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Photograph caption dated July 31, 1959 reads "Dignity marked the ground-breaking ceremonies this week for the new Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. store, which is going up soon at Laurel Canyon boulevard and Kittridge street, Valley Plaza. Those taking part included prominent figures in the business, industrial, civic and financial life of the Valley. Left to right, above: John Hawkins, manager, Sears; Arthur W. Wagner, Sutro & Co.; R. W. Maney, Goodyear vice president and general manager; B. S. Hand, president, North Hollywood Chamber of Commerce; John J. Tuttle, secretary-treasurer, Valley Times; with Councilman Everett Burkhalter, on extreme right holding shovel. Charm was lent to ceremony by presence of Anita Gordon, center foreground, honorary mayor of Valley Plaza."
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Burkhalter, Everett G.--(Everett Glen),--1897-1975 Tuttle, John J.,--1916-1995 Gordon, Anita--(Singer) Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company--Employees Sears, Roebuck and Company--Employees North Hollywood Chamber of Commerce--Presidents Valley Times (Firm)--Employees Valley Plaza (Los Angeles, Calif.) Men--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Municipal officials and employees--California--Los Angeles Municipal officials and employees, Honorary--California--North Hollywood (Los Angeles) Newspaper employees--California--Los Angeles Singers--United States Actresses--United States Surveying--California--Los Angeles Surveying--Instruments Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Traffic signs and signals--California--Los Angeles Signs and signboards--California--North Hollywood (Los Angeles) North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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