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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
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The big photo shows the Robert Louis Stevenson Jr. High School building ("
abandoned because of weakened foundations")
being burned in a test by the LA Fire Department on May 17, 1959. There's another photo
here at lafire.com's page on
Engine Co. No. 28 (click "Fire Station 28" at left, then on the small "1913-1969" link under the first photo for more info).
2021 Update: I recognized this same building in the 1960 LA Fire Department film
Our Obligation, which is about safety
in schools. The color film is at YouTube, here:
https://youtu.be/XjiXj2qIfLQ