Busch Gardens, Van Nuys, opened in 1966 at a construction cost of $4 milion dollars. In 1979, the park closed to make way for a major brewery expansion. At its peak attendance, it was a major San Fernando Valley tourist attraction which was complete . . . — — Map (db m125558) HM
Federal Emergency Administration
of Public Works.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States.
Harold L. Ickes, Administrator of Public Works.
City of Los Angeles
Fire Department
Engine Co. 39, erected 1939. — — Map (db m227108) HM
A native of Illinois, Bernardi toured as a saxophone
player and arranger with Benny Goodman, Tommy
Dorsey and other greats of the Big Band Era before
moving in the 1940s to the San Fernando Valley, where
he became a building contractor. He . . . — — Map (db m227106) HM
Built in 1921 by Robert J. Baird, owner of a pioneering gardening business specializing in fruit and walnut trees. The Baird House was
declared Los Angeles Historical Monument Number 203 in 1978. — — Map (db m127624) HM
Known as the Bank of Van Nuys, the
Country General Store was an H.J. Whitley
development built in 1911. Family owned
and operated since 1956, Nat Stanoff, the
founder, opened the doors as an Army Navy
store. Today, Country General Store is
Los . . . — — Map (db m131217) HM
Dedicated
to those who have served in
the Armed Forces of the
United States and to those
who gave their lives for
their country. — — Map (db m178067) HM WM
In honor of the pioneer aviators who have given their all that the science of aviation could be perfected, enabling it to take its place in the worlds commerce, this airport is dedicated.
December 17, 1928, on the 25th anniversary of the . . . — — Map (db m114309) HM
Los Angeles Public Library, Van Nuys branch, built 1926. This property was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 19, 1987, and added to the list of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments on April 15, 2008. — — Map (db m163953) HM
