The San Fernando Valley Blog preserves the people, places and stories of the Valley—past, present and future. Explore lost landmarks, historic businesses, architecture, development projects, celebrity homes, filming locations, postcards and neighborhood history.
About the SFV Blog
With an archive spanning roughly 1,000 posts, this guide highlights the best ways to begin. Choose a topic, explore a neighborhood or start with the essential stories selected below.
Explore by Topic
Guided Collections
These pillar guides organize the strongest recurring subjects across the archive.
Explore by Neighborhood
Browse local history, architecture, filming locations, landmarks, postcards and featured stories neighborhood by neighborhood.
Most Popular and Distinctive Stories
Filming Locations: The Office (NBC U.S. TV Show: 2005 - 2013)
Celebrity Homes: Marc Anthony’s Former Amestoy Estates Residence in Encino
Filming Locations: Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Valley History: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s Desilu Ranch in Chatsworth
BTTF#14: Drive-In Theatres of the San Fernando Valley
A List of SFV Sites and People Lost in 2013Essential Valley History
Current Development and Architecture
Search the Full Archive
Looking for a specific place, person, project or year? Use the archive hub to search the complete blog and browse stories by topic, neighborhood and publication year.
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