Name/Title
"Volunteers of America Working Girl's Home / 451 So. Boyle Ave. Los Angeles, Cal."Entry/Object ID
2011.271.1.1Description
A real photo postcard, "Volunteers of America Working Girl's Home / 451 So. Boyle Ave. Los Angeles, Cal.," ca. 1915. The image shows a two-story Craftsman-style house set amidst a large lot with lawns, walks, palm and other trees and other landscaping. The caption is in white at the bottom of the unused card. The site was formerly the home of Joseph Workman, son of William of Rancho La Puente and cousin of Boyle Heights founder William Henry Workman. In 1904, the house shown here was built by Andrew M. Chaffey, son of Ontario and Upland founder William Chaffey, and associated in banking with his father. Chaffey moved from the house by 1910 and it was later purchased by the VOA for the home. By 1917, it had changed to the "Maud B. Booth Home for Boys and Girls," later the "Maud B. Booth Home for Children." An adjoining residence and lot were added to the complex and, by 1960, it was solely for boys. It closed in October 1964. Thirty years later, the PUENTE Learning Center opened at the site and operates there now. With some soiling and edge abrasions, the condition is good.
