Chatsworth, California

Historic fast food restaurant in Chatsworth

Chatsworth is a district of Los Angeles and is located in the northwest of the San Fernando Valley . In 2000, 35,307 people lived in Chatsworth.

history

The area of today's Chatsworth was before the arrival of whites by Indians of Fernandeño - and Chumashstammes inhabited. They lived in small villages. Numerous artefacts, including cave paintings, have been found from these original inhabitants . The majority of the finds are now on display at the Chatsworth Museum .

From 1769 the area of the San Fernando Valley was included in the system of mission stations of the Spaniards. The area of Chatsworth belonged to the San Fernando Mission founded in 1797 . In 1821 Mexico gained independence and the mission system ended. The area of today's Chatsworth was part of the property of the former mission stations, which was to be sold by the Mexican government in 1834. However, no buyer was found for the area and it remained the property of the Mexican state. With the annexation of California to the United States of America and the gold rush in California , Chatsworth developed into a small town and an important stop on the way from Los Angeles to San Francisco .

After the Homestead Act came into force in 1870, Neils and Ann Wilden Johnson were the first English-speaking settlers to settle in what is now Chatsworth at Brown's Canyon. Numerous other settlers followed them. On October 10, 1888, George R. Crow submitted plans for a town called Chatsworth Park in Los Angeles County . The plans envisaged an agricultural settlement with three streets ( Ben Porter Avenue, Devonshire Avenue, Fernando Avenue ). In 1893, changed plans were submitted to the county by the President of the San Fernando Valley Improvement Company WB Barber. This Plat of Chatsworth Park Townsite also included a train station, a main street and a business district. In 1893 it was connected to the railway network. The construction of the Santa Susana Railway Tunnel from 1898 to 1903 ensured that Chatsworth was at times the busiest town in the valley.

Chatsworth lies in an area that is naturally not particularly watery. At the beginning of the 20th century, this led to considerable problems. Starting in 1913, the city of Los Angeles ran from Owens Valley water to the San Fernando Valley and offered to supply Chatsworth with water should the community decide to become part of the city of Los Angeles. In 1915, the residents of Chatsworth voted for incorporation.

After the First World War , Chatsworth was a citrus growing and horse breeding area. It was discovered as a filming location for the Hollywood film industry in the 1920s . After the Second World War , as in the entire San Fernando Valley, the population began to grow rapidly due to influx. From 1951 industry began to settle in Chatsworth, starting with the Santa Susana rocket testing site . A large industrial area was then designated in the 1960s .

Forest fires broke out near Chatsworth in 2005 , which also threatened other Los Angeles suburbs, burning 6,800 acres . The fires could still be seen 30 kilometers away.

economy

The place is considered a center of the production of porn films in the USA . Among other things, the AVN Media Network (AVN) have their headquarters in Chatsworth.