Friday flashback: photos from a 1945 feature in Life on the aspirational California dream.

"The Elements of Utopia": Nina Leen in California, 1945 - LIFE
California’s population growth was one of defining trends of 20th-century America. From 1900 to 1950 the population increased 500%, going from two million to ten million. Then things really exploded, and by the year 2000 the state’s population had climbed to 34 million, making California the most populous state in America. People have been lured ... Read more
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