LANKERSHIM BOULEVARD 1925

2010 The Year of Valley Adventures
Historic Lankershim Boulevard 1925 - book donated to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley by James Jolicoeur 2009. Scanned by Phyllis Hansen for The Museum's Archives. (click on image to enlarge - use mouse to move about the image)
Getting ready for next July's Trans-Iowa bike ride means being busy scanning, copying and preparing cds to take back to the Buena Vista Iowa Historical Museum. Confused? Don't be. Remember the wonderful collection of historic photographs donated last year to The Museum by David High? Well, many of the photographs are yet to be identified and some are marked as being taken in various towns in Buena Vista Country.
Our family's trans-Iowa bike ride gives me an excuse to present our unidentified images to the folks in Buena Vista County and, who knows? maybe we'll make more Lankershim, North Hollywood and old Toluca connections.

2010 is the year for you to get involved with Valley history and culture. Join one of The Museum's many "Valley Experience" Committees and make a difference. 1 (818) 347-9665

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2009 - The Year of Valley History
Remains of a shop entrance in a parking lot on Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood. Can you imagine what an ancient city like Rome experiences with every street repair or construction project? Outside of the fence, Richard Hilton, director of Museum Tours leads the "Walk It Off" after Thanksgiving tour of historic NoHo.

As the "Year of Valley History" draws to a close, our Museum Community wishes to thank the many of you who have supported our growth during 2009. This coming year we will be reaching out to individuals and organizations to support The Museum as sponsors and donors to support our new offices and expand our services. Don't worry, our requests will be modest but our ambitions great.
In 2010 The Museum will also be seeking your photographic skills, to document our lives in the Valley and Southern California. So, here's hoping that you got a digital camera for the holidays and plan on sharing your treasures on this blog.