Jim Hier

Granada Hills (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The modern history of Granada Hills began in 1913 with the completion of the Los Angeles aqueduct and the arrival of abundant freshwater to the former land of Mission San Fernando. Citrus orchardsflourished on the Sunshine Ranch, acreage originally cultivated by former senator George K. Porter. In 1926, the community of Granada was formed as a rabbit-raising colony, promising residents country living and economic prosperity. Granada added ,Hills, to its name in 1942 to avoid confusion with a similarly named Northern California town, andthanks to the postwar baby boom, the population grew by 1,000 percent between 1950 and 1960. The community soon earned a reputation as ,The San Fernando Valley,s Most Neighborly Town, as residents came together to celebrate the hometown team,s 1963 Little League World Series victory and the formation of the nation,s first all-girl American Youth Soccer Organization league, and as neighbor helped neighborafter the devastating 1971 and 1994 earthquakes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781439618301
• Artikelnr.: 40090103

Autorenporträt

Author Jim Hier grew up in Granada Hills, attending local schools and graduating from Kennedy High School in 1973. He shares his love and appreciation for his hometown in this engaging retrospective, which he put together with the help of dozens of current and former residents who generously contributed many of the stories and images appearing in this book.