LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE CALLS MUSEUM WALKING TOUR "WORTH THE TRIP"

"VALLEY HO

The Museum of the San Fernando Valley is the at the idea stage. For now there's the Historic North Hollywood Tour. Meet at the statue of Amelia Earhart (a one-time Valley resident) at the the North Hollywood Recreation Center where historian Richard Hilton leads walkers on a two-and-a-half hour trip replete with tales of long-gone ranchers (Lankershim was a busy guy). 

The brochure alone - filled with archival photos taken by the Weddingtons, one of the region's most influential families - is worth the trip. - Bi-monthly. Saturdays at 10 am. $10 donation, reservations required/requested: www.TheMuseumSFV.org/events/tours. 

RSVP to events@TheMuseumSFV.org.

Best of LA     May 2013

"Do Walking Tours - Ramble around town - and through history - with your feet as your engine - by Kari Mozina.

"It may be an odd assertion to make about a city so closely associated with the automobile, but of the most revelatory was to experience LA is on foot. ... Clip on the pedometer, grab a water bottle, and lace up your sneakers to travel across the cityscape and back to another era."

MUSEUM PRODUCES NORTH HOLLYWOOD WALKING TOUR BOOKLET

DISCOVERING OUR VALLEY   2011

Written by Museum Board Member Richard Hilton, "A Historic Walking Tour of North Hollywood 'Home of the Peach'" has just been produced by The Museum of the San Fernando Valley. What began as a small souvenir for those who participate in the bi-monthly walking tour of the NoHo, has evolved into a handsome 20-page booklet with many delightful photographs and stories of the Valley city once known as "the Home of the Peach."

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With photographs generously loaned by Guy Weddington McCreary and images from the Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley and from the collection of the author Richard Hilton, the booklet features images that haven't been seen for nearly a century.

Edited in part by Museum Board Member Phyllis Hansen, the work was also edited and produced by Michel Stevens. Graphic design, creative and layout services were provided by Graphic Elements. The brochure was funded by the Mid-town North Hollywood Neighborhood Council and in part by The Museum of the San Fernando Valley.

For the last two years, The Museum's historic walking tours have been graciously sponsored by the Universal City North Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

In 2012, The Museum plans on producing two more tour booklets; one for the Van Nuys historic walking tour and a self-guided automobile tour of the Northridge, Porter Ranch and Granada Hills areas of the San Fernando Valley.