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The top photo - and I'm only guessing - appears to have been photographed in the mid to late 60's, possible as late as 1970. The bottom photograph was taken by me this past Friday (3/23/2018) while on a walk through Uptown Whittier. The view - in both photographs - is from Greenleaf Avenue at Penn Street looking south. The photos are roughly 50 years apart.
Some things have remained the same while other things have changed. The Double Tree Hotel by Hilton now occupies the southeast corner of Whittier Blvd & Penn St., while the Uptown Liquor Store is still going strong and the original sign is still standing (they got their money's worth).
The changes in Uptown and in Whittier as a whole have been both subtle and drastic. Whittier, while still hanging on to it's small town feel and history, is also a trendy and hip village replete with a strong restaurant scene and various shops. It has been a good place to live and raise a family.
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