OLD LANKERSHIM VILLAGE EMERGES INTO A REALITY

Drawing done at the first Museum Sundae Celebration

Several years ago the Toluca Lake Chamber of Commerce began a project to help revitalize, reinvigorate and encourage investment in the Lankershim corridor, between the 101 and the 134 Freeways.

Partnering with the community, property owners, business owners and the Neighborhood Council, a vision, identity and action plan was created – and Old Lankershim Village was conceived.

This commercial corridor is now focused and ready to begin what we know will be an impressive drive of growth and success, that will rival neighboring NoHo and the NBC/Universal – MTA projects, however the success and vision of Old Lankershim Village will be driven by the community who calls it home.

In a first display of monumental identity, yesterday the Old Lankershim Village placed a first custom community bench at the intersection of Lankershim Boulevard and Riverside Drive . That bench, which was funded by the Greater Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council, serves as a welcome to Old Lankershim Village .

In the next sixty days the Committee will install and dedicate a new Community Gateway Monument , near the intersection of Lankershim and the Los Angeles River . That monument will represent the true spirit of the “community” as it was funded through the joint efforts of individuals, businesses, the Neighborhood Council, Councilman LaBonge and the City of Los Angeles Community Beautification grant program. We look forward to the community joining us for an unveiling and naming ceremony, as we officially declare the creation of Old Lankershim Village.

Toluca Lake Chamber of Commerce

MUSEUM SETS ITS PRIORITIES

Pansy Window
Stained Glass
Ventura Boulevard
Woodland Hills

Worth
Remembering







On June 27th, 2007, the Board of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley voted on the Museum's priorities. They are as follows:
Priority 1:
The Museum's immediate goal and primary focus shall be to establish a physical museum space/s to house a permanent collection, have an exhibit space, library, research area, offices, storage and meeting space.
Priority 2:
The Museum shall have as a secondary goal. progress toward the development of a distributed on-line Museum Community. This shall include an interactive website, a blog site, and list serve. A separate list serve shall be established for the purpose of alerting the Museum Community when historic sites/artifacts etc are in immediate danger.
Priority 3:
The Museum shall have as its third goal progress toward the creation of a Museum of the San Fernando Valley Federation.

It is customary among Americnans when asking someone for an opinion or thoughts to say "a penny for your thoughts." But, if the truth be known, the expression should be "a pansy for you thoughts." Shakespeare knew what he was writing, when he used pansy. It's a joke! Get it? A take off on the French word "pensée" or thought.
Your Museum needs your ideas and thoughts about our priorities. A pansy for your thoughts!
Jerry Fecht

THANKS TO THE CANOGA PARK YOUTH ARTS CENTER

A special note of thanks to the Canoga Park Youth Arts Center for hosting the June meeting of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley.
Under Director Stuart Vaughan and Education Director John Paul Thornton, the Center continues its impressive role bringing the arts to the West San Fernndo Valley. Children of all ages and socio-economic backgrounds reflect the great Valley tradition of making Los Angeles the "Creative Capital" of the world and the San Fernando Valley - "the Valley of the Stars."

Thanks John Paul and Stuart, The Museum of the San Fernando Valley is grateful that you are working on the behalf of our community - especially, our kids!

SPECIAL SPORTS HISTORY LECTURE BY BILL DWYRE

Sports have always
been a vital part of
San Fernando Valley
history.

Fred Berk invites the
Museum Community
to a special sports
lecture.






For those who want to hear about the history of professional sports in Los Angeles from an expert, the event to attend is the Bill Dwyre lecture at the Richard Riorden Library in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, July 15, at 2:00 pm.
Bill Dwyre has been sports editor for the Los Angeles Times for 25 years, and has received many awards for his writing, including special recognition for his coverage of the 1984 Olympics.
The lecture is being sponsored by the Los Angeles City Historical Society, together with the history department of the Riorden (central) Library. It's free to the public, and will be in the Mark Taper Auditorium inside the library.
Parking after 1:00 pm is only $1.00 if you have a library card, and have it validated in the garage. The garage entrance is on Flower Street, just south of 5th Street. This should also be an opportunity to meet members of the Los Angeles City Historical Society, and help create a bond between the many local history organizations in the region.

Fred Berk
Librarian and Member of the Board
The Museum of the San Fernando Valley

RE-OPENING OF THE de la OSSA ADOBE - JULY 22

Grand Re-Opening of the De La Ossa Adobe at Los Encinos State Historic Park

Join us on Sunday, July 22nd, 2007 to celebrate the reopening of the 1849 De La Ossa Adobe at Los Encinos State Historic Park. This historic building has been extensively restored after being closed by major earthquake damage in 1994. The celebration will run from 10 AM to 3 PM at the park, and will feature costumed performers, historic music, children's games and activities, dancing and traditional crafts like blacksmithing - in addition to tours of the beautifully restored structure. Admission is free. Come in your old west attire and join in the fun!

Los Encinos State Historic Park is the location of a historic rancho that raised cattle, sheep and crops from 1849 until the early 20th Century. Before that, it was an Indian village for more than 4000 years. For more about Los Encinos State Historic Park, visit our website at http://los-encinos.org.

Los Encinos State Historic Park is located at 16756 Moorpark St in Encino, half a block east of the intersection of Ventura Blvd and Balboa Blvd. Park on the street.

Walter Nelson
Los Encinos State Historic Park
16756 Moorpark St.
Encino CA 91436-1068
818-342-3482
docents@los-encinos.org