Santa Fe Station, Lake Elsinore
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- Los Angeles Public Library
- Collection:
- Security Pacific National Bank Collection
- Date:
- Unknown date
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- View of the Santa Fe Station in Lake Elsinore, which looks abandoned, as there are no people, automobiles, nor trains visible. A watchtower or signal tower with a small platform can be seen on the right, on top of a small ramp.; Known as "The Playground of Southwest California", the city of Lake Elsinore in Riverside County was incorporated in 1888 and was named after the Danish city in Shakespeare's "Hamlet". In the early 1900s, natural mineral waters and bathhouses brought visitors from all around the world seeking cures for a variety of illnesses, yet also bringing many celebrities who just wanted to escape the urban Hollywood hustle and bustle. In the 1920s and early 1930s, the lake became a destination for world-record-setting boat races and Olympic swim team training. Although the lake went dry in the late 1930s, it was somehow refilled in the early '60s. According to the U.S. Census, in 2000 Lake Elsinore's population was 28,928; just 8 short years later, in 2008, it was estimated at 49, 807.
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