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This Chevrolet assembly plant opened in 1947 and produced the Chevrolet Corvair, Chevrolet Nova, Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet full-size models and the Pontiac Firebird. The plant was closed in 1992 after the production of Camaro and Firebird vehicles was moved to Sainte-The´re`se Assembly in Quebec. In 1998, the facility was razed and replaced with a large retail and industrial complex, known as The Plant. GM continues to operate a car-testing facility nearby. Photograph caption dated September 25, 1964 reads, "Walk Out - Pickets march in the rain outside the General Motors and Fisher Body plants in Van Nuys this morning after United Auto Workers Union called nationwide strike."
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General Motors Corporation--Employees General Motors Corporation Automobile industry workers--California--Los Angeles Automobile factories--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Strikes and lockouts--Automobile industry--California--Los Angeles Plant shutdowns--California--Los Angeles Picketing--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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