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Verdugo Views: Remembering the pre-freeway neighborhood
Ron Magneson’s family moved to Walnut Drive in 1948 when he was four years old, and remained there until they were forced to leave in 1964 by construction of the Glendale (State Route 2) Freeway. “It was a very short street,” he...
Tags: Travel, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Transportation, Chevy Chase, Roy Rogers
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Alfonse Capodieci
August 4, 1917 -- March 11, 2012 After living a full and eventful life, Dr. Alfonse Capodieci passed away peacefully in Walnut Creek, California at the age of 94 on Sunday, March 11. He was a 45-year resident of Glendale, where he practiced Orthopaedic...Tags: Georgetown University, Science and Technology, Highway Transportation, New York City, Washington, DC
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Intersections: Unearthing the grave history of Hollywood
A calm, cold breeze runs throughout the marble-encased, maze-like corridors of Forest Lawn's Great Mausoleum, where the who's who of Hollywood have come to permanently rest. But that changes once you reach its deepest and oldest cobweb-covered crevice...Tags: Entertainment Events, Banking, Westminster Abbey, Elizabeth Taylor, Celebrities
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Intersections: Mysteries are buried beside the cremains
In 2010, two women cleaning the basement of a MacArthur Park area apartment building found a 1930s steamer trunk. In it, two leather doctor's bags were discovered, each containing the mummified remains of an infant wrapped in newspaper. A police...Tags: Breast Cancer
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Bruce Wesley Miller
April 11, 1923 - March 4, 2012 Bruce Wesley Miller, son of Stephen Carl Miller, Sr. originally of Illinois, and Irma Amanda Bruce originally of Pennsylvania, was born in Los Angeles. Bruce's earliest years were spent with his mother, father, and older...Tags: 2016 Olympic Games, Indianapolis 500, April Fools' Day, Animals
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Floyd M. Johnston
Floyd M. Johnston passed away at the age of 95 years young on March 10, 2012, after a long and wonderful life. He was born in Hennessey, Oklahoma where he met his beloved wife, Thera G Mc Neill. Floyd and ‘Jerry’ lived in La Canada... -
Art review: Syd Mead's believable, progressive futurism
The Forest Lawn Museum retrospective exhibition of Syd Mead’s half-century career as designer, illustrator and artist is composed of more than just renderings of his curious futuristic inventions. Mead shapes a utopian future made believable. His...Tags: Ford, Arts, Ridley Scott, Chrysler, Arts and Culture
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Hazel "Rozella" Jacobsen
Born on November 26, 1921 in Nebraska and passed away on December 2, 2011, in Los Angeles, California. Graveside services will be held on December 6, 2011 at 2:00pm at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial-Park & Mortuaries -
This just in — Glendale is boring. So what?
Glendale is boring (“Glendale to get 'animated' in image makeover,” Dec. 1)! Stop the presses! Let me stifle a yawn and say that Glendale has always been to boredom what the Vatican is to Roman Catholicism: ground zero. Some will whimper...Tags: Starbucks Corp.
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Dan Linegar, instrumental leader at Burbank Temporary Aid Center, dies
Memorial services will be held Saturday for Dan Linegar, a longtime board member for Burbank Temporary Aid Center. Linegar died Nov. 27 of complications associated with his respiratory system at the age of 67. Linegar, who was born in Cincinnati, was a...Tags: Relay for Life, Will Rogers, Human Interest, Cancer
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'Jumping Jay' lives for the free-fall
Walking through the Sparr Heights Community Center in Glendale on Thursday, Jay Fragoso was interrupted mid-stride.
“Jumping Jay,” a guest called out, beckoning him over for a handshake.
It is an appropriate moniker for a man who, at 72,...Tags: Human Accomplishments, Air and Space Accidents, Air and Aviation Sports, Transportation Accidents, Flat Feet
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John Esterly
John Esterly John “Johnny” George Esterly passed away Saturday January 28 in Rathdrum, ID. at the age of 95. He drank a root beer float, sat in his easy chair, and went to sleep. John was born on August 1, 1916 in Johnstown, PA, to A.J....Tags: Bars and Clubs, Festive Events, Dining and Drinking, Festive Events, Arts and Culture
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