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Photograph caption dated May 22, 1965 reads, "Mother Nature? - View of projected 17 1/2 acre Busch Gardens, lying west and south of Anheuser-Busch Inc., 15800 Roscoe Blvd. in Van Nuys. Most of area seen here will be flooded for lagoon. In foreground at right are man-made cliffs, and in the view looking northeast toward Roscoe Boulevard can be seen some of the pavilions being erected. Coming world-wide attraction of the Valley will cost estimated $3.5 million, and will include lagoons, waterfalls, forests, pavilions and a gift shop. Target date for completion is set for January, 1966."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Anheuser-Busch, Inc Real estate development--California--Los Angeles Amusement parks--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Building sites--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Lost architecture--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Busch Gardens (Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Calif.) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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