Canoga-Owensmouth Historical Society Presentation

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R

eflecting on

Canoga Park’s

Past through the

Los Angeles

Public Library’s

Photo Collection.

Photograph caption dated July 5, 1965 reads "Deemed by the judges of Saturday's Freedom Season Parade in Woodland Hills as the float best depictinthis entry submitted by the Independence Bank of Canoga Park. Sporting two soldiers of the Revolution, an eagle, a beautiful girl and a Liberty Bell tha tape recorder and four large speakers, the float was Independence Day all the way." Photo by Steve Young/Valley Times Collection.


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Presentation Content

• Bio & Blog

• Early Years: 1900 - 1950

• Boom Years: 1950 - 1980

• Transition Years: 1980 to Present

Photograph caption dated May 11, 1961 reads, "Joining in groundbreaking ceremonies for new 73-acre industriboulevard and Canoga avenue, Canoga Park, are, from left foreground, Bill Bailey, representing the Canoga Park Commerce; Dan L. Duggan, Coldwell, Banker & Company, and John D. Roche, Roscoe-Canoga Industrial Park Comare Jack Reeves, Southern Pacific Railroad; William E. McCann, representing Mayor Poulson, and Ernest Labelle,

Chamber of Commerce. Tract will offer industrial concerns sites ranging from two-thirds of an acre to 10 acres iGeorge Brich/Valley Times Collection.


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Los Angeles Public Library’s Photo CollectionAs of March 8, 2016


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Early Years:

1900

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1950


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Boom Years:1950 - 1980


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backgroundTimes Colle


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Photograph caption datedreads, "This is the illegal dremains today at the homeMrs. Dan Monaco of 23321Canoga Park. Note the steethe garage adjacent to homJeff Goldwater/Valley Tim


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Photograph captionFebruary 19, 1965 rHouse - The Vassar Canoga Park is one apartment complexCorporation which house over the weelocated at 7043 VasPhoto by Valley Tim


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Photograph article dated February 25, 19Money - In a most appropriate gesture, oturn a shovel of dirt on the site of the newand Loan Association yesterday at grounceremonies in Canoga Park was Bart Lyttchairman of the association. Helping Lytt

Lederer, center, honorary mayor of CanogM. Dorn, Los Angeles County Supervisor."Times Collection.


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Photograph caption datereads "'Policeman' Josepprepares to nab the suspslinky dance hall girl, Shthe two get in the mood Plaza Old Fashioned DayValley Times Collection.


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Photograph caption datedOctober 27, 1964 reads "Thearchitecture of the Canoga nChrysler-Plymouth facility

gives the agency building animposing appearance." Photby Valley Times Collection.


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Photograph caption dated 16, 1964 reads, "The Pep BManny, Moe and Jack - havgrand opening of their newat 7020 Topanga Canyon BCanoga Park, for 9 a.m. tom

sale continues through SatuPhoto by Valley Times Coll


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Photograph captio12,1965 reads, "Seopening this weekRestaurant and ThMotel, 7625 TopanCanoga Park. A thrwill herald the introValley link of thePappy's and 52 rincludes swimminggreen." Photo by Valle


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Photograph caption dated Febrreads "An open house sale of $2of merchandise will be one of ttoday's opening of the new $50Carpets store, 20924 Sherman Park. Owner Jim Huth said the

open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. MonFriday, and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.mPhoto by Jon Woods/Valley Tim


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Photograph 1964 reads, outside the rTheater, whiLeft to right managing di[sic] Cooperboth executiInc." The artremodeled VCanoga ParkWednesday [sic], Inc. Thblocks from center, the thPlaza develoVanowen bo$50,000 hasand remodehouse...The Vis part of a ncenter and isstucco, glasstheater fronin length, cuWest by InteCorporationValley Times


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Photograph capt1963 reads "The

Canoga Park's Hall dolled up in mfor the opening othe drama of moplantation life inlisting of other Vdrive-ins where see 'Film Openin

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Photograph caption dated Se"Two Canoga Park boys, Stevbrother, Mark, 6, of 23907 Hisite of a 2 1/2-acre park dona$100,000 park site, located oof Platt Ave., was given by reaBoyar, who also donated $50,Preliminary plans have been

Angeles Recreation and Parkslater became Mae Boyar Parkcommunity of West Hills. PhoTimes Collection.

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Photograph caption dated May 11, 1964Dinner-Dance - The Mothers' and DadsPreparatory School, 7500 Chaminade A

planning a Spring Dinner-Dance for thebuilding program. The event will begin 7 p.m. in the school library. Looking at aproposed school are, from left, the Rev. and Brother Hugh Hoganson, of ChaminClarke, president, mothers' club, and MA buffet supper and dancing to the musorchestra are planned. reservations matelephoning the school office at DIamonGeorge Brich/Valley Times Collection.


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PhotograpDecember"Canoga Paalong Sherdistrict." VHardware,Jewelers, GHardware United CalPharmacy,America. PBirch/Vall


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Photograph caption dated November 18, 1964 reads, "Oat Mountain and mountainsabove Chatsworth and Granada Hills were covered with a blanket of snow thismorning following yesterday's storm which brought up to six inches of the whitefluffy stuff down to the 1,000-foot level. This photo was taken from Woodland Hillsaimed across the Topanga Plaza Shopping Center." Photo by Valley Times Collection.


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Whitnall Freewagoing to be, finalyesterday when by slide to a Canof Commerce meValley Times to gpicture. The mappotential routes

City, West Van Nareas, before mathe sea." Photo bBrich/Valley Tim


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Transition Years:1980 to Present


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Photograph dated August 6, 1985 reads, "A moviegoer could pay $6 inWestwood, for the same first-run movie that could cost only 99 centsin Canoga Park." Photo by Paul Chinn/ Hearld-Examiner Collection.


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Park. Photograph dated February 1by Paul Chinn/Hearld-Examiner Coll


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Photograph caption dated Marc"Seventh Sleep E-Z Mattress Shobusiness in Canoga Park, 21815Way. Participants in grand open

were Sharron Wolcott, Miss Cansurrounded by Jules Blatt, presiFrancis Lederer, Canoga Park's hMax Chaplik, store manager, andCanoga Park Chamber of Commfrom left. Interior and architectusleep shop was created by John by Bob Martin/Valley Times Col


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Photograph article dated December 30"'It's all over now,' said sales manager

he strolled among some 35 idle presseCo., Canoga Park. The big room echoedhe explained that less than a month agsome 100 workers bustled with activitmanagement personnel and a skeletonshow up for work at the modern plantThis situation takes place every year awhich deals in Christmas cards." Chris

manager Lou Weintraub. Photo y GeorCollection.

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