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City History
The History of Maywood
On September 2, 1924, Maywood citizens voted to incorporate. By 1924, the population of Maywood had reached 1,000. The city featured homes, stores and a movie theater. Maywood celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 1949 with a rodeo, beard-growing contest and professional wrestling matches in the City park.
Maywood is proud of its Parks and Recreation Department which has its own long and interesting history. The Maywood Park, located at 58th Street and Heliotrope Avenue, had its beginnings in the 1930s when the present-day baseball field was a large meadow. In the early 1950s, Maywood Park became the home of the Golden State Baseball Association.
Now, more than 80 years since incorporation, Maywood retains its small atmosphere, though surrounded by a massive metropolis. Maywood still offers an ideal residential community for those who work in surrounding communities.
As one looks around Maywood today, sweeping changes can be seen, such as four new shopping centers at the corner of Slauson Avenue and Atlantic Boulevard; a new senior citizens
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Alice Maywood
Alice May | |
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| Also known as | Alice Maywood |
| Born | (1954-12-20) December 20, 1954 (age 70) |
| Occupation | |
| Formerly of | Maywood (band) |
| Spouse(s) | Rob van Wijk, m. 1996 |
Musical artist
Alice May (or Aaltje de Vries, born 20 December 1954) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. She is best known as one half of Maywood (duo) with her sister Caren Wood.
Career
May and her sister formed the singing duo Maywood (duo) in the 1970s. May wrote the lyrics for the tracks as well as composing the music. The duo had hits in the Netherlands, Australia, Sweden, Germany and South Africa.[1]
As a solo artist, May wrote Wait For Me for Shannah for the National Song Contest 1989.[2]
May and her sister Caren Wood represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1990 with the song I Want To Share Everything With You. They came in fifteenth place.[3]
In 1997 Alice May recorded her own CD single "Rise In The Morning". In the same year she also released a Christmas single for the ‘Family Help Program’ Holland in S
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Biography
Years Active
1979 – 1995 (16 years)
Founded In
Súdwest-Fryslân, Fryslân, Netherlands
Members
Maywood was a Dutch pop duo from Uitwellingerga, The Netherlands which had it's peak in the late 1970s and 1980s. The duo was formed by the real-life sisters Alice May and Caren May, pseudonyms for Alie (Aaltje) & Doetie (Doetje) de Vries.
Their first single was "Since I Met You" in 1978. Their biggest hit was in 1980 "Late At Night". They represented the Netherlands in the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest (Zagreb) with the song "Ik wil alles met je delen", which finished in 15th place. They recorded until 1995 when the duo split up.
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