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Title
Anniversary of freeway flier, Laurel Canyon Blvd
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1959
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Title supplied by cataloger.
Photograph caption dated August 26, 1959 reads, "Anniversary of Freeway Flier. West Valley Freeway Flyer, which whisks commuters from Reseda to Los Angeles in 45 minutes in morning, depending on traffic, and back again in afternoon, celebrates first anniversary of service tomorrow. At left, Flyer picks up passengers at Ventura Boulevard and Laurel Canyon in Studio City before speeding non-stop to Los Angeles where it drops riders at Temple street and Hope avenue [sic], right. In year, MTA has tripled services on route."
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00083957
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d003_f11_i4
CARL0002890412
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/42448
Subject
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Bus lines--California--Studio Ctiy (Los Angeles)
Local transit--California--Studio City (Los Angeles)
Bus rapid transit--California--Los Angeles
Bus stops--California--Los Angeles
Studio City (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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