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“Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly  you hardly catch it going.”  -Tennessee Williams

WHEN WE WERE HOME Video

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Growing up in the east San Gabriel Valley

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I was born in West Covina (Lark Ellen Hospital, which is no  longer there)  and raised in La Puente during the 1950's, 60's and 7...

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West Covina Plaza Carnival Days (by Mary Herbert) circa - 1961

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LOVE IN at Covina Park, July 30, 1967 (by: Charlie Hood)

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LIFE IS SHORT

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WEST COVINA DAYS - VIDEO

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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY - EAST L.A. COUNTY

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Capri Theater, West Covina - 1988 (before being demolished)

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Photos by Brian Lee Solar

Those Vintage Carnival Posters (Nailed to telephone poles and in store-front windows.)

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West Covina PLAZA Shopping Center sign, 1964

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by Susie Peregoy Looking east along San Bernardino Fwy / Hwy 99 - from the PLAZA parking lot.

The Huddle, Eastland, West Covina, 1958

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THE HUDDLE WEST COVINA -- CLOSE UP - BY SYNTHETRIX

We miss Thrifty's -

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Thrifty Drug Stores are no longer part of the Southern California landscape, but the ice cream still is. Thrifty Ice Cream, a beloved El M...

West Covina - 1938 vs TODAY - Looking east on Hwy 99 / I-10

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WEST COVINA POLICE DEPT SAFETY FILM - Late 1960's

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WEST COVINA POLICE SAFTEY FILMS- Merlinda School and neighborhood 1960's

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J C PENNEY - WEST COVINA PLAZA 1967

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Photo from Marvin Guida

West Covina Plaza, 1950's - Thrifty Drug Store

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photo by Clifford O'Brien

The Breeze-way at the Plaza, 1957

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Christmas at the Plaza, 1957

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West Covina, 1955

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PHOTO BY - CLIFFORD O'BRIEN

WEST COVINA PLAZA -1950's

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Photo by Clifford O'Brien (Click on pic to view larger)

Original Ernie's Taco's - West Covina - 1960's

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Photo by Pat Sehmann

Plaza Sign along Freeway, 1950's

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PHOTO BY - CLIFFORD O'BRIEN

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Aerial of West Covina Plaza, 1958

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Aerial of West Covina Plaza

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Coming Soon - THE BROADWAY - 1960

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BY CLIFFORD O'BRIEN

The Broadway West Covina - 1962

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Citrus Street, Downtown Covina 1950's and 1962

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Bob's Big Boy - Vincent Avenue - West Covina, 1964

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1964 Yearbook ad West Covina High School - by Jim Harris

Bob's Big Boy, West Covina - 1976

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I took the pho tograph at the top back in 1977 along with a few other shots of the area that day. Looking back, I wish I took more pictures ...

Ceasar's - 1961

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Burger Q - 1961

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Sunset Apartments, West Covina, 1950's

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Tastee Freez, Glendora Avenue, La Puente, 1967

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A & W ROOTBEER, Hacienda Blvd, La Puente, 1965

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LA PUENTE, MAIN STREET, JULY 1963

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WEST COVINA DAYS - Video

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THOSE LA PUENTE DAYS Video

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Adventures on P Hill / Cardboard Hill - 1969 - La Puente

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Proud Dads behind the Go-Cart drivers on Montbrook Street Photo's from Penny Powers Knittel Like a Hall...