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Photograph caption August 17, 1954 reads, "With storm drain construction nearly completed on Van Nuys boulevard, torn street gives way to smooth surface between Vanowen and Oxnard streets. City street maintenance department has resurfaced boulevard after months of digging to lay pipe for control of flood waters."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Roads--California--Los Angeles--Design and construction Streets--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Commercial buildings--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Electric lines--Poles and towers Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Lampposts--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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