POSTCARD VIEWS OF CHATSWORTH

CHERISHING OUR VALLEY                   2013

Our faithful contributor to the archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley Gary Fredburg seems to be concentrating these days on the town of Chatsworth.  What red blooded Valley kid didn't take a try to climb these photogenic rocks at Stoney Point?  (click on images to enlarge them.)

Stoney Point "famous landmark on Santa Susana Pass in the San Fernando Valley. This impressive rugged rock formation, offering a challenge to mountain climbers, in Los Angeles Historic Monument No. 132. Card is printed as a bicentennial project of the Chatworth Historical Society."

The Paradise Shop - "located in the beautiful West end of the San Fernando Valley, intriguing the visitor to this unique shop of California fruit creations. Featuring sweet spiced figs and sweet sliced watermelon, jams and jellies.:

CORRIGANVILLE

CHERISHING OUR VALLEY                   2013

Located in the Santa Suzanna Pass between Chatsworth and the Simi Valley, Corriganville was once a very popular tourist destination. Built by the film stuntman Ray "Crash" Corrigan, it served as a working film location, chiefly for western movies from 1949 until its sale to Bob Hope in 1965. 

 Corriganville brochure - Gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from Gary Fredburg 2013.

 From the earliest days of the movie studios in the San Fernando Valley, out of town visitors have flocked to movie sets, to see scenes like this of a Dalton Brothers' shootout at Corriganville in the Santa Suzanna Mountains.

Corriganville was used in the making of the film series, Rin Tin Tin. Here actors dressed as Union soldiers raise the American flag over Fort Apache. Interestingly, Southern California played a major role in the actual creation of Fort Apache during the Civil War. If you are interested, read about the exploits of the California Battalion.