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Tower of Wooden Pallets
{{infobox historic site
| name = Tower of Wooden Pallets
| image = Tower of Wooden Pallets circa 1953.jpg
| caption = Tower of Wooden Pallets, circa 1953
| designation1 = LAHCM
| designation1_number = 184
| designation1_date = April 19, 1978
| location = 15357 Magnolia Boulevard, [[Sherman Oaks, California]]
(contracted; show full) apartment building was built in the tower's place.<ref>[http://articles.sfgate.com/2005-02-06/bay-area/17360670_1_daniel-van-meter-tower-of-wooden-pallets-watts-towers Pallet monument causes heated debate / Heirs of creator want to L.A.-area parcel to developer]</ref> Supposedly, there will be a memorial display of the Tower of Pallets in the lobby of the apartment building.<ref name="Gone"/>

Van Meter was quoted as saying, when he lobbied for his tower’s landmark status:
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<blockquote>… {{cquote|''...in a few years this piece of the good earth may be covered by apartments for the storing of surplus people. In the meantime, pray, let this strange structure be, let it continue to be a haven of rest for an individual – that endangered species – who once knew how sweet was our Valley.''<ref name="BigOrange"/>⏎
</blockquote>}}

==References==
===Notes===
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===Bibliography===
*''Los Angeles Times''; Jan 23, 1938, p. A6, '"Noted Inventor Burial Planned"
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[[Category:Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments]]
[[Category:Landmarks in Los Angeles, California]]
[[Category:Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]]