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Identifier	clloy_175
Title	Arroyo-Seco Parkway, Los Angeles-Pasadena, California
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	1941
Subject (Topic)	Parkways--California--Pasadena; Roads--California--Pasadena; Parkways--California--Los Angeles; Roads--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Place)	Pasadena (Calif.); Los Angeles (Calif.); United States Highway 66;
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher	Western Publishing & Novelty Co.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Calif.
Language	eng
Description	A view of the Arroyo-Seco Parkway, with park-like landscape on either side, and trees growing in the center divider.
Historical Background	The Arroyo Seco Parkway connects Los Angeles with Pasadena and runs along the Arroyo Seco canyon, a riverbed that remains dry most of the year. In 1927, a parkway was proposed running alongside the arroyo seco, extending 10.5 miles from a point slightly north of the Rose Bowl to the Los Angeles River. However, due to lack of funding during the Great Depression and controversy over building a roadway through park land, construction was delayed until the 1930s. The first segment opened on January 4, 1939, and the entire parkway opened on December 30, 1940, earning it the title of the first freeway in the West. Construction continued for the next 13 years on another segment extending to the south, which included converting the Figueroa Street bypass roadway to a freeway where it passes through Elysian Park. The freeway was later renamed the Pasadena Freeway, and then California State Route 110. During the 1940s, the tunnels were brought up to freeway standards and made part of the Pasadena Freeway, sometimes called the Arroyo Seco Parkway.
Additional Printed Matter	On back: "A new modern motorway,--divided--three lanes each way, and intersection-free, serving the metropolitan area, between Los Angeles and Pasadena."
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: 1B-H2162; Series number: LA-121
Additional Notes	Date from publisher's serial number; Printed using the C.T. Art-Colortone process; Printed on linen textured paper.
Title (Alternative)	U.S. Highway 66
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection