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Photograph caption dated December 2, 1954 reads, "Dust flies as contractors rip old house of George Beals into splinters to make room for new restaurant soon to occupy corner. Old two-story structure settled reluctantly on haunches as bulldozer gouged out underpinnings."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Demolition--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Cranes, derricks, etc.--California--Los Angeles Debris--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Electric lines--Poles and towers Streets--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Lost architecture--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Van Nuys Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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