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THE VIEW FROM

News a1:4 Views of the Valley of Valencia
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FIRST HOMES IN THE FIRST VILLAGE

attract CROWDS AND COMPLIMENTS

Up the wide paseo from the Orchard Village recreation club.and through the pedestrian of neighborhood community. This photograph was taken the firstSunday the village was
underspass they streamed that first Sunday .•. some strolling, some riding the electric officially open, and expert "crowd counters" estimated about 4,000 people viewed the
trams 01 all admiring the care and planning that had gone into creating a truly new kind model homes that first weekend.
New Valencians rally 'round
This is the premiere issue of our new
monthly newspaper "The View From their new flag
Valencia," published by California Land The recent flag-raising ceremony on the village green in front of the
Company, developers of Valencia. neighborhood recreation club was highlighted by a symbolic chain-
We plan to send it ( free, of course) to of title ceremony. The newest Valencia residents received replica-s
all the people who move to Valencia, as of the chain of title of this historic Valencia ground which were
well as those who have an interest in our prepared by Title Insurance and Trust Company.
new community and perhaps even play- Over the years, ownership of the property Orchard Village have
ing an active role in its development. included the King of Spain, 1769; San Fernando Mission, 1797; the
Our mailing list is far from complete Mexican nation, 1822; the family of Antonio de! Valle, 1839; the
at this point, so if you know someone who United States government, 1848; the family of Henry Mayo New-
_ might be imerested in receiving "View" hall, 1875; the Newhall Land and Farming Company, 1883; the
every month, please send his name to Cali- California Land Company, 1967; Donald 1. Bren and Edward C.
Thomas H. Nielsen of California Land Company ( leff) shows Va-
fornia Land Company, Valencia, Califor- Malone, co-builders of Valencia Homes, 1967; and finally, the first
lencia's new flag to Senor Alvaro Moliner ( right ) Chancellor of Los
nia 91355. new residents of Valencia, 1967. Angeles' Spanish Consulate and Michael McGrath, one of the very
· You may even want to keep this first Rousing march music was provided by a band from the William first Valencia Homes buyers. The colorful fiag has a white "rotella"
issue. Who knows, by 1997 it may be S. Hart High School. After the ceremony guests, dignitaries and the on a field of dark blue flanked by red and yellow stripes. It now flies
something of a collecror's item! first homebuyers of Valencia Homes withdrew to the clubhouse for outside the village recreation club, along with the flags of California,
a champagne reception, and the band played on and on for them. United States and Valencia, Spain.