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Junipero Serra Boulevard - 1920s

Junipero Serra Boulevard- 1920s, 1920 -

Ocean View's agricultural flavor didn't disappear overnight. Small family farms were still in operations into the 1920s. As one might in today's Central Valley, a buyer stops at a roadside vegetable stand on Junipero Serra Boulevard in the 1920s.

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Ocean View Photos
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