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Photograph dated January 27, 1954 shows the Hollywood Freeway under construction near the Hollywood Bowl. Construction equipment and machinery sit idle as heavy rains have delayed work on the highway which is to open to traffic in mid-April.; See images #00115017 through #00115019 for all photos in this series.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Express highways--California, Southern Express highways--California, Southern--Design and construction Construction equipment--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles United States Highway 101 Cahuenga Pass (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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