Los Angeles County CA Archives Biographies.....Guidinger, August M. 1863 - 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908)

    AUGUST M. GUIDINGER, for a quarter of a century a resident of California and
widely known in Los Angeles county, is a native of Manitowock, Wisconsin, and
was born July 31st, 1863. His father, John B. Guidinger, was a native of
Germany. Mr. Guidinger was nineteen years of age when he left home, coming to
California and almost directly to Los Angeles, where he attended the State
Normal School. This was in 1883, and the school was in the second year of its
existence. Mr. Guidinger completed a thorough course of study and graduated in
the class of 1886. He then went to Santa Paula and was principal of the Santa
Paula high school from 1887 to 1890. He then returned to Los Angeles and with
Howry & Peck gained a thorough knowledge of the undertaking business. In 1894,
he opened this business for himself in Santa Monica and continued for about
thirteen years. He meantime served the city of Santa Monica about ten years as
magistrate, a portion of this time as police judge and otherwise as justice of
the peace.

    In 1906 he erected the splendid Guidinger building at 1334 Third street,
which is designed especially for the undertaking business, being fitted with all
modern conveniences. It is of the mission style of architecture and the most
artistic building in the city. Mr. Guidinger in 1907 disposed of the business to
Brezee Brothers & Todd, retaining ownership, however, of the building. He has
valuable real estate holdings in Hollywood, which is at present his home. He
also has business interests in Sawtelle. Mr. Guidinger married at Santa Paula,
Miss Emma F. Hall, a daughter of R. R. Hall, deceased. They have one son,
Theodore, born in Santa Monica, August 1st, 1905.


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Ingersoll's century history, Santa Monica Bay cities: prefaced with a brief
history of the state of California, a condensed history of Los Angeles County,
1542 to 1908: supplemented with an encyclopedia of local biography and
embellished with views of historic landmarks and portraits of representative
people.

Los Angeles: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908)


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