Albert A. Izmirian Appraisal Reports
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Albert A. Izmirian Appraisal Reports
Dates: 1954-1968
Collection Number: mssHM 75900-75929
Creator:
Izmirian, Albert A.
Extent:
30 items in 3 boxes
Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: The collection contains property appraisal reports created and collected by
City of Los Angeles real estate appraiser Albert A. Izmirian (1921-2009). The appraisal reports include typed appraisals,
handwritten
notes, photographs, maps, and other data referring to various properties throughout
the Los Angeles, California, area.
Language of Material: The records are in English.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Albert A. Izmirian appraisal reports, The Huntington
Library, San Marino, California.
Acquisition Information
Acquired from Doug Izmirian on June 25, 2011.
Biography
Albert A. Izmirian (1921-2009) was born in Los Angeles and received a marketing
degree from UCLA. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions but joined the Navy at the
outbreak of World War II and was stationed at Pearl Harbor. He played professional
football for the Los Angeles Bulldogs until 1947, when he became a real estate
appraiser for the city of Los Angeles. He eventually became Assistant Chief
Appraiser of Los Angeles County, and from 1967-1974 worked as State Inheritance Tax
Appraiser.
Scope and Content
The collection contains property appraisal reports created and collected by
City of Los Angeles real estate appraiser Albert A. Izmirian (1921-2009). The appraisal reports include typed appraisals,
handwritten notes,
photographs, maps, and other data referring to various properties throughout the Los
Angeles, California, area. Izmirian’s clients include the Los Angeles Department of Water and
Power, the Bureau of Land and Right of Way, the Maier Brewing Company, and various
other private companies and individuals. Properties appraised include part or all of
the Angeles Mesa Reservoir, the Almeda Steam Plant, abandoned Los Angeles transit
lines, land for the Golden State Freeway, the Crestwood Hills Park Expansion, the
Rose Hills Courts Project, and various private properties and vacant lots in and
around the city of Los Angeles. Also included are documents related to appraisals
for the City of Los Angeles vs. Azul Pacifico, Inc. (1967).
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
A detailed container list is available through the Manuscripts Department.
Indexing Terms
Personal Names
Izmirian, Albert
A.
Corporate Names
Los Angeles (Calif.).
Dept. of Water and Power--History.
Subject
Express highways--California--Los
Angeles Region--Maps.
Land tenure--California.
Real estate appraisers--United
States.
Real property--California--Los Angeles
County--Maps.
Real property--California--Los Angeles
Metropolitan Area--Maps.
Geograhic Areas
California--History--20th century.
Los Angeles
(Calif.)--History.
Genre
Appraisals (records)--California--20th
century.
Box 1
mssHM 75900-75911
1954-1960
1954, Apr. 12.
Water System Excess Property, Item No.85, "Glassell
Property."
HM 75900.
1954, May 20.
Angeles Mesa Reservoir. HM 75901.
1954, Sep. 29.
Items No.103A and 103 B, Excess Properties-Power System, Almeda
Steam Plant.
HM 75902.
1955, Mar. 11.
Riverside Drive Property for Golden State Freeway, 2815-1825
Riverside Drive.
HM 75903.
1955, May.
Abandoned Los Angeles Transit Lines - Vermont Avenue, 83rd
Street to City boundary south of Manchester Avenue.
HM 75904.
1956, Oct. 2.
Van Norman Lakes East Settling Basin Site Acquisition. HM 75905.
1956, Oct. 2.
Apperson Tank Site No.2 (Parcel 6), Tujunga, Calif. HM 75906.
1967, Apr.
Rose Hills Courts Projects. HM 75907.
1960, Feb. 1.
South Side of Pico Blvd., approx.250 feet easterlyof Western
Blvd.
HM 74908.
1960, Apr.
Vehicle Parking District No.105 (54th Street and Crenshaw
Blvd.).
HM 75909.
1960, May 19.
1962, Mar. 14.
Abandoned Los Angeles Transit Lines-Vermont Avenue, 83rd Street
to City boundary south of Manchester.
HM 74910.
1960, May 19.
Abandoned Los Angeles Transit Lines-Vermont Avenue, 83rd Street to City boundary south of Manchester Avenue. HM 75911.
Box 2
mssHM 75912-75920
1963-1965
1963, Apr.
Hoover Street-Washington Blvd. to Vermont Avenue, Santa Monica Freeway. HM 75912.
1963, May.
Hoover Street-Washington Blvd. to Vermont Avenue, Santa Monica Freeway. HM 75913.
1963, Oct. 9.
Portion of Lot A, Eigth Street. HM 75914.
1964, Mar.
El Segundo Blvd.-Figueroa Street to Vermont Avenue. HM 75915.
1964, May.
El Segundo Blvd.-Figueroa Street to Vermont Avenue. HM 75916.
1964, May.
El Segundo Blvd.-Figueroa Street to Vermont Avenue. HM 75917.
1965, June 8.
Hoover Street between Santa Monica Freeway and Adams Blvd., Parcel #20. HM 75918.
1965, June 15.
Hoover Street between Santa Monica Freeway and Adams Blvd., Parcel #23. HM 75919.
1965, Aug.
Portion of Rancho La Brea-East side of San Vicente Blvd. HM 75920.
Box 3
mssHM 75921-75929
1966-1968
1966, Mar. 10.
Crestwood Hills Park Expansion. HM 75921.
1966, May.
223rd Street-Normandie Avenue to Western Avenue. HM 75922.
1966, Nov.
Subdivision of the Ballesteros Vineyard Tract; Subdivision of Aliso Tract. HM 75923.
1967, Feb.
801 Radcliffe Dr. HM 75924.
1967, Feb.
817 Radcliffe Dr. HM 75925.
1967, Mar.
Temescal Drive (Proposed) between Sunset Blvd. and Pacific Coast Highway. HM 75926.
1967, Apr.
589 Radcliffe Dr. HM 75927.
1967, July.
Temescal Drive between Sunset Blvd. and Pacific Coast Highway. HM 75928.
1967-1968.
Temescal Drive between Sunset Blvd. and Pacific Coast Highway (City of Los Angeles vs. Azul Pacifico, Inc.). HM 75929.
