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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated February 1, 1954 reads, "Repair crews put down pavement patching on sewer installations through dangerous intersection at Sherman Way and Laurel Canyon boulevard in North Hollywood. Traffic confusions results at dangerus [sic] train crossing which has taken lives of several motorists. City Department of traffic said advance signals, special signs and new no-left-turn plan will be constructed soon."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Construction equipment--California--Los Angeles Roadside improvement--California--Los Angeles Railroad crossings--California--Los Angeles Railroad tracks--California--Los Angeles Traffic lanes--California--Los Angeles Traffic flow--California--Los Angeles Electric lines--Poles and towers Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Trucks--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Sherman Way (Los Angeles, Calif.) Laurel Canyon Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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