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- ↑ "W. Valley Free Bus Service Approved". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. January 11, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Winn, Martina (November 19, 1987). "10 Antique Malls : Shopping Centers Concentrate on Heirlooms While Providing Some Old-Fashioned Fun". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ↑ Simon, Richard (January 12, 1989). "Red Car Station Changed From Relic to Monument". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ↑ Kazmin, Amy Louise (June 5, 1990). "Fire Destroys Valley's Last Red Car Barn : Streetcars: The small Van Nuys building, which was built in 1914, housed a collection of trolley-era memorabilia". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 31, 2021.
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