Photo: C.C. Pierce Photography, Title Insurance & Trust, California Historical Society, probably 1927 (when area roads were paved). Riverside Drive at Partridge Rd., looking toward Allesandro. Note the retaining wall on the right: it's the same wall as currently in front of Allesandro Elementary School and homes on Riverside Drive today.(Click on photo to enlarge.)
Photo: AAA of Southern California, USC Digital Archives, 1961. 2 & 5 Freeway construction dramatically changed the landscape of the neighborhood. (Click on photo to enlarge.)
Photo: Diane Edwardson, 2008. If you look closely at the first photo and this photo, you can see the same homes on Sunflower Ave. (Click on photo to enlarge.)Cal Trans & the MTA released the environmental review for the 2 Freeway Terminus Redesign. There are two community workshops and a public hearing in June 2009.
In the fall of 2008, we explored the history of our neighborhood surrounding the 2 Freeway through photos collected primarily from neighbors. If you have photos of the neighborhood prior to, or during construction of the area freeways, please share them with us: redcarproperty@gmail.com.
*This post was originally published May 20, 2009. Due the recent tanker fire at the 2 & 5 Freeway Interchange, we thought it was a good time to stroll through our archives.
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