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During the Second World War, millions of American military personnel passed through Los Angeles. Many were attracted to the simple domestic architecture, the smell of orange blossoms, Hollywood, the glorious weather - all of these or none of these, but many of them promised themselves that if they survived the war, this is where they would want to start their lives.

Many of these men fulfilled that promise, and they brought with them the government guaranteed housing loans provided by the G.I Bill - and a dusty, arid flat land just over the hill from Los Angeles called the San Fernando Valley began to grow as a result. By 1951, just six years after the war, two thousand building permits were issued for this area each month.

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The San Fernando Valley (Coronet Magazine, 1951)

The San Fernando Valley (Coronet Magazine, 1951)

The San Fernando Valley (Coronet Magazine, 1951)

The San Fernando Valley (Coronet Magazine, 1951)

The San Fernando Valley (Coronet Magazine, 1951)

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