ADVISORY PANEL FAVORS PLAN FOR MALL AT CANOGA PARK LOCATION.Byline: Mary Beth Alexander Daily News Staff Writer A community panel gave its approval Wednesday of a plan to build a retail center on a Canoga Park corner once devoted to aerospace, although members expressed doubts about some of the proposed tenants. Members of the Canoga Park/Winnetka Neighborhood Planning In 1915, Robert E. Park and E. W. Burgess introduced the idea of "neighborhood" as an ecological concept with urban planning implications . Since then, many concepts and ideas of a neighborhood have emerged. Advisory Council said the proposed center at the northeast corner of Canoga Avenue and Victory Boulevard Victory Boulevard is a major thoroughfare on Staten Island, measuring approximately 8.0 miles (12.87 km) and stretching from the west shore community of Travis to the upper east shore communities of St. George and Tompkinsville. would boost the area economy and complement other nearby shopping venues. ``I think it's something we need in the area,'' said Rhoda Rieger, member of the council, which makes recommendations to city Councilwoman Laura Chick chick abbreviation for chicken (1). . Los Angeles-based developer Jerry Snyder has proposed building 170,000 square feet foot of floor space and 688 parking spaces. Snyder's company, J.H. Snyder Co., is now in the process of buying the Rockwell International Rockwell International was the ultimate incarnation of a series of companies under the sphere of influence of Willard Rockwell, who had made his fortune after the invention and successful launch of a new bearing system for truck axles in 1919. property, which previously was used for aerospace manufacturing. Among the possible tenants would be Barnes & Noble bookstore, Toys `R' Us, a two-story Strouds linen linen, fabric or yarn made from the fiber of flax, probably the first vegetable fiber known to people. Linens more than 3,500 years old have been recovered from Egyptian tombs. Phoenician traders marketed linen in Mediterranean ports. store, an office supply store and several restaurants, Snyder said. Council member Arthur Lakin questioned whether a bookstore or linen store would be best for the corner, since there are already similar retailers just across the street. ``There seems like there's some duplication duplication /du·pli·ca·tion/ (doo-pli-ka´shun) 1. the act or process of doubling, or the state of being doubled. 2. ,'' said Lakin, who eventually gave his support to the proposal, but asked that Snyder remain open to other options for tenants. Snyder said he is certain the proposal is appropriate, and that his retail center, plus the one across the street, would thrive. ``The demand is there, the tenants are there,'' Snyder said. Asked if the site is contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. , Snyder said soil tests would be done to determine if any dangerous chemicals were left over from the aerospace production days, and that Rockwell would conduct any necessary cleanup. Because the retail center project also touches the Warner Center-Woodland Hills area, the Woodland Hills/West Hills advisory council will also debate the merits of the project at its Feb. 12 meeting. CAPTION(S): Map Map: Proposed retail development (Canoga Park) Daily News |
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