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Christensen Alley

CHRISTENSEN ALLEY Named for the family that founded the Penn Oil and Supply Company in 1903, the first independent Firestone and Union Oil dealership on the West coast, in the early 1930s, G. C....

CHRISTENSEN ALLEY

Named for the family that founded the

Penn Oil and Supply Company in 1903, the

first independent Firestone and Union

Oil dealership on the West coast, in

the early 1930s, G. C. Christensen

opened the largest and most modern

automotive service facility on the

West coast at 100 West Union Street.

The building was designed by J. Cyril

Bennet who also designed many

well-known cultural, civic and

commercial buildings in Pasadena

 

This Historical Marker was donated by:

Roy G. Christensen Jr - Donald E. Christensen

Alice Christensen Stornie - Gary Christensen

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