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Photograph caption dated May 21, 1958 reads, "Identical camera angle shows office of Kersey Kinsey Co., after face-lifting and new landscaping has turned it into Ventura Boulevard show-piece. Tritone brickwork, porcelain, aluminum and glass were principal materials used in reconstruction which has won Los Angeles Beautiful's first award."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Kersey Kinsey Co Los Angeles Beautiful (Organization) Office buildings--California--Studio City (Los Angeles) Office buildings--Remodeling--California--Studio City (Los Angeles) Construction industry--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Studio City (Los Angeles) Sidewalks--California--Studio City (Los Angeles) Trees--California--Los Angeles Palms--California--Los Angeles Ventura Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Studio City (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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