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Alhambra, California, District 7, Highways, Los Angeles County, Old Alignment, Roads, Southern California, US 60, US 70, US 99

US 99 in Alhambra, CA

August 5, 2016 Michael F Ballard Leave a comment

While much of the 1934 Garvey “Superhighway”, former US 60 / US 70 / US 99, has been either built over or completely modified, a small portion remains virtually untouched. In Alhambra, CA, there is a small section of original concrete paving still intact. This section, called Garvey Ave, runs from Ramona Rd to Casuda Canyon Rd.

Last intact date stamps on this section, from July 18, 1934 by Jahn and Bressi Contractors.

At Fremont Ave and Monterey Pass Rd, there are also some grade separations from 1934 that are still intact. These weren’t photographed but videos were made. When I get my video software working again, I will post those.

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Website Updates

Aside July 30, 2016 Michael F Ballard Leave a comment

Over the past week or so, I’ve been working to add more content to the site. Not to avoid completing the existing pages either, just to fill in some gaps. Here are some of the updates:

New Website Feature – a new Discussion Forums feature has been added. It is an experiment, so we’ll see where it goes.
New Section – Civic Information – These pages give links to every incorporated city in Southern California and give a bit of information about each county as well. The links are finished, but the format is still being worked on.
New Page – Seeking Old Highways – A while back I was working on putting up a guide to looking for old roads, bridges, and signs. It is still a work-in-progress, but has now been more given its own page in the Highways section.
Additional Historic Photos – Old photos of US 101 in the Los Angeles area have been added to the US 101 page.