Huntington Land and Improvement Company

The Huntington Land and Improvement Company was the real estate company established in 1902 by Henry Edwards Huntington. Formed in large part to purchase, subdivide, and re-sell land surrounding the Pacific Electric and Los Angeles Railways, the company's vast property assets were used to secure financial backing for other Huntington business interests, including the Los Angeles Railway and Pacific Light and Power's Big Creek power plant. Managers of the company included George S. Patton, Sr. and William Dunn. The Company continued to buy and sell property into the 1960s.

From the description of Huntington Land and Improvement Company Collection of Photographs and Negatives [graphic], 1920s-1930s and undated (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 123502741

Historical Note

Henry Edwards Huntington established the Huntington Land and Improvement Company in 1902. It was his first real estate company formed in large part to purchase, subdivide, and re-sell land surrounding the Pacific Electric and Los Angeles Railways. Huntington used the company’s vast property assets to secure financial backing for his other business interests, including the Los Angeles Railway and Pacific Light and Power’s Big Creek power plant. Managers of the company included George S. Patton, Sr. and William Dunn. The Company continued to buy and sell property into the 1960s.

From the guide to the Huntington Land and Improvement Company Collection of Photographs and Negatives, ca. 1920s-1930s and undated, (The Huntington Library)