1938 Flood: Van Nuys, CA


Van Nuys Blvd. 1938 flood
Van Nuys Blvd. 1938 flood

Don Waters, of St. Louis, MO, who grew up in Van Nuys in the 1950s, sent me these vintage photos of our area. They were shot by his grandfather during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Among the hardships endured at that time were flooding and low agricultural prices.