tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8366093636851252541.post8094903509457127787..comments2024-03-18T01:04:28.275-07:00Comments on San Fernando Valley Blog: Former Reseda Petting Zoo on Tampa to become Chinese Language Academy Private SchoolUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8366093636851252541.post-2276640409597974912015-04-13T14:57:15.660-07:002015-04-13T14:57:15.660-07:00We’ve lived in the Valley (Northridge) since 1962....We’ve lived in the Valley (Northridge) since 1962. I remember when the northwest part of the Valley was full of horse ranches, stables and orange orchards. Used to be you could go to one of many horse stables and rent a horse for $5 a DAY, and go horseback riding. By yourself. Just bring the horse back when you’re done.<br /><br />Now, these same areas are strip malls, condominiums, apartments and housing developments. <br /><br />As for the Petting Zoo on Winnetka, the really sad part is not only that it’s gone and we’ll never see another like it in this area, but it’s being replaced by… what? … a Chinese-language private school? Not that it, in itself, is a bad thing, but are there that many families living in the Valley who want to send their children to such a school? I though that whole point of moving to this country was to be a part of it and to integrate fully into our society.<br /><br />For this, we’re losing a great place to take our kids.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16989446932391028140noreply@blogger.com