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Description
Photograph. "On the original tract map, the street name was shown as 'Viscount Street.' But, when eleven families moved into their new homes they were surprised to find the sign on the corner post reading 'Discount Street.' Somebody pulled a booboo. So, Mrs. M.J. Balma of 3301 Discount, Alhambra -- half of the street is in that community, the other in Los Angeles -- circulated a petition to have the name changed. Yesterday, the homeowners announced that Alhambra had approved the petition, but now they need action from Los Angeles. 'It just wouldn't do to have one section as 'Viscount' and the other remain 'Discount,'' one homeowner commented. 'Besides, we're getting tired of being dubbed '20 per cent Alley' by our friends and neighbors.'" -- Examiner clipping attached to verso, dated 12 Febraury 1958. Streetscape. Horizontal photography.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w photographic prints photographs
-118.15964,34.06913 -118.15878,34.06885 -118.15971,34.06871 -118.16068,34.06887 Alhambra California State University Los Angeles California Los Angeles USA Viscount Street & Westmont Drive
Source
3-1275-02805-9146 [Barcode] EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-STR-017 [Original Filename] Subjects 320 [Print Box] University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
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