Gas station on Brooklyn Avenue (later renamed Cesar Chavez Avenue) between Rowan Avenue and Dittman Avenue. The gas station had Chinese owners and there is still a gas station there. Circa 1950.
Library sites--California--Lancaster; Street signs--California--Lancaster; Buildings, Temporary--California--Lancaster; County of Los Angeles Public Library--History;
Vacant lot where the Lancaster Library, also known as the Antelope Valley Regional Library, was built in 1964. The street sign for Kingtree Avenue and Avenue J-2 can be seen and in the foreground. In the background is a vacant lot with a temporary...
Library sites--California--Lancaster; Street signs--California--Lancaster; County of Los Angeles Public Library--History;
Vacant lot where the Lancaster Library, also known as the Antelope Valley Regional Library, was built in 1964. The street sign for Kingtree Avenue and Avenue J-2 can be seen and in the foreground. In the background is an empty lot. This photograph...
Library sites--California--Lancaster; Street signs--California--Lancaster; Buildings, Temporary--California--Lancaster; County of Los Angeles Public Library--History;
Vacant lot where the Lancaster Library, also known as the Antelope Valley Regional Library, was built in 1964. The street sign for Kingtree Avenue and Avenue J-2 can be seen and in the foreground. In the background is a vacant lot with a trailer or...
Library buildings--Construction--California--Lancaster; Public Libraries--California--Lancaster--History; County of Los Angeles Public Library--History;
View of the construction of the Lancaster Library (also known as the Antelope Valley Regional Library) at the Kingtree Ave. and Avenue J location from across the street. Back of photo: ""#27185, 1964, Antelope Valley Regional Library"".
Martinez, Frank; Martinez, Margaret; Martinez, Daniel; Martinez, Ernestina; Families--California--East Los Angeles; Dwellings--California--East Los Angeles;
Photo donor's son, Frank Martinez and daughter-in-law, Margaret Martinez who lived with Ernestina and her husband moving out of the house that Ernestina's grandfather built circa 1928. Ernestina is shown standing behind the car and to her left...
Uncles--California--East Los Angeles; Families--California--East Los Angeles;
Ted Lechuga, Ernestina Martinez's brother, holding Ernestina's daughter, Barbara Martinez. In background: Car in front of an old gas station. Circa 1950.
Montana, Montie--California--East Los Angeles; Motion picture actors and actresses--California--East Los Angeles;
Screen actor Montie Montana (also known as Monty Montana) making an appearance at Hammel Street Elementary School. Back of photo: "To Rosie from Mom, kids watching Montie Montana at Hammel St. School before Jan. 1961." Circa 1961.
Weaver, Mabel; Scott, Paul; Davis, Anna; Pollard, Joseph M.; Public Libraries--California--Lancaster--History; County of Los Angeles Public Library--History;
A group poses for a photo outside the entrance to the Lancaster Library (Fig Avenue location) with a dedication plaque that had just been removed nearby. The Library was relocated that year to a new location on Kingtree Avenue and Avenue J. The...
Scott, Paul; Burson, Flossie Jo; McCartney, Melvin; Public Libraries--California--Lancaster--History; County of Los Angeles Public Library--History;
Paul Scott and Flossie Jo Burson hold up the 1950 Lancaster Library dedication plaque at the Library entrance on Fig Avenue while Melvin McCartney works on the removal site. The Library was relocated that year to a new location on Kingtree Avenue...
Turner, Cecil; McCartney, Melvin; Abel, Don; Jackson, Jim; Dermody, John; Pollard, Joseph M.; Public Libraries--California--Lancaster--History; County of Los Angeles Public Library--History;
A group poses for a photo after the removal of the 1950 Lancaster Library dedication plaque from the Fig Avenue location. The Library moved to a new location that year on Kingtree Avenue and Avenue J. On back of photo (people are listed from left...
Photo of Aurora's Second Hand Store. It was located on Brooklyn Avenue (later renamed Cesar E Chavez Avenue) for many years, later became Fun Time ATV Rentals, Inc. Near Belvedere Middle School. Circa 1960.
McCartney, Melvin; Davis, Anna; Pollard, Joseph M.; Weaver, Mabel; Jackson, Jim; Public Libraries--California--Lancaster--History; County of Los Angeles Public Library--History;
Melvin McCartney, kneeling, helps remove the 1950 Lancaster Library dedication plaque from the Library entrance as (from left) Anna Davis, Joseph M. Pollard, Mabel Weaver, Jim Jackson stand nearby. The Library was relocated that year to a new...
McCartney, Melvin; Public Libraries--California--Lancaster--History; County of Los Angeles Public Library--History;
A young girl watches as Melvin McCartney removes the 1950 Lancaster Library dedication plaque from it's place beside the library entrance. A National Library Week advertisement can be seen in the background, ""Reading is the key to understanding,...
