Site of Truman Street extention [sic], west from city line
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
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This project was supported in whole or in part 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 Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated October 15, 1949 reads, "Service station at left of fence will be moved, road extended as marked." The article partially reads, "A $1,000,000 change in San Fernando's traffic pattern soon will change San Fernando Road into a one-way street. Southbound traffic will flow curb-to-curb down San Fernando Road, with a four-lane companion highway for northbound traffic now being laid out along the course of narrow Truman St. A new railway depot and the extension of Mission Blvd. through to the lanes of Truman St. are included in the mammoth re-routing projcet [sic]."; See images #00132605 through #00132607 for all photos in this series.
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Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Traffic engineering--California--San Fernando Roads--Widening--California--San Fernando Roads--California--San Fernando Valley--Design and construction Streets--California--San Fernando Electric lines--Poles and towers Automobiles--California--San Fernando Traffic signs and signals--California--San Fernando Service stations--California--San Fernando Truman Street (San Fernando, Calif.) San Fernando (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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