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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated October 24, 1953 reads, "Seven a.m. saturation - This is view looking east on Ventura boulevard just east of the Big Squeeze bottleneck at Balboa boulevard. Work-bound suburban residents are forced into two lanes, while two west-bound lanes are free of traffic. Suggested solution: Three-lane traffic eastbound in the mornings; three-lane traffic westbound in the evening."; See images #00136573 through #00136576 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Traffic congestion--California--Los Angeles Traffic density--California--Los Angeles Traffic lanes--California--Los Angeles Traffic flow--California--Los Angeles Electric lines--Poles and towers Billboards--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Trucks--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--Los Angeles Encino (Los Angeles, Calif.) Ventura Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Balboa Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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