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Article: PUBLIC FORUM : `TIME IS RIPE' TO REVITALIZE VAN NUYS BLVD.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the Editor)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
- Article date:
- October 29, 1997
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Thank you for your focus on Van Nuys on Oct. 19. I join many in the community who agree that the time is ripe to give Van Nuys Boulevard a lift. In fact, I believe it is long overdue.
In 1961, I moved from the Westside to Van Nuys. My husband's family was in the savings and loan business and had two branch offices on Van Nuys Boulevard. At that time it was a thriving and vital community center.
I have watched over the years with great sadness as neglect and despair fell upon the boulevard. Stores and businesses that once attracted neighborhood customers closed their doors. The family savings and loan was sold and the new owners eventually closed both ...