DEDICATED TO INFORMING ALL ABOUT THE
FOOTHILL COMMUNITIES OF
TRACING THE HISTORY,
PRESENT AND FUTURE HOPES OF
THIS COMMUNITY.
ORIGINALLY THE HOME OF THE
GABRIALINO, 'Tonga' Native Americans
HUNTING & GATHERING HERITAGE,
CLEAN AIR HEALTH AREAS, HOME OF VARIED PEOPLES,
NOW NUMBERING OVER 60,000...WELCOME !
Commerce Street OLDE TOWNE Sign Post 2003
COMMERCE STREET FAIR #3 October 2000
Jamie M Elovitz
editor
globalpositiveenergy
ORIGINALLY THE HOME OF THE
GABRIALINO 'Tonga' Native Americans
OF HUNTING & GATHERING HERITAGE,
CLEAN AIR HEALTH AREAS,
HOME OF VARIED PEOPLES,
NOW NUMBERING OVER 60,000...
WELCOME !
SUNLAND-TUJUNGA LIBRARY
OUR NEW LIBRARY BUILDING
OPENED IN SEPTEMBER OF 1996
replacing a 1950's stucco structure
that endured many readers young and old...
Now, a NEW MODERN LIBRARY possessing
COMPUTERIZED card catalogs, AND web access
VIA personnal computers for all, USER FRIENDLY
AND STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL,
A BUILDING THAT
RETAINS OUR AREAS' NATURE.
7771 FOOTHILL BOULEVARD
TUJUNGA, CALIFORNIA
818.352.4481
,,Senior Librarian:
HOWARD FINN PARK
RIGHT BEHIND OUR NEW LIBRARY IS HOWARD FINN PARK
This park, with a spectacular background of Mt. Gleason,
was named in honor of former Councilman Howard Finn.
NEW L.A. NORTH VALLEY
CITY CIVIC CENTER
LOCATED WITH LOCAL L.A. COUNCIL HEADQUARTERS
Sunland-Tujunga Civic Center
on Foothill Blvd. East of Mt. Gleason Ave. Tujunga, Ca. 91040
L.A.F.D.
FIRE STATION 74
PUBLIC NOTICE:
L.A. COUNTY
HEALTH CENTER
valley care
[2003 note: CLOSED by L.A. County]
REMEMBER !
SUNLAND-TUJUNGA
borders the
U.S. ANGELES
NATIONAL FOREST
tujunga canyon
Verdugo High School
106250 Plainview Ave. Tujunga 818.353.1171
Mount Gleason Middle School
109650 Mt. Gleason Ave. Sunland 818.352.1466
Apperson Elementary
10233 Woodward Ave. Sunland 818.353.5544
Mountain View Elementary
6410 Olcutt St. Tujunga 818.352.1616
Pinewood Elementary
10111 Silverton St. Tujunga 818.352.2515
Plainview Elementary
10819 Plainview Ave. Tujunga 818.353.1730
Sunland Elementary
8350 Hillrose Ave. Sunland 818.353.1631
OUR LADY OF LOURDES SCHOOL
7324 Apperson St. Tujunga 818.353.1106
Los Angeles Unified School District
AMERICAN LEGION HALL #377
10039 Pinewood Ave. Tujunga 818.353.9856
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION
BEAUTIFUL ARCHITECTURE
Our
History LOST!
abandoned -but still hopeful [pre-2001] ..................too late -removal of historical facade [post-2002]
.
.
.
BOLTON HALL
Sunland-Tujunga, California
THIS ROCK STRUCTURE WAS BUILT IN
1913. THIS AREA WAS CALLED
"Little Lands (Los Terrenitos]".
George Harris Built this early
area monument with the ROCKS from
this area, we call, "THE ROCK".
Bolton Hall is full of this area's
'pioneer' & Indian SPIRIT &
ARTIFACTS.
Visit Bolton Hall
Tues.- Sun. 1-4pm. Located at 10110 Commerce, just 2 CITY BLOCKS, 'up from' Foothil Blvd.
in TUJUNGA, California.
Tours by APPOINTMENT call- 818.352.1718
It is IMPORTANT:
'Declaration of Historical Monument'#2
BOLTON HALL
by the City Of Los Angeles,
California PROTECTING Bolton Hall
since 1962.
CHECK YOUR LOCAL CULTURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT in your community!
CITY of LOS ANGELES WEB SITE
IN 2002 THIS WAS ...
TEARING DOWN OUR PAST
?
what do you
see in this
"architecture"
bye bye our past
THEATER to banquet hall
but... DEMOLISH our
art-deco architechture!!
yes, that is what happened
TOO!
LATE!
GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN
1998 ENDED 2002
with the 'removal'
of our HISTORY!
..........................
[gloriann mcgowan]
GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN
FINAL REPORTS
2002
STARTED OCTOBER 24,1998
Sunland-Tujunga's
ART DECO ARCHITECTURE
THE THEATER WAS IN
SUNLAND-TUJUNGA
ON THE 6700 BLOCK
OF FOOTHILL BLVD.
TUJUNGA THEATER
HILLTOP THEATER
[gloriann mcgowan]
RAINBOW THEATER
CANYON THEATER
all names
that have graced
this 843 seat venue
built in 1938
by S. Charles Lee
Other Theaters by
Architect
S. Charles Lee
Los Angeles Theater
San Luis Obispo Theater
Miami Theater
S. CHARLES LEE ARCHITECT OF THEATERS 1920-1950's
THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES
IN 1941 HE BUILT THE 1st STEREO THEATER
with Walt Disney
The ANIMATION THEATER Disney Burbank Studios
WE HAD EVERYONE'S THOUGHTS
people said
EVERYONE WANTS TO BE
ABLE TO USE
THIS THEATER AGAIN
ENVISIONING REGULAR
WEEKEND MOVIE SHOWINGS,
SPECIAL FEATURE EVENTS
AND COMMUNITY THEATER.
they also said >>
EVERYONE SEEMS SURE
THIS CAN HAPPEN
Our History:
WHEN YOU LOOK AT
THE BOLTON HALL MUSEUM
YOU CAN SEE
THAT KEEPING OUR PAST ALIVE
IS VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA,
MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL WAS SLATED
TO BE TORN DOWN AND REBUILT BECAUSE OF
EARTHQUAKE CONCERNS.
THEIR COMMUNITY OF LOS
FELIZ SAID NO!
IT WAS RETROFITED AND BESIDES
BEING THE 1930's HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
IT ALWAYS WAS,
IT IS SEEN IN MANY MOVIES
AND COMMERCIALS.
Marshal High School
3939 Tracy Los Angeles, California
Please View Our Movie
2002
final report
MOST OF THE BUILDING WILL
BE SAVED AND WILL BE A
BANQUET HALL.
but...
THE
HISTORICAL
ART-DECO FRONT
WAS NOT SAVED.
tearing down our past
bye bye our past
this was our 'theme' during our campaign
WE DID THE BEST WE COULD
THIS WAS...
OUR ART-DECO THEATER
'land for sale'
$650,000
+ free theater building
or
DEMOLISH the THEATER
??FINAL??
[yes, it was removed, unfortunately]
.CAMPAIGN REPORT
?FINAL?
[yes]
CAMPAIGN REPORT
2002
THIS WAS HOW
WE TOLD THE STORY...
THE BAD news:
OUR THEATER
'land for sale'
price:
[2000] OUR THEATER [1943]
with OR withOUT
our THEATER!
GOOD DEAL,
LAND on FOOTHILL BLVD.
1938 ART DECO
HISTORICAL BUILDING free !!!
let us all state our need:
WE NEED OUR HISTORY!!
MOST OF THE BUILDING WILL
BE SAVED AND WILL BE A
BANQUET HALL.
BUT...
the art-deco front of the building
MAY BE DEMOLISHED!!
[ final REPORT ART DECO FRONT REMOVED]
ORIGINALLY
OUR THEATER WAS CALLED THE
TUJUNGA THEATER [1938]
OUR THEATER
WAS BUILT IN 1937-38
designed by
S Charles Lee
ARCHITECT S. CHARLES LEE was responible for THEATERS throughout the U.S.A.[1920-50!]ESPECIALLY HERE ON THE WEST COAST. THE HISTORIC LOS ANGELES THEATER ON BROADWAY IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES IS ONE. S CHARLES LEE CREATED AN ANIMATION THEATER FOR WALT DISNEY IN 1941, THE FIRST THEATER WITH STEREO SOUND!
"the show starts on the sidewalk"
a book about the architect
by maggie valentine
[get it thru libraries]
WE NEEDED TO INVESTIGATE
ALL ROADS LEADING
TO PRESERVING OUR
HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE ...
our history
[gloria mcgowan]
AND THE WAY TO GIVE CONSCIENCE
TO HERTIAGE,
GIVING THANKS TO ALL OUR FOREFATHERS,
WHO BEFORE US,
HAVE GIVEN US OUR FUTURE,
THEIR OFFERING FROM THE PAST.
THERE ARE PLENTY OF "THEATERS' IN L.A.
YET NOTHING NEAR THE THOUSANDS
WHO LIVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ...
we are lucky for the natural
splendor given to our area
WHY TAKE AWAY THIS THEATER
THAT HAS WITHSTOOD EARTHQUAKES
DECADES OF USE.
[more history, and now it is, HISTORY]
COMMERCE STREET FAIRES
STREET FAIRE #3 2000, #2 1999, #1 1998
START-UP FOR THE "SAVE OUR THEATER!" CAMPAIGN. FLYERS WERE
HANDED OUT TO HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WHILE WE
ALL ENJOYED THE WONDERFUL WEATHER,THE BOOTHS, CAR SHOW
AND ATMOSPHERE THAT THIS GREAT EVENT PROVIDED TO
EVERYONE. COMMERCE STREET WAS CLOSED OFF BETWEEN
FOOTHILL BLVD. AND VALMONT. EVERYONE COULD SEE THE
SPECTACULAR VIEWS OF OUR HILLS AND MOUNTAINS AS ONE
LOOKED UP AND DOWN THE STREET. HELPING THE CAMPAIGN WERE
DEICY's RESTAURANT formerly LOCATED ON FOOTHILL, 1/HALF A
BLOCK FROM COMMERCE ST. DEICY INITIATED THE PRINTING OF
THE FLYERS, PRINTED BY FOOTHILL COPY CENTER, LOCATED ALSO
1/2 BLOCK FROM COMMERCE, ON FOOTHILL. DEICY ALSO WAS
DISTRBUTING THE FLYERS TO FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS.THE
RESTAURANT WHERE DEICY RESIDES WAS FORMERLY VICTOR'S BBQ,
AND VICTOR ALSO DISTRIBUTED THE FLYERS AT THE STREETFAIR
ALONG WITH MENUS FROM DEICY'S RESTAURANT [NOW CLOSED].
THIS IS COMMUNITY SPIRIT!
100% INTEREST IN OUR COMMUNITY
RESPONSE TOTALLY POSITIVE TO THE
"SAVE OUR THEATER!" CAMPAIGN
IT WAS FOUND
THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD LIKE SAVE IT
AS A WORKING THEATER.
give notice about your concern
L.A. CITY CULTURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT ... 213.485.2433
.../
BOLTON HALL
In the early 1900's a SOCIAL movement
brought people together in
"LITTLE LANDS".
This movement subsided, yet people
continued to settle in the foothill areas
between the
VERDUGO HILLS and the SAN GABRIELS, the ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST.
The community
building
was known as the
CLUBHOUSE.
The name of the
meeting place / city hall / jail
was BOLTON HALL,
coming from the name of
local hero - Bolton Hall.
In 1932, the City Of Los Angeles,
annexed the area, and the building
was used for various city departments.
In 1959, the Parks and Recreation
almost torn the building down.
In 1960, Assemblyman Tom Bane
introduced legislation in Sacramento
and in 1962 Bolton Hall was declared
L.A. CITY HISTORICAL
MONUMENT #2
(Monument#1 is Avila Abobe in the Old Plaza)
1967 brought restoration funds,
yet do to inflation
and budget constraints
the upgrading had
not been completed until the
CELEBRATION of December, 1980.
So, any community can
save its historic architectual structures.
Check your local HISTORICAL SOCIETIES.
more of
"OUR HISTORY"
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