COUNTRY DELI RESTAURANT CHATSWORTH

 Cherishing Our Valley  2012

On January 5th, some members of The Museum Community were able to witness the winter sunrise at the ancient Native American pictograph cave in the Santa Suzanna Mountains. After that once in a lifetime opportunity, Board Members Scott Sterling, Gary Fredburg and I went to the Country Deli Restaurant on Topanga Canyon in Chatsworth. The food was great, the service super and the prices more than fair. Plied with terrific coffee, we walked through the restaurant to enjoy the home-made murals of Chatsworth celebrities.  Unfortunately, I only had a cell phone camera with me, so you can bet that the Country Deli Restaurant will be high on my list to take better pictures of its art ... and the pancakes!

COUNTRY DELI RESTAURANT

9901 Topanga Canyon. Chatsworth 91311

1 (818) 709-5612

When he asked why we were taking pictures, this young worker at the Country Deli asked if

he could be included. I told this the would be subtracted from his 15 minutes of fame. 

DOROTHY LAMOUR - THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY'S SUPER STAR

Two of the most important film stars of the 1940s made their homes in the San Fernando Valley. The megastar Dorothy Lamour was viewed as the personification of the exotic woman. Here she is shown with Satan the Tiger - the best known tiger in the world during his lifetime.Dorothy Lamour lived in Toluca Lake and Satan in Bird Wonderland in Encino (then Van Nuys).

Dorothy Lamour and Satan the Tiger in Malaya - Paramount Pictures 1941 - Gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from Joan Putney 2011. (click on the image to enlarge it).

Dorothy Lamour lived into her 80s, still much loved by the movie-going public. Her funeral was held at Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic church in North Hollywood. She is buried in Forest Lawn cemetery in the Hollywood Hills.

NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL IN SHERMAN OAKS June 1957

CHERISHING OUR VALLEY 2012

Notre Dame High School was celebrating its 10th year in 1957.  This commencement brochure for June 7, 1957 contains the names of each graduate as well as scholarships earned by students.  

1957 Commencement program Notre Dame High School - Gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from Gerald Fecht Jan. 2012.(click on image to enlarge it)

The 18 artifacts related to Notre Dame in The Museum's collection, when coupled with a manuscript entitled "The Beginnings of the Brothers of Holy Cross in California" by Brother Richard Daly (1967 Santa Clara University) form an important basis for The Museum's on-going history of this Sherman Oaks high school. 

               

WHAT ARE YOUR WISHES FOR THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY IN 2012

CHERISHING OUR VALLEY IN 2012

The restoration of historic Lankershim Station in North Hollywood is your Museum Community's wish for 2012.  Isn't it high time that the money set aside years ago be used to get this treasure of the San Fernando Valley opened again?

Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge speaks of Lankershim Station as a natural "anchor" for the North Hollywood Historic District.  Tom thinks that a retired steam engine would create a real center of interest for the site. The Museum Community agrees.

Situated directly across from the NoHo Red Line and Orange Line stations, Lankershim Station is an ideal landmark for the eastern Valley. And... the property has room for the historic Weddington House as well. Let's get the Station restoration going in 2012!

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY STATE COLLEGE 1973

CHERISHING OUR VALLEY IN 2012

When Chris sent this vintage postcard to her friend Pat in Victoria, British Columbia in 1973, she complained of experiencing two days of Victoria rain in the San Fernando Valley on her January visit. Someone should have told her that Canadian geese come to the Valley in January too.

Greetings from The San Fernando Valley - January 1973 - vintage postcard - gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from Gary Fredburg 2012.  (click on image to enlarge it)

"San Fernando Valley State College - One of the most beautiful and most modern campuses in the the magnificent California College System."