Los Angeles "Cycle Path" circa 1896

Is this the earliest photographic evidence of a bike path in Los Angeles? I was browsing the Los Angeles Public Library Photo Archive and came across this photo from 1896.


The "Cycle Path" sign looks a lot like the signs used nowadays in Culver City. Here's the intersection as it looks today:


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I'd love to see more information about the bicycling infrastructure of 19th century Los Angeles...