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Title
Smoke rising from Villa Street building
Creator
Brandon Studio
Date Created and/or Issued
1946
Contributing Institution
Mountain View Public Library
Collection
California Revealed from Mountain View Public Library
Rights Information
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Description
The area around Villa and View Streets had traditionally been Mountain View's Chinatown. Small Asian businesses such as Lung Yuen's general store (see PHL B19) and a few laundry establishments were centered in these blocks. On April 1, 1946, several of these buildings caught fire. The cause was never known, but it was suspected that a small stove exploded and started the eruption. Although these buildings had been condemned, over sixty people were evacuated as the fire spread. Fortunately no was hurt. The buildings were never repaired. Mountain View, California.
Type
image
Format
Original
Photograph
Extent
1 Page of 1
Identifier
cmv_001101
phl f11 6
Provenance
Mountain View Public Library
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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