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6353 Van Nuys Bl.
6353 Van Nuys Bl is at the NW corner of Friar St and VNB, one block south of Victory. I recently came across a commercial real estate advertisement for this building. It is a 1939, streamline moderne style structure with 7,330 feet of leaseable space. Asking price to purchase is $2.1 million dollars. The property…
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Garbage Shaming.
A few weeks ago I wrote about how my home in Van Nuys was cited by the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) for “Loose, peeling or flaking paint along the fascia boards at gables and eaves.” Proactive Code Enforcement inspectors were sent out to walk around the neighborhood and cite properties in need…
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Incident at The Sad Ralph’s
The Sad Ralph’s is the Ralph’s at Burbank and Van Nuys Boulevard. It is the one closest to my house and the one I almost never go to. It is too sad there. The people who shop here are the heart and soul of the in-between land of Sherman Oaks and Van Nuys, a place…
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Kester Square: Bassett St/1950
With no down payment, for $44.50 a month, you could buy a brand new, 2 bedroom, 1 bath home in Van Nuys in 1950 starting at $7,950.00 ($83,033.63 today). Kester Square, a little pocket of 37 new single-family residences, was quickly erected in a few months and planted on old farmland just steps from Kester…
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The New Fire Station
Long fought, both for and against, a new No. 39 fire station is nearing completion at 14615 Oxnard at Vesper, west of Van Nuys Boulevard. It replaces a smaller, historic one on Sylvan Street across from the Valley Municipal Building. The older one is from the 1930s, and was a fine looking structure in the Art…
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Proactive Code Enforcement.
A few weeks ago, I was walking down my wide and lovely street, first built up in 1936 out of walnut groves. The houses are set far back from the street and the palms line the road, left and right. A friend called it “The Beverly Hills of Van Nuys,” which sounds about right because…
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