VALLEY'S HIDDEN HISTORY A GLIMPSE OF LIFE WHEN IT TOOK 12 HOURS TO TRAVEL DOWNTOWN.From the Encino Ranch and the De La Osa Adobe in Encino, to the Minnie H. Palmer Residence in Chatsworth and the San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Mission in Mission Hills, historical landmarks in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley 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. offer visitors the opportunity to discover what life was like ``way back when.'' The Andres Pico Adobe in Mission Hills is tucked away in a small park of the same name, across the street from a fast-food restaurant. Once on the grounds, modernity is left at the doorstep as you step back in time to the 1800s. ``Usually, we're called the best-kept secret in the Valley,'' said Midge midge, name for any of numerous minute, fragile flies in several families. The family Chironomidae consists of about 2,000 species, most of which are widely distributed. The herbivorous larvae are found in all freshwaters; the larvae of some species live in saltwater. Gisel, president of the San Fernando Valley Historical Society The San Fernando Valley Historical Society is a private organization committed to "research, collect and preserve the history, art and culture of the San Fernando Valley". It was founded on July 4, 1943. and a Pico Adobe docent. Complete story on Page 8 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) The San Fernando Valley Historical Society runs the Andres Pico Adobe in Mission Hills and is an all-volunteer effort by the likes of past-president and current recording secretary Richard Doyle Richard Doyle may refer to:
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