NOMINATE H.J. WHITLEY TO THE CALIFORNIA HALL OF FAME

In the March 2011 meeting of the Board of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley, a resolution was adopted to support the nomination of H. J.  Whitley, the founder of the cities of Van Nuys and Hollywood the Hall of Fame of the California Museum in Sacramento.

2011 marks the 100^th anniversary of Whitley’s founding of Van Nuys, the civic center of the San Fernando Valley.  Whitley, known as the Father of Hollywood was a true visionary, whose life and enterprise laid the groundwork for the San Fernando Valley’s present stature as one of the most vibrant economic communities in the United States

Please consider taking a moment to nominate H.J. Whitley for the California Hall of Fame – the California Museum for History

http://www.californiamuseum.org/exhibits/halloffame

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H. J. WHITLEY FOUNDED BOTH HOLLYWOOD AND VAN NUYS

DISCOVERING OUR VALLEY      2011

The sheriff of Hollywood, California, once put saw horse barriers across Cahuenga Road to keep rowdy San Fernando Valley cowboys from coming into his sleepy little town on Saturday nights. The Cahuenga Pass is still a pretty rowdy place, but a long way from troubles caused by cowboys.
Today, I had the real pleasure of meeting Gaelyn Whitley Keith, great grand daughter of H. J. Whitley, the founding father of both the cities of Hollywood and Van Nuys in the heart of the San Fernando Valley. It was great fun meeting a member of the famous Whitley clan, especially on the 100th Anniversary of the founding of Van Nuys. (If for no other reason than the establishment of two such important communities, we feel that H.J. Whitney deserves to be recognized in the California Museum in Sacramento.)

Gift to the Library of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from Gaelyn Whjitley Keith February 26th, 2011.  (click on image to enlarge).