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Daniel Van Meter
Daniel Van Meter (1913-2000) was an eccentric, best known for his Tower of Wooden Pallets that became a cultural historic monument.〔 (No. 184 - (past site of) Tower of Wooden Pallets ) 〕〔 (Tower of Wooden Pallets in Sherman Oaks was a monument to eccentricity ) 〕
== Biography ==
Van Meter was the son of James van Meter, a Dutch American chemist. The van Meters first owned a ranch in the 2100 block of West Adams Boulevard in Los Angeles with his brothers. There they raised goats, chickens, turkeys and rabbits.〔 ((Site of) The Tower of Wooden Pallets ) 〕
Van Meter later lived in Sherman Oaks, California near the Sepulveda Dam Recreational Area. He purchased property there in 1947 and by 1988 was the only house left on the block. The area had been fully developed into condominium complexes, a fire station, a private school and office buildings.〔 Van Meter and his brothers had turned the property into a type of junkyard. On the property among a collection of small farm animals was historical memorabilia, including a dozen scrapped cars, a gas pump registering gas at 24.9 cents a gallon, a 1938 city bus, and old wooden wagons.
He was once called to a murder trial as a witness because he found what was left of the victim while going through a trash bin in search of cardboard boxes. He always claimed that 'if it weren't for eccentric people like him gathering junk, there wouldn't be any need for museums.'〔 Los Angeles Times; Feb 19, 1988, p. 3 〕
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