Venice High School - Gondolier Yearbook (Venice, CA)

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a alkvna ancho Adjoining the La Ballona Ranch-o was the Rancho San Viciente y Santa Monica. Here lived another aristocratic family, the Sepulvedas, the pride of which was the beautiful Senorita Ramona. It was a happy day w-hen Senor Machado, attending a gay fiesta at the Sepulveda hacienda, met this lovely girl. Under the shade of spreading pepper trees and to the tune of languorous and plaintive Spanish melodies, Senorita Ramona was wiooed and won by the handsome caballero, Don Agustin. The young couple built their home in Los Angeles, on La Calle Principal K now Main Streetj near the Plaza church, since the health of Senor Machad-o did not permit his living at La Ballona. The first house built on the La Ballona Rancho was snuggled up against the hillside near where Overland Avenue now ru-ns into fefferson Street. There were twelve children in the family, and Don Agustin, accompanied by his sons, often wigfdmki , ,. f '- V1 42' x J idx ec it ' a s W tis iefr s A , -1 . Zi 6 Y ,Jr fr figffr. P' ffl .I fl 4 Afilb ,Af f l , I, fflv gr ,yi gig ll? ffiesyhfikebaf ,ff Vffifl, L, ?,,ewlfl1hQ ll' A ,X it V 7, 1 ft limi . rs 411 W ,, t li 1ff,,.gf if I a fjgfp f? l P QM EH' If A H jf if with one riding behind him on his horse, woul-d ride out to the l ,fyejfa Q hacienda regularly to superinten-d the affairs of his large estate. Wt ff, 4 1 I r xl, Don Agustin Machado died in 1865, at the age of 71, havf If ', f , ing acquired during his life vast stretches of land and amassed t ihf w tl fr, . . Y f 4 untold wealth. He had also served in public office as alcalde and '- , lg justice of the peace. J H ff I 1, ' Upon his death, the family gave up the town house and moved to the hacienda where for many years they maintained 'QV' an immense household. But as the heirs attained majority and QF' founded their own families, the vast Machado estates were divided among the different members of the family, and with 1 changing fortunes, in time passed out of their hands until now , if ,QM scarcely a vestige of the romance of the famous hacienda remains. p A ' ,Ml , f- A 4 X . , ' il Ml if' ' V' fi if 9 V f ,ff 4 f 1 4 :ff 'i if l . , ,, ...... - , e 1 ' 7 i T' Y 544, , , .,1.e:i5,5i:,, QL' ,17,4f43flQ7 3 4 ' 4 ' ff uv- ' ' Y ,Lf 'fs:1,f::+ f1i.eig, ,. ,fain f ' f if F' if Fi7f?5?21f'f f W . fr cfefffff gp: is sea ff A f . :cf:Qf,iieeff-:.f, .1 f A4.,,Sg,L5:.fJ,,,,1?5f:,'3f Y f x A1 f1-fret! W, .i-41j:,',:,g ,3:: ,g ' ,, fl , ' 32 -W iff c' ' ici c, Y f , l . A cz! ' . -. a s -1 i as 9 -as 77-1 - L t ff tfglitf-if iZf1.f1'f i 715' fi, 1, l '. 'Q ,If fri c1 'eL '-,.,g2i:t 'fluff 16 .arbif uf, -9215. ,Q ry, :PT .1 Q. ,,,, QQ! 5 ? r'd,v, , ,J1a. 11,1 z ipjit' I- ' 1' ,.. 3 4 '14, my ' c to -e 'e-ee 7 t fi X ymfllfe' ,. fi, iz? Q H '4' .r i ll a .fi , .5 A-+1 f' ft' iff' QA., -, 1111,-f,f . Y , - .gfza .,-qd'. J e-A. 4- .2313 gff ,..v-n .. , .V ffm, f :fe if--9.1-fcfiia :L t My , f1,'f. i. , N- -fff f .-'Aff' ? 4L --,G: ,v1 -N 32- fe M52 . 7?-:lf-az? N221 -ffl? '--A-ee, , in f' 1 ee'- i fffmlf-Qf+rf1e:ft 1. s ,--:4eiaiff? g'fg:5aQET -i f . 11:2 'ft sift-egiairf' R ' 3.1.-. in -.ffl-N , 41-,,g49gaf -3- - ll' A ff -eg?--J-4-.1 15 924' fd-'ref 5- ,,...,aefiii,ii: .1J--553-:,f-Qffgf-ff--- 1- ' ff' ities-J I.. .. r1'l feic ' .,,. r ., f,,.?f i-lla? ...Q-:L11 f+- ., V- 4- - . ' ,X f' ' '-1-f1'f'1-1-ee-ve:-gb. - V 1----f' 7 4i't'T.?...'F its ii a . if J c QQ.:-T'N is iqEc.ei5.-i-7 ALi-A1 fi' . if

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