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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. In the original newspaper article, the caption for this image is reversed with the caption to image #00130908. Photograph caption dated July 13, 1956 reads "Pioneer intersection forms hub. Sun Valley was formerly Roscoe and it required a special election for the community to rename it. This view shows busy intersection at Sunland boulevard and San Fernando road where the majority of business interests were established until new activity during the war and following years brought about expansion of the business center."; See images #00130905 through #00130909 for all photos in this series.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Whelan Drug Store (Los Angeles, Calif.) Roscoe Hardware (Los Angeles, Calif.) Men--California--Los Angeles Pedestrians--California--Los Angeles Storefronts--California--Los Angeles Stores & shops--California--Sun Valley (Los Angeles) Streets--California--Sun Valley (Los Angeles) Sidewalks--California--Sun Valley (Los Angeles) Signs and signboards--California--Sun Valley (Los Angeles) Street signs--California--Sun Valley (Los Angeles) Traffic signs and signals--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Neon signs--California--Sun Valley (Los Angeles) Telephone lines--California--Los Angeles Electric lines--Poles and towers San Fernando Road (Los Angeles, Calif.) Sunland Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Sun Valley (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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