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A picture of Alhambra’s Vans store is displayed as Catherine Acosta, Vans’ Archivist and Brand Historian, gives a presentation during the “Off the Wall in Alhambra: The History of Alhambra’s Vans Store” at Alhambra’s Masonic Lodge on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. The event, hosted by the Alhambra Historical Society, covered the history of the city’s Vans store that’s been in operation since 1968, making it the oldest and longest operating location in Southern California. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
A picture of Alhambra’s Vans store is displayed as Catherine Acosta, Vans’ Archivist and Brand Historian, gives a presentation during the “Off the Wall in Alhambra: The History of Alhambra’s Vans Store” at Alhambra’s Masonic Lodge on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. The event, hosted by the Alhambra Historical Society, covered the history of the city’s Vans store that’s been in operation since 1968, making it the oldest and longest operating location in Southern California. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
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Vans' historian weaves together the 'Off the Wall' shoe company through its longest-running Southern California story, in Alhambra.

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