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1940s: War brings major changes to Manteca
Manteca in the 1930s and early 1940s had one of the Big Apple drive ins that popped up along Central Valley highways. The Manteca location was along Highway 120 (Yosemite Avenue) near Walnut Avenue.
World War II was a defining moment in Manteca’s history.