STEVE DEVOL SHARES SOME OF HIS PHOTOGRAPHS FROM JULY WALKING TOUR OF NO HO

Audie Murphy's medals from World War II - No Ho Masonic Temple (click on image to enlarge) Photograph by Museum in-tourist Steve Devol

Bottom of the El Portal Marquee in the No Ho
(click on image to enlarge) Photograph by Museum in-tourist Steve Devol

Guy Weddington McCreary advisor to The Museum - On the No Ho historic walking tour today. (click on image to enlarge) Photograph by Museum in-tourist Steve Duval

Richard Hilton and his tour inside of the historic No Ho Post Office (click on image to enlarge) Photograph by Museum in-tourist Steve Devol

NoHo HISTORIC DISTRICT TOUR UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Spray Can Art - Martial Arts Academy - NoHo Arts District - 2008 - Photo by Gerald Fecht for the Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley. click on the image to enlarge it.

"Look! It's a humming bird" Rania Pallad, shouted excitedly! And, sure enough, on the back wall of a NoHo Arts District, Martial Arts Academy there was a splendid image of the magical bird. We decided later, that the humming bird was an omen of the fabulous play "Pest Control" we were about to see at the NoHo Arts Center. The play is an Open At The Top Productions musical ---- on its way to Broadway! The spay can art in the alley by the NoHo Arts Center is "over the top" as well. I'll make sure to visit the paintings in the day light to discover the artist's name.

If you know of a mural or a public work of art in the San Fernando Valley, please let us know its location. Right now we are busy walking and studying the NoHo Historic District - Lankershim to Chander to Tujunga to Magnolia.

The San Fernando Valley deserves a great Museum of history and culture.

MUSEUM OF THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY PREPARES NoHo HISTORIC DISTRICT TOUR

Mosaic Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help - Saint Charles Borromeo Church - North Hollywood - 2008 - Photo by Gerald Fecht for the archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley.

Members of the Museum Community have begun work on the mapping and creation of tours of the NoHo Historic District. Shel Weisbach and Richard Hilton are our expects on the physical tour. Arturo Perez and Steve Sedlic will work on the kiosk, virtual and internet educational aspects. Michael Stevens will focus on bringing civic and corporate sponsorship of the project.

You can help us with the big undertaking by: supplying historic and present day photographs of present day North Hollywood, giving us tips about historic sites, sending us contact persons.

The San Fernando Valley deserves a great Museum of history and culture.

TINY'S PATIO NoHo HISTORIC DISTRICT

Tiny's Patio 2008 - NoHo Historic District - Photo by Gerald Fecht for the Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley.
Has a lead from Toluca Lake resident Richard Bogy located the famed "Tiny's Patio" in the NoHo Historic District?

During planning sessions by The Museum of the San Fernando Valley for a North Hollywood Heritage walking tour, Richard Bogy (advisor to the Museum) mentioned that the historic Tiny's Patio in NoHo is still standing. Following his description, Museum Board members feel they have located the site where world famous actor and film maker Alan Ladd opened his hamburger stand in the 1930s.
Stay tuned!