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Prometheus, part ii
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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This set of 27 loose prints documents the Century Freeway project from 1990 to 1995. The images consist of views of vacant lots, construction workers, the unfinished freeway, runners on the highway participating in the "Run of the Century" race, and the October 14, 1983, Opening Day Festivities, including a photograph of California Governor Pete Wilson and officials during the pledge of allegiance. The photographs are accompanied by a letterpress title page, introduction, and numbered descriptive notes for images 1-11 by the photographer. Image titles for 1-11 are transcribed from the accompanying "Notes on Photographs." (1-2) Century Freeway Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program (3) Morning Rush Hour (4) Willco Dump near Normandie and Imperial (5) Hawthorne Terrance Replenishing Housing Project (6) Run of the Century (7-11) Opening Day Festivities (12-27) [Untitled images of construction area]
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