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Rock Hudson, then 30, takes a break from filming at the Keswick railroad depot. Taylor, age 23, wasn't in the scene, as she is captured out of costume with her hair in curlers.

Liz Taylor: She shot classic Giant in Albemarle

As tributes pour in for Elizabeth Taylor, some Albemarle residents may recall how she came to the Charlottesville area more than 50 years ago to shoot a movie that became a classic: Giant. Besides Taylor, the 1956 film starred Rock Hudson and James Dean (who did not come fo

Techno-grocer: Giant puts customers in control

Giant employee Wanda Maupin demonstrates a new produce scale that prints out bar code labels. PHOTO BY COURTENEY STUART Harris Teeter has online grocery shopping at Hollymead Tow
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