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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated October 27, 1960 reads, "A scoopful of sidewalk superintendents watch as ground is broken at McKinley Home for Boys in Sherman Oaks to pave way for new 29-are shopping center at the site bounded by Woodman, Hazeltine and Riverside drive. The McKinley home moves to new quarters, now under construction in San Dimas. Digging the first hole for Bullock's department store are Marty Becker, 8, and Tim Mitchell, 9, who are looking up to Mathew Frost, 10."
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