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Aerial view of tract homes and Lakewood Center, 1964 [Courtesy of the City of Lakewood]	Sheep shearing on Rancho Los Alamitos, 1870 [Courtesy of the City of Lakewood]	Aerial view looking north on Lakewood Boulevard at Carson Street, 1935 [Courtesy of the City of Lakewood]
Purex building, 1964 [Courtesy of the City of Lakewood]	Aerial view of Lakewood with houses under construction, 1989 [Courtesy of Lakewood Living]	Float in Lakewood Pan American Festival parade, c. 1970 [County of Los Angeles Public Library]
Yellow decal in a daisy shape that asks Lakewood residents to 'Keep Lakewood Fresh as a Daisy', c. 1968 [Courtesy of the City of Lakewood]	Zoning map showing City of Lakewood zoning districts, 1971 [Courtesy of the City of Lakewood]	George Nye, Jr., mayor of Lakewood, 1971 [Courtesy of the City of Lakewood]
Angelo M. Iacoboni holding the plan for the new civic center, c. 1960 [Courtesy of the City of Lakewood]	Newly completed Lakewood civic center, c. 1960 [Courtesy of the City of Lakewood]	Lakewood fire station, c. 1950s [Courtesy of the City of Lakewood]
Lakewood sheriff station, c. 1950s [Courtesy of the City of Lakewood]	May Company building in Lakewood, mid-1960s [Courtesy of the City of Lakewood]	Apartment building under construction in Lakewood, late 1950s [Courtesy of the City of Lakewood]
Purex building in Lakewood, 1960s [Courtesy of the City of Lakewood]	Aerial view of Lakewood, 1959 [Courtesy of the City of Lakewood]	Groundbreaking ceremony for Lakewood (Angelo M. Iacoboni) Library, c. 1970 [County of Los Angeles Public Library]

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