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Sawtelle Field
Sawtelle may refer to: * Cullen Sawtelle * William Henry Sawtelle * Sawtelle, Los Angeles ** Sawtelle Boulevard ** Sawtelle Veterans Home The Sawtelle Veterans Home was a care home for disabled American veterans in what is today part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area (see Sawtelle, Los Angeles) in California in the United States. The Home, formally the Pacific Branch of the Natio ... ** Sawtelle (Pacific Electric) See also * Sawtell (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cullen Sawtelle
Cullen Sawtelle (September 25, 1805 – November 10, 1887) was an American attorney and politician from Maine. He was most notable for his service as a U.S. Representative from 1845 to 1847 and 1849 to 1851. Biography Sawtelle was born in Norridgewock, Massachusetts (now Maine) on September 25, 1805, a son of Richard Sawtelle and Sarah "Sally" (Ware) Sawtelle. He received his early education under private tutors and in 1825 he graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. He studied law with Charles Greene of Athens, Maine and Daniel Wells of Greenfield, Massachusetts, attained admission to the bar in 1828, and practiced in Norridgewock. A Democrat in politics, he served as register of probate for Somerset County from 1830 to 1838. From 1843 to 1845, he was a member of the Maine Senate. In 1844, Sawtelle was elected to represent Maine's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He served in the 29th United States Congress (March 4, 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Henry Sawtelle
William Henry Sawtelle (August 27, 1868 – December 17, 1934) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Education and career Born in Tuscumbia, Alabama, Sawtelle read law in 1886 and was in private practice of law in Tuscumbia from 1886 to 1903. He was a solicitor for the Alabama 8th Judicial Circuit from 1892 to 1898, and for the Alabama 11th Judicial Circuit from 1898 to 1903. He was in private practice in Tucson, Arizona Territory (State of Arizona from February 14, 1912) from 1903 to 1913. Federal judicial service Sawtelle was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on August 6, 1913, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona vacated by Judge Richard Elihu Sloan. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 18, 1913, and received his commission the same day. His service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sawtelle, Los Angeles
Sawtelle is a district in the Westside (Los Angeles County), Westside of the city of Los Angeles, California, partially within the West Los Angeles subregion. It was established in 1899 and named after a manager of the Pacific Land Company who was initially responsible for its development and promotion. Sawtelle is noted for its thriving Japanese American community, busy restaurants and arthouse movie theaters. It has strong roots in Japanese-American history. In recognition of its historical heritage, the area was designated Sawtelle Japantown in 2015.Naomi HiraharaThinking L.A.: How West L.A. became a haven for Japanese-Americans UCLA Newsroom, April 15, 2015 History Early history In 1896, the Pacific Land Company purchased a tract, which lay just south of the veterans home, and hired S. H. Taft to develop a new town named Barrett, after Andrew W. Barrett, local manager of the veterans home. When the Pacific Land Company attempted to secure a post office for the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sawtelle Boulevard
Sawtelle Boulevard is a north/south street in the Westside region of the city of Los Angeles, California. For most of its length, it parallels the San Diego Freeway (Interstate 405), one block to the east. The street has important Japanese American cultural and historical significance. Route Sawtelle Boulevard’s northern end is north of Dowlen Drive within the Los Angeles Veterans Administration complex (which it enters at Ohio Avenue), and its southern end is at Overland Avenue, a few blocks east of Sepulveda Boulevard. Sawtelle Boulevard is a major thoroughfare for the Sawtelle community and West Los Angeles neighborhood. The portion of Sawtelle Boulevard from Santa Monica Boulevard to Olympic Boulevard is a trendy spot for the newer Japanese American community in Los Angeles,. Officially named Sawtelle Japantown, but often called simply Sawtelle or Little Osaka - not to be confused with downtown Los Angeles’ older, larger Little Tokyo, or Japantown, San Francisco, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sawtelle Veterans Home
The Sawtelle Veterans Home was a care home for disabled American veterans in what is today part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area (see Sawtelle, Los Angeles) in California in the United States. The Home, formally the Pacific Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, was established in 1887 on of Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica lands donated by Senator John P. Jones and Arcadia B. de Baker. The following year, the site grew by an additional ; in 1890, more were appended for use as a veterans' cemetery. With more than 1,000 veterans in residence, a new hospital was erected in 1900. This hospital was replaced in 1927 by the James W. Wadsworth Hospital, now known as the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center. National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers In 1865, Congress passed legislation to incorporate the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers and Sailors of the Civil War. Volunteers were not eligible for care in the existing regular army an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sawtelle (Pacific Electric)
The Sawtelle Line was an interurban railway route operated by the Pacific Electric Railway that ran between Downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica, California. History The line was constructed in segments by the Pasadena and Pacific Railway: Beverly Hills to Santa Monica and Santa Monica to Ocean Park in 1896, 4th and Hill Streets, to Beverly Hills in 1897, and finally Ocean Park to Venice in 1901. In 1908 the entire line was converted to standard gauge, with service beginning on May 1. The line came under control of the Pacific Electric in 1911 under the terms of the Great Merger. When Pacific Electric took over operations, the service went as far as Venice. Cars ran as far as Playa del Rey between May and August 1916. The line was briefly through routed with the Venice Short Line for three months starting in November 1926, creating a loop service. By February 1927, most trips terminated at Santa Monica, with some cars serving the Ocean Park car house. Annual ridership peaked at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
