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Anthony, 90, retires (sort of) after decades

Anthony, 90, retires (sort of) after decades

| June 30, 2016 | 0 Comments

Back in 1956, on a recommendation, Orvis Anthony got a job working for a doctor in Hancock Park. Pretty soon, the spritely young gardener got another job, and then another. Before long, he mowed half the lawns in the neighborhood, at least that’s how the legend goes. “Everybody knows Orvis around the neighborhood,” said one […]

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