Canoga Park is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. Before the Mexican–American War, the district was part of a rancho, and after the American victory it was converted into wheat farms and then subdivided, with part of it named Owensmouth as a town founded in 1912. It joined Los Angeles in 1917 and was renamed Canoga Park on March 1, 1931, after Canoga, New York.
The Platt Building, also known as The Victorian — a c. 1970s office building at 19725 Sherman Way, Canoga Park−Winnetka
1920 Sherman Way in downtown Owensmouth, with Los Angeles Pacific Railroad lines visible at right
A sign for Canoga Park's old town center on Sherman Way.
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The San Fernando Valley, known locally as the Valley, is an urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, California. Situated to the north of the Los Angeles Basin, it contains a large portion of the city of Los Angeles, as well as several unincorporated areas; and the incorporated cities of Burbank, Calabasas, Glendale, Hidden Hills, and San Fernando. The valley is well known for its film studios such as Warner Bros. Studios and Walt Disney Studios. In addition, it is home to the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park.
The San Fernando Valley looking northeast; from the top of Topanga Overlook Park above Woodland Hills in foreground
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Mission San Fernando: in a circa 1900 postcard
Californio ranchero Eulogio F. de Celis once owned most of the San Fernando Valley.
