Did You Know?... Some Little Known (or unknown) Things About LA's San Fernando Valley

I'm just going to write some bullet points here that include some fun facts about our valley...I will call this the "Did You Know?" blog

Did You Know?  Toluca Lake is really a community in North Hollywood

Did You Know?  That President Reagan married Nancy in 1952 in Studio City's Little Brown Church (it holds about 40 people)
                                                                  

Did You Know?  That the San Gabrielle Valley was once known as "Gabrielino"?

Did You Know?  That Burbank is it's own city...and Studio City is not a city?

Did You Know?  The house where "The Brady Bunch" was filmed is still looking great and located in a neighborhood in Studio City? (I don't think the people that live there would like me to advertise the address so I won't put it here...but if we are out looking at houses, ask me and we will take a drive past it)

                                                  

Did You Know?  Valley Glen is really a community in Van Nuys?

Did You Know?  Bob's Big Boy in Toluca Lake/Burbank was built in 1949 and is considered an iconic symbol of modern design for the time that it was built? You can see some amazing classic cars there every Friday from 3-10PM at the car show.
                                                                 

                                                               
Did You Know?  That Studio City was originally a part of North Hollywood? Maybe that explains why there is such a large distance between Hollywood and North Hollywood today....

Did You Know?  The valley made tract houses famous and a lot of that started in areas like Panorama City?                                                            

Did You Know?  The red clay roof tiles (called Terracotta) that are all over the roofs our Spanish-styled houses here in the valley, were believed to have been made, back in the day, with the workers placing clay over their thighs to give the tiles the arch shape.
                                                                    

Did You Know?  The El Portal Theatre was opened in 1926 and is still a working theater? Now the famous Academy of Television and Science is situated just across the street from this landmark.
                                                                   

Did You Know?  Encino is typically 10 degrees warmer than Hollywood, which is just 14 miles away?

Did You Know?  One of the world's most famous people, Michael Jackson, spent most of his childhood, along with his family, in their home...right in Encino?
                                                                    

Did You Know?  The price of single family homes in the valley can range anywhere from around $300,000 to well over $10,000,000?

Did You Know?  There is a sushi bar in North Hollywood where the waiters wildly sing and dance to today's hit music while serving you sushi? Tokyo Delve's is not the place for the early-bird-dinner-special-clients, if you get my drift.

Did you Know?  Mary Astor and Frank Sinatra were both once residents of Toluca Lake.  This famous estate, locate at 10051 Valley Spring Lane,  is still here and if the walls could speak, I bet they'd have a lot to say.
                                                           

Did you Know?  And yet another world known musican lived here too. 4326 Forman Ave in Toluca Lake is where Bing Crosby once lived.  Seems like Tolcua Lake was the happening place to live (and still is)


For more fascinating information about parts of the valley, it's history, architects, and developement, check out this webiste.  It is a goldmine of information http://preservation.lacity.org/files/SO-SC-TL-CP%20Survey%20Report%202.26.13.pdf


If you have any more little known facts about our communities here in the valley, feel free to email me and I will add them on here.