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Junipero Serra Boulevard - 1920s

Ocean View's agricultural flavor didn't disappear overnight. Small family farms were still in operations into the 1920s. As you might in today's Central Valley, the woman above stopped at a roadside stand on Junipero Serra Boulevard in the 1920s to buy some vegetables.

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Image: Junipero Serra Boulevard, 1920s. Courtesy of Greg Gaar.

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