2013/2014 Chatsworth/Porter Ranch Chamber of Commerce Business Directory & Community Guide 2013/2014 | Page 35

Where to Go and What to Do 34 The Harvester Barn, a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument was built in early 20th Century. The barn, located at 22049 Devonshire St., was named after a Palomino stallion housed in it named Harvester. Harvester was also the sire of “Mr. Ed,” a talking horse in an old television show. Homestead Acre and Hill Palmer House is what remains of the 230-acre homestead owned by the Hill family. In 1956, Minnie Hill Palmer sold the land to the City of Los Angeles, but arranged to live in the bungalow located at 10385 Shadow Oak Dr. rent- and tax-free until her death. The family built the bungalow known as the Hill Palmer House in about 1911. Today, the house remains a monument to pioneers who homesteaded the Valley and is the last remaining homestead. The Lassen Street Olive Trees, also known as 76 Mature Olive Trees, is located on Lassen St. between Topanga Canyon Blvd. and Farralone St. In 1967, it was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. Today, only 49 trees remain. The trees were originally planted in 1890 by N. A. Grey, an early settler to the area from cutting believed to be taken from olive trees at Mission San Fernando. The Munch Box is located at 21532 Devonshire St. The yellow and red hotdog and hamburger stand has been owned and operated by the Barker family since it opened in 1956. It purportedly once had a hitching post so local equestrians could stop and tie up their horses while they ate. The famous singer and cowboy actor Roy Rogers and his wife actress Dale Evans were among its celebrity patrons. In 2002, the stand was threatened by a new shopping center and storage facility being built on the property. Through the efforts of the Chatsworth Historical Society and the community, the stand was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. Pioneer Church was the first church built in Chatsworth and the only church in the northwest San Fernando Valley until the 1950’s. It was a community church originally located at 10051 Topanga Canyon Blvd. The Church was moved by The Chatsworth Historical Society to Oakwood Memorial Park, 22601 Lassen St. in 1965 to preserve the building. Built with volunteer labor the church served as a community center and as the venue for high school classes for several years. The church is now the home of St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Rite Catholic Church with services held every Sunday morning at 10 a.m. Old Stage Coach Trail Property in South Chatsworth Park is comprised of 55 acres immediately south of Chatsworth Park South and north of Oakwood Cemetery. The Stage Coach Trail, which ran through the Santa Susana Pass, dates from the 1860’s. A half mile from the trailhead the dirt road intersects a paved road, leading to a small hydroelectric pumping plant. Look for a break in the chain link fence by two telephone poles. It will lead to the Old Stage Coach Rd. The road continues past Devil’s slide, a rock into which the stage coach route was cut. Along the way, there are drainage chutes, cisterns once used captured rainwater and notches carved out by the stage coaches wagon wheels. Near the top of the slide is a historical marker placed by the Native Daughters of the American West commemorating “Old Santa Susana Stagecoach Rd., 1859-90.” RESTAURANTS The Chatsworth/Porter Ranch neighborhoods have an ethnically diverse group of eateries and restaurants in price ranges that suit all budgets. Lovers of Italian cuisine will want to visit Maria’s Italian Kitchen, Olive Garden, Roma Bistro or San Carlo Italian Imports & Deli. If hot and spicy food is on the menu then Villanueva Mexican Grill or Los Toros Restaurant are fantastic choices. For good southern cooking and soul food, Les Sisters Southern Kitchen is number one. If sushi is the dish of choice then Honshu Sushi is the restaurant. Applebee’s, Carrows, and Giamela’s Lamplighter are great for American cuisine. For a quick meal, try Zpizza, Subway, McDonalds, Jersey Mike’s, or Sevan Chicken. For more romantic or elegant dining Morton’s The Steakhouse or The Odyssey Restaurant top the list. Party catering is elevated to a whole new art form when The Dishionary is involved. Jennie U. Kriz Director of Sales 21902 Lassen Street, Chatsworth, CA 91311 telephone [phone] facsimile 818.773.0351 direct 818.477.9186 [email protected] www.staybridge.com/chatsworth This hotel is independently owned by HPT TRS IHG-1, Inc. and operated by InterContinental Hotels Group.