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Flames and smoke shooting from the roof of Thrifty Drug Store at 326 Wilshire Blvd

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Title: Flames and smoke shooting from the roof of Thrifty Drug Store at 326 Wilshire Blvd
Date Created and/or Issued: 1979
Contributing Institution: Santa Monica Public Library
Collection: Santa Monica Image Archives
Rights Information: Images are for personal research, scholarly and educational purposes. Contact the Santa Monica Public Library Image Archives for information about the reproduction of images. The Library assumes no responsibility for the improper use of any image from the Archives.
Description: Peter Hiller Collection At 2:22pm on New Year's Day in 1979, a fire broke out at Thrifty Drug Store at 326 Wilshire Blvd. More than 30 firefighters responded as hundreds of people showed up to watch the spectacle. Then, as if the fire was not enough, a moderate earthquake struck at 3:15, causing Thrifty's roof to collapse and destroying the building completely. The fire resulted in a loss of over half a million dollars.
Santa Monica Public Library Image Archives A2206 Digital object 5132 img0002
Type: image
Format: 1 slide :col.
Identifier: A2206
http://digital.smpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/smarchive/id/7987
Subject: Fires--California--Santa Monica
Fire engines--California--Santa Monica
Fire fighters--California--Santa Monica
Provenance: Donated to the Library by Peter Hiller

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