CANOGA PARK, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

'Canoga Park' is a district in the western San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California, about 25 miles (40 km) northwest of downtown LA.
For hundreds of years the San Fernando Valley was home to the American Indians of both Fernandeno and Chumash tribes. It is believed to be named after Canoga, New York, which derived its name from the Native American village "Ganogeh".
In the 1860s, an Australian, Albert Workman, bought 13,000 acres (53 km²) in this area and became a major producer of wheat. Eventually, the area's zoning was rural/agricultural and its industry was small farms involved in production of fruits, vegetables, melons, some livestock, horses, movie/television studio and stunt location work.
The area was originally named ''Owensmouth'' by Los Angeles Times publisher Harrison Gray Otis due to its proximity to the Los Angeles Aqueduct that brought water from the Owens Valley. The town was founded on March 30, 1912, by the Janss Corporation, major developers. The lack of an independent water supply made annexation to the City of Los Angeles inevitable, and on February 26, 1917 it joined with its larger neighbor. The name was changed to ''Canoga Park'' in 1930.
In 1955, the Rocketdyne corporation, then a spinoff of North American Aviation, moved into the area. It became a major employer and other aerospace companies followed, including North American Aviation, Hughes Aircraft (now Boeing), Atomics International, and Teledyne. Small machine shops and other ancillary businesses also sprang up to service the aerospace industry.
In 1964, the Topanga Plaza Shopping Mall became the first two-story indoor air-conditioned mall in the United States.
Much of the western section of Canoga Park has been renamed West Hills. A portion of the eastern section has been renamed Winnetka. Most of the area is now suburban communities with small industrial areas, however some of the area is still rural; film production, stunt, equine, and feed businesses still exist.
On June 25, 2005, Canoga Park was named an All-America City.
Canoga Park is mentioned on the Frank Zappa album Joe's Garage as the hometown of the main character. It is also mentioned in the songs "Can't Let Go" by Bryan Ferry and "Eat Fried Wheat (a Canoga Park jingle)" by Vycrol.

Contents

Emergency services

Fire service

Police service

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

Public libraries

Commercial enterprises

References

External links

Emergency services

Fire service

Los Angeles Fire Department operates several stations that serve Canoga Park.
Station 72 (Canoga Park) and Station 106 (West Hills) serve the community.

Police service

Los Angeles Police Department operates two police stations that serve Canoga Park [1]:

★ Devonshire Community Police Station serves residents north of Roscoe Boulevard [2].

★ West Valley Community Police Station serves residents south of Roscoe Boulevard [3].

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

Canoga Park is zoned to Los Angeles Unified School District schools.
Schools serving Canoga Park include:
Elementary schools:

★ Canoga Park Elementary School

★ Hart Street Elementary School
Middle schools:

★ Columbus Middle School
High schools:

★ Canoga Park High School

Public libraries

The Los Angeles Public Library operates the Canoga Park Branch.

Commercial enterprises

★ Topanga Plaza Shopping Mall

★ Stars Diner

★ Sherman Way

★ India Sweets & Spices

★ Canoga Park Bowl

★ Follow Your Heart Vegetarian Cafe & Restaurant

★ Aardvark's Odd Ark

References

★ Open Directory: California: C

★ Some LA County Place Names

★ Los Angeles A to Z, p. 76

External links