A Place Called Bly

A quarry was begun in Pyrite Canyon in the Glen Avon area about 1900. It was soon taken over and expanded to at least two quarries by the Bly Brothers who owned the Bly Brothers Stone Company in Los Angeles. The stone was taken from the quarry to their yard in LA for finishing. In 1903 or 1904 a spur line was built to the quarries  by the San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad. The spur went from the Pedley area to Pyrite Canyon. At the end of the spur line a siding was built for the loading of the rock. That siding became known as "Bly." Sometimes that area shows up on old maps as Bly as well, even thought there never was a real community known as Bly.