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Independent from Long Beach, California • 25

Publication:
Independenti
Location:
Long Beach, California
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25
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i. i Y-, I ij, If 17, jlll 'i i 'I Ji-i H.1 -li f- i- i 1 4-' j.j i 4- 'J Jh i a I i I :1 jSuH I 't SjpDiii) DEI) I 4 i I M- 1 i i i I i i By KEN ladanadaM. nw-Ntpui BiMw U4r Marking another step in the gpowth'of the- Los Altos Shopping Centeijj seven new ftores will jopen) Thursday? In the big development at Stearns St amj Bellflower BlytL; I ConstructioiL of other stores In thefcefiteri being jus led and weety by week others will ha ppening, i -i; Located along lalmall running ftsip the new W)a ker'i Department Store north 1 Stearns Sti, iTT jde a pig area; with a corn plete hoppiasf facility, Whaley 0' 4 i rl- the E7 stores opening -Thursday rLwi ISoraea Greea Woolworths. Jsha NormaaSthre (or Men. AUeways Barbee Shop.

j. OS R. Kinney Sh Co. Urncr Shop. Developed by thd Whaley I CoJthe center had been planned m- as eloper pf thi Los Altoif area at thousands of -act aside the big ty-act-forthe center aa he tUilt and sold yarioUs units opiningHopa Thrift mart and some! smaller service stoinei -two), year markel thejstart of the center.

Another big -milestone in the, de velopment wais reached! 5 weeks ago when Welkers wasr opened. 1 Hi1' ii .8 When fidbr, completed, pw stopping center as planned wUf represent fltjoeooa ide velopnent, It was learned Arana (' Among other majdr Units undqr construction' are buildings I for Penney Long Seadi National Batik, Diners, pi -H. Baker's Shoes, Winstead Broa. Camera Shop, Helen ra Candies, Childrens Booteryj Jjon-nUs Sporting; Goods, Brownie's MSf-OROiVINe SHOPPING (XjUKR I i- .) is i 5 i at Bellflower BlvdT and Stearns The view! is to the southeast schss the Center. No.

1 is Sa v-On Drugs, No. 2 Woolworths, No. 3 Horace Green 4 Sons Hardware. NoJ John Normans Store for ftn, -NpJ 5 Allowayg Barber No. 6 Lerner Shops, No.

17 Kinneya Shoes. At.the extreme south is the big Walkers Store which opened recently. jThiiftimarts Ket is shown In thej lower foreground. The building immediately Jeft of Sav-On is the new home of Long Beach I National Bank i which will be 'completed! in I The laie dark-roofed Duilding in the jmall area is the' J. C.

Penney store, schedyled fop opening early A 1 early hi January. Aj: pe right are some of the first I iF I '(! 1 3 in the Center two years ago. nr. I nr 1 1-1 lansj Promotions iLsaetl Anoihar Feature iceKpilly Many promotkywl events arejing here aave-been I Theres Los to perk in. Altos without) squmzing oiit oughfsre front 7ti St' north intersects witK Steams another thoroughfare, at the) center.

City Bps -service1 is available fbr the shoppers. No great formal celcjbration is customers nethods! metthaiH aden in theb various reUilffig planned at this time, spokes-diaing; and record of business classifications jand- are noted fqr nun for the? stores said "These their friendliness, courtesy end sincerir treatment of custmherp. Theke new finks will play ah important part in 'the. 'overall compatibility ppnong the stores' which comprise! the shopping cep really iivlivUu.1 preview openings, he added Ail stores fwill be offering attractive bargains for the event, running firqnji Thursday through the tamajrider of the week, I of. 1 your car! Jected.

to give a complete Shopping facility. The public will aee many innovations, all designed for their ease in shopping. TIUs is! a shopping center capable of scrying the entire arte. planned fori the. future Xjoa, Altos Shopping All infill be Erected; by the- Loo Altos Business Association.

Martin Sdiuup, owner. of the Lae Pharpiacy and president off the business group, said of I1 the A perience among! the! main (acton cbnmdered. j-in electing atorea fpr tHtf Lot! jUtpe Center, lit discloaed by I -O '-t: is We are. happy andfpixiud congratulate 1 7 more new ytorea on the occasion pf their ch of the new buainea con- 1 i may park free aad transart varied business Affair! And shop without -even a kflW walk paakes this center Ideal John W. Cleveland is vice president of the' business association; Tom Fisher 1 secretary, and R-Hstchis; treasurer.

There 10-member boakd of directors, and committees 'include trjskts-portatkm, pubUc relations, budg-et and i na nee, memberihlp, parking and) special evenrt. Main objective Schjuur said, "is to devejop the prime shopping only the community, tire area. y. ri pvWever, Sometime in January when jail of) the buildings under cotuction are Completed and i epmmltjteei havq been wmking for some time planning) the events. 2 ter.

Whaleysmd. iJ 1 il -Ti h. n. Encompassed, in the parking lot is the unique feature known as "jdouble space parking.) Instead1 of the) jnu tomary single line painted Vto designs tel eadi parking space, double lines1 are used, Sufficient) space was el-lowed between! the lines tej permit easy opening of automobile doors end there Is congestion for passengers I'carrying 7GOOD BUS service is! provided in all four directions. streets in the cty prevent congestion of traffic! 1 "This fine post offlcs sabdi-1 visin' Is right la Do center: and Is the Long pHach ttoaal Baak.

Cenvjenlenee' of each facUIttee wheif a pstns "We feel this shopping center is one of the; most outstanding were arefully selected all of: Whaley Los UltoS devri- occtiided a formal opening' to ba said the i-i i dent, "and we ae proud to show it to everyone. "The high typy of stores lOcat- alfopping jceqterj which woufdj Bellflower BfvdJ wide thor- pla LmiALEY Developer of Big Center "i ed H-: I I- i I I i-1 i f- I- I I- WiWooLwmm j'- M- iv-. GUEENSS drugs j- i' ii I 1 R. I' i i i Ii S- 4. )' SHOES i-- 1 R.

KINNEY COi FAMILY i I v- I- I Walci for. for opesJitgi I. on opening I 1 their new stores. i jaddltloMal morckantal to fHo Los Altoi ShoppliifCoo ii 1 Mfr Dh. 1ft H.

Baker Shoc ))v -) Uilldrn's Bootcry, Inc Helen Grace Candies Lonnies Sporting Good: i trie's Kiddies Shop 1 Music Box i RamoOa Baking 6. C.Wehrnn,Jc veler' Winstead Bros. Camera top in the I UAJ'l 'A; in 1 FRIENDLY I 1 CONVENIENT 3.V frier te Jaa. If i-1 I I- Brownie Toy Store ft Long Beach' National SmS Oennej Ca I FREE CUSTOMER PARKING -M f. i ii I' ISOIJUptKfTCat i.

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