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73 New Single Family Homes Coming to Woodley and Chase in North Hills owned by Anheuser-Busch aka Budweiser

Friday, December 19, 2014 / 1 Comment
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Fresh from the LA City Council is a proposal to build 73 new single family homes at 16132 Chase Street in North Hills (also 16120 Chase, 16110 1/2 Chase, and 8454 Woodley). The 10.9 acre lot is located at the corner of Woodley and Chase and is owned by Anheuser-Busch which has long been used as truck parking lot and surprisingly a private nursery. Keep in mind that the top half of the land will be developed with the bottom half where the majority of the trucks are parked will remain. 

Woodley and Roscoe was already crowded so this should make things interesting. 

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Celeb R.E.: Saved by the Bell's Zack Morris, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Calls Sherman Oaks Home

Tuesday, September 23, 2014 / No Comments
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The man known as Zack Morris whose real name is Mark-Paul Gosselaar from the late 80's/early 90's hit TV comedy series, Saved by the Bell, has just purchased a Sherman Oaks home for $2.3 million  on July 18, 2014 which was first reported by the fine folks at Trulia Luxe Living on July 31, 2014. 

The home measures 5 Beds/5 Baths on 4,966 sqft on a total lot size of 0.44 acres built in 2005 which appears to have been on the market ever since it was first built but dont quote me on that as I may be wrong. The home comes with Viking Stainless Steel appliances, hardwood flooring and marble, and even a bonus room basement (I didnt know they made those in SoCal). 

Previous to the Sherman Oaks home, Gosselaar was living in a long time owned Castaic entertainers home which he sold on March 4, 2010 for $1.2 million  and was purchased for $717,500 on June 30, 1999. This home was most recently purchased by Miami Dolphins Quarterback, Matt Moore, for $1,525 million as reported by the LA Times

Gosselaar also previously owned a Valencia home that was purchased on July 16, 2004 for $446,504 and sold at a small loss on Mary 26, 2010 for $440,004. I am not sure what manner this was house used but possibly an income property or for family. I am guessing both home sales in 2010 were the result of his divorce to former Revlon model, Lisa Ann Russell which was finalized in May 2011. 

And one final tidbit that I never knew about,  Gosselaar was actually born in Panorama City and his father was a plant supervisor at an Anheuser-Busch Brewery which I am guessing is the one in Van Nuys. Its possible he living in the SFV area as a child but its known that he spent his teenage years in the Santa Clarita area attending Hart High school. So its great news to have Gosselaar back in the SFV. 

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Filming Locations: Star Trek (2009)

Friday, January 11, 2013 / No Comments


 You can view more filming posters at The Geeky Nerfherder

On the day of James Kirk's birth, his father dies on his ship in a last stand against a mysterious alien time-traveling vessel looking for Ambassador Spock, who, in this time, is also a child on Vulcan disdained by his neighbors for his half-human heritage. Twenty-five years later, Kirk has grown into a young troublemaker. Challenged by Captain Christopher Pike to realize his potential in Starfleet, he comes to annoy instructors like young Commander Spock. Suddenly, there is an emergency at Vulcan and the newly commissioned USS Enterprise is crewed with promising cadets like Nyota Uhura, Hikaru Sulu, Pavel Chekov and even Kirk himself, thanks to Leonard McCoy's medical trickery. Together, this crew will have an adventure in the final frontier where the old legend is altered forever as a new version of it begins. (IMDB)

This movie was filmed throughout LA as described in The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations, Wired.com, and Movie Locations and More sites. Two of those locations were in the San Fernando Valley. The first location might be easily recognizable to most which CSUN (my proud almuni) and the second location is the less recognizable (interior shots only) Anheuser Busch Brewery in Van Nuys. 

The Cal State Northridge Delmar T. Oviatt Library at 18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge CA 91330 was used as the backdrop for the Starfleet Academy.
Star Trek (2009)
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The Anheuser-Busch plant was used for the Enterprise's engine room utilizing the plants massive cooling pipes and other plumbing in the background. The address is 15800 Roscoe Blvd Van Nuys CA 91406.

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Above images courtesy ex-astris-scientia.org

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