San Fernando Valley North Valley
Sylmar
Once the site of the world’s second largest olive groves, Sylmar, which means “Sea of Trees,” is situated just east of Interstate 5 and north of the city of San Fernando. Long before the areas was settled by the Spaniards, this was another…
Porter Ranch
Located in the northwest portion of the San Fernando Valley, near Chatsworth and Northridge, Porter Ranch in an upscale neighborhood just south of the Santa Susana Mountains. The area was purchased in the late 19th century, by a man named…
Pacoima
Pacoima sits between Mission Hills and Arleta and is a district neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley, falling under the actual jurisdiction of the City of Los Angeles. The first inhabitants of the area were semi-nomadic Native American tribes…
Northridge
Northridge, a community in the San Fernando Valley, is perhaps most famous for the 1994 earthquake that rocked the area. The 45 second, 6.7 shaker caused extensive damage throughout the San Fernando Valley and across the City of Los Angeles,…
North Hills
Formerly known as Sepulveda and renamed in 1992, North Hills is one of the oldest communities in the San Fernando Valley. It sits between Northridge, Panorama City, Van Nuys and Granada Hills. The district was originally named for the Sepulveda…
Mission Hills
The Ronald Reagan Freeway (SR 118) runs right through the middle of the suburban community of Mission Hills. The neighborhood also sits at the north end of snaking and long Sepulveda Blvd, which stretches from the northern starting point, all the…
Lake View Terrace
A suburb nestled in the north east part of the San Fernando Valley, Lake View Terrace is reachable via the Foothill Freeway (I-210). It’s a middle class community with a fairly mixed racial profile made up mostly of Latinos, African-Americans,…
Granada Hills
Reachable via the Ronald Reagan, San Diego and Golden State Freeways, Granada Hills is a City of Los Angeles district in the San Fernando Valley. It sits just north of North Hills and Northridge. It is the site where the Valley’s first oil…
Chatsworth
A San Fernando Valley district that falls under the umbrella of the City of Los Angeles, Chatsworth was another area that was once home to a number of Native American tribes, including the Chumash. There is even a local area, the Burro Flats…
