Girard and the Pepper Trees

I was finally polishing up the “About Woodland Hills” page today, mostly with info from the Chamber of Commerce, and in my criss-cross of web travels I found the great image above in the CSUN’s Oviatt Libary Digital Collections.  If you ever want to search for old pictures of the SF Valley, that site is the place.

Also in my travels, I came across a great blog entry by a guy named Floyd B. Bariscale (a pseudonym?) with many photos and much insight about the Pepper Trees of Canoga Avenue.  He has visited many landmarks of Los Angeles and blogged about them, check out his full site Big Orange Landmarks.  The pictures and historical information are pretty amazing and the site is referenced in many blogs and articles.

Sadly, it seems he stopped updating the blog in April.  Hopefully he is not dead or in prison.

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• Supplemental Link: CSUN Digital Library, Big Orange Landmarks