In this Wednesday, November 11, 2015 photo, a sign is seen near the entrance to Aadlen Brothers Auto Wrecking, also known as U Pick Parts, in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles. It's not just a junkyard or even a really big junkyard, but a living, breathing monument to Los Angeles pop culture. But the family business is closing on New Year's Eve, and everything must go by then, the cars, the shark, the arches, even the giant car-crushing machine. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)
In this Wednesday, November 11, 2015 photo, junks cars are seen through the window of a watch shack at Aadlen Brothers Auto Wrecking, also known as U Pick Parts, in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)
In this Wednesday, November 11, 2015 photo, a customer walks through the yard of Aadlen Brothers Auto Wrecking, also known as U Pick Parts, in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles. The junkyard is closing on New Year's Eve, and everything must go by then, the cars, the shark, the arches, even the giant car-crushing machine. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)
In this Thursday, November 19, 2015 photo, junkyard employee Fabio Flores stacks up used tires at Aadlen Brothers Auto Wrecking, also known as U Pick Parts, in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)
In this Wednesday, November 11, 2015 photo, a weathered American flag flies at Aadlen Brothers Auto Wrecking, also known as U Pick Parts, in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)
In this Wednesday, November 11, 2015 photo, customers wait in line to pay for their auto parts pulled from junk cars at Aadlen Brothers Auto Wrecking, also known as U Pick Parts, in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)
In this Wednesday, November 11, 2015 photo, an artificial flower adorns a junk car at Aadlen Brothers Auto Wrecking, also known as U Pick Parts, in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)
In this Wednesday, November 11, 2015 photo, a bust sits on a copy machine at Aadlen Brothers Auto Wrecking, also known as U Pick Parts, in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)
In this Wednesday, November 11, 2015 photo, Orlando Rodriguez, right, and Jose Garate sweep at Aadlen Brothers Auto Wrecking, also known as U Pick Parts, in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)
In this Thursday, November 19, 2015 photo, a junkyard employee casts a shadow on a giant walnut sculpture at Aadlen Brothers Auto Wrecking, also known as U Pick Parts, in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles. The family business is closing on New Year's Eve, and everything must go by then, the cars, the shark, the arches, even the giant car-crushing machine. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)
In this Wednesday, November 11, 2015 photo, owner Nick Adlen pauses for photos near the 1950s googie-styled arches at Aadlen Brothers Auto Wrecking, also known as U Pick Parts, in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)
In this Wednesday, November 11, 2015 photo, Jack Weimer pulls a part from a junk motorcycle at Aadlen Brothers Auto Wrecking, also known as U Pick Parts, in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)
In this Wednesday, November 11, 2015 photo, a man walks between junk cars at Aadlen Brothers Auto Wrecking, also known as U Pick Parts, in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)
In this Wednesday, November 11, 2015 photo, tools are seen scattered on the yard as a customer pulls some parts from a junk car at Aadlen Brothers Auto Wrecking, also known as U Pick Parts, in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)
In this Wednesday, November 11, 2015 photo, three men gather around a junk car to salvage some parts at Aadlen Brothers Auto Wrecking, also known as U Pick Parts, in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)
In this Wednesday, November 11, 2015 photo, a customer leaves Aadlen Brothers Auto Wrecking, also known as U Pick Parts, with a bumper he pulled from a junk car in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)
In this Wednesday, November 11, 2015 photo, a man shows a bag containing light bulbs he pulled from junk cars at Aadlen Brothers Auto Wrecking, also known as U Pick Parts, in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)
In this Wednesday, November 11, 2015 photo, a crane moves junk cars crushed into a cube at Aadlen Brothers Auto Wrecking, also known as U Pick Parts, in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)
In this Wednesday, November 11, 2015 photo, one of the giant mechanical sharks that starred in the movie “Jaws” is seen at Aadlen Brothers Auto Wrecking, also known as U Pick Parts, in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)
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