California families gather for fiestas and dances after the traditional manner. The man himself, in fact, is the embodiment of old-time California hospitality, and is always glad to receive visitors and tell of [word “x”ed out] the Southland’s [word “x”ed out] glorious past. Capt, Plummer was present at the first auction of town lots in Santa Monica, A frequent visitor here through the years he has seen Santa Monica grow from grass-roots [word “x”ed out] into a seaside metropolis.
Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2361 - 2362 - 2 [sleeve torn, text missing] Eugene R. Plu [sleeve torn, text missing] Hollywood, Thomas Workman Temple. Photo by Adelbert Bartlett, 535 15th Street, Santa Monica, Calif. Col. Eugene R. Plummer, Hollywood's oldest settler, showing him with 1- On horseback with women members of family, descendents [sic] of Spanish pioneers 2- With guitar and Indian relics 3- Ranch windmill and patio of home. El Rey de la Vaqueros, Aug 1927

Physical Description

Extent

1 page

Keywords

Genre

correspondence
typescripts

Names

Plummer, Eugenio Raphael, 1852-1943
Eugene R. Plummer residence (West Hollywood, Calif.)
Pioneer Days (Santa Monica, Calif.)

Location

California--Los Angeles--Hollywood

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Rancho La Brea (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Media