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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated August 31, 1963 reads, "Firemen mop up after $50,000 fire in Panorama City shopping center." The article partially reads, "Only one store, Panorama Jewelers, 8410 Van Nuys Blvd., where the blaze started, was totally gutted by flames...Smoke then poured through the common attic, fire fighters said, and caused damage in the one-story brick stucco building containing: Mode O' Day, 8408 Van Nuys Blvd.; Dr. Graeme Optometrist, 8406; the House of Nine, 8404; Panorama Bootery, 8412; Sally Shops, 8414, and Monroe's Clothing, 8416."
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Fires--California--Panorama City (Los Angeles) Shopping centers--California--Panorama City (Los Angeles) Stores & shops--California--Panorama City (Los Angeles) Storefronts--California--Panorama City (Los Angeles) Signs and signboards--California--Panorama City (Los Angeles) Sidewalks--California--Panorama City (Los Angeles) Streets--California--Panorama City (Los Angeles) Pedestrians--California--Los Angeles Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Fire engines--California--Los Angeles Fire hose Ladders Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Palms--California--Los Angeles Street lighting--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Panorama City (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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