The new Groves in Whittier residential development has been a long-time coming.
Now offered there includes million-dollar units for sale.
I posted in the year 2010 about the previous land use - the Fred C. Nelles Youth Correctional Facility.
The photographs shown here were taken between 2010 and 2020 in an attempt to chronicle the transformation. Click on any image to zoom larger.
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At the correctional facility entrance office - the employees cared for stray cats.
(Photo taken in 2010)
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View from Whittier Boulevard and Sorensen Avenue
(Photo taken in 2012) |
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View from Whittier Boulevard shows a building in the dismantling stage.
(Photo taken in 2018) |
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Stater Bros. Market is shown at their original location facing Whittier Boulevard
(Photo taken in 2018) |
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| (Photo taken in May, 2019) |
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Shown is an original building that was saved from demolition.
(Photo taken in May, 2019) |
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| (Photo taken in May, 2019) |
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Cardenas Market preparing for its grand opening. Their venture in Whittier was short-lived.
(Photo taken in May, 2020) |
Below is a 35-second video. If the video doesn't play on your smartphone, you might need to view it on a desktop computer.
The remainder of the images below were taken in May, 2020:
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