We're heading up to Reseda today for our daily dose of Julius Shulman. This first shot was taken looking west on Sherman Way. I think we're just east of Etiwanda Avenue. In 1953 they were looking forward to their new Vons store. This is
"Job 1465: Property views (Los Angeles, Calif.),1953".
I'm guessing that this shot was taken from roughly the same spot, this time facing north.
This Sav-on store is just visible in the background of the first image. It was on the north-east corner of Sherman Way and Canby Ave.
This close-up shows that Sally Shops ("The most talked about clothes in town") had a little scene in the shape on the right of their sign.
This shot was taken near the rear of the parking lot for the new stores. We're looking west towards Nestle Avenue.
Looking east from just inside the parking lot near Wyandotte Street.
Another look at the houses on Nestle Avenue, this time from the intersection of Wyandotte Street and Garden Grove Avenue.
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Look back to the first Shulman picture above. I think this might be the long building on the left. The apex of the side wall and the vent match up, but the upper front wall with the sign must have been added later.
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Here's the old Sav-on store. A couple of years ago it was looking a bit rundown, but it looks like they've tidied it up now.
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That strange shape (I'm going for irregular quadrilateral) is still on the front of the former Sally Shops building at 18411 Sherman Way. It's now the True Love Worship Center International.
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For this last shot I tried to recreate the view from Wyandotte Street and Garden Grove Avenue. I think all the houses on Nestle Avenue (in the background) are survivors, but it's difficult to get a decent shot of more than one of them at a time.
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