PLANS IN NEWHALL EXCITE ENGINEER.Byline: Victoria Giraud People and Places Frank Maga, chairman of the Newhall Redevelopment Committee, believes downtown Newhall will he completely renovated within the next five years. ``Newhall has a lot going for it,'' said Maga, who has headed the agency for just over a year. ``It's smaller than Old Pasadena was, and it's not deteriorated as much. We caught it before it really hit bottom.'' The city of Santa Clarita's widening of Railroad Avenue and the development of the Metrolink station are two crucial elements of the redevelopment plan. Railroad Avenue will divert the truck traffic, and San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the can be narrowed and made more conducive to pedestrian traffic. The Metrolink station will become a ``hub to draw people in during the week to specialty niche shops not found in the typical mall,'' he said. Organizers expect to see specialty clothiers along with shops featuring Indian jewelry and artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. , a glass blower, collectibles, leather goods, a microbrewery mi·cro·brew·er·y n. pl. mi·cro·brew·er·ies A small brewery, generally producing fewer than 10,000 barrels of beer and ale a year and frequently selling its products on the premises. Also called boutique brewery, brewpub. , restaurants, art galleries and live theater. ``We're getting it going. We're going to create a unique little shopping center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into with access to everybody in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. ,'' Maga said. ``It's not moving as fast as we want, but nothing ever does.'' The committee wants downtown Newhall to have the historical look of late 19th and early 20th centuries, which would mean buildings with facades styled in Spanish Colonial, Western and Victorian styles. The fact that the downtown area is adjacent to Hart Park and Heritage Junction is a definite plus. ``We can tie them all together,'' Maga said, adding that proponents plan to have a tram system that will take visitors to nearby locations like Melody Ranch and Placerita Canyon. ``There's a wealth of potential.'' Special events in Newhall, as well as a farmer's market, will also be drawing cards. The committee is hoping that Newhall will become a destination for visitors. The owner of a commercial building at San Fernando Road and Market, Maga got involved with redevelopment because he ``has the time and the energy to go to all the meetings,'' and because ``basically, I wanted things to happen.'' Maga was born in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles in 1940. He graduated from Notre Dame High School Notre Dame is the name of the following high (secondary) schools: Bangladesh
For nearly 20 years he wrote and published the Newsletter of Engineering Analysis Software, which was mailed to aerospace companies such as Lockheed, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory “JPL” redirects here. For other uses, see JPL (disambiguation). Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a NASA research center located in the cities of Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge, near Los Angeles, California, USA. and Boeing. The 20-page monthly publication was filled with summaries of research, reviews of new software and news of professional engineering societies. ``I barely got through English,'' Maga said, laughing. ``The last thing I ever thought I'd be is an editor and publisher.'' Before he called it quits quits adj. On even terms with by payment or requital: I am finally quits with the loan. [Middle English, probably alteration (influenced by Medieval Latin in 1996, the newsletter reached as many as 500 subscribers as far away as China, Australia and India. Maga and his wife have lived in Pine Mountain Pine Mountain may refer to:
Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. several times a week. Maga said he likes living in the tiny area of 800 registered voters. ``There are 3,000 lots, half of them with homes, half of those are weekend people.'' His home, at a 6,000-foot elevation, is big enough for a private office and his secretary lives a block away. It was she who interested the Magas in the area, which has a golf course, stables and a general store among its amenities. ``It's a good social life, the people are friendly, and you know everybody,'' Maga said. Even though he enjoyed his career in engineering, Maga said the Newhall redevelopment is more exciting. He's looking forward to getting Newhall ``back on its feet and making it look good.'' Maga compliments Santa Clarita officials for their ``phenomenal job'' and feels that a redeveloped Newhall ``will add sparkle to the city. It will be a jewel in the city's eye.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Frank Maga looks forward to the revitalization of Newhall. He expects a business-district renovation project to be complete in five years. Terri Thuente/Daily News |
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