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Designed by Peter K. Schabarum, the Art Deco Valley Municipal Building, located at 14410 Sylvan Street, was completed in 1932 and is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. Photograph caption dated August 13, 1956 reads, "Emergency nerve center - Valley police switched to emergency radio service early today in front of City Hall as flooded telephone cables shorted out all STate phones in Van Nuys area. Sgt. Ed Burnett, left, assists officer Eugene Harlan, in police radio car, in taking relayed emergency calls from downtown Los Angeles."; See image #00127623 for additional photo in this series.
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Valley Municipal Building Police communication systems--California--Los Angeles Police--Response time--California--Los Angeles Police vehicles--California--Los Angeles Police--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Public buildings--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Art deco (Architecture)--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Portrait photographs Group portraits Schabarum, Peter K
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