Mission Acres, California

Former resident Dan Blocker.

Mission Acres was a historic rural community in the northern San Fernando Valley. Its historic boundaries correspond roughly with the former community of Sepulveda, and present day community of North Hills within the City of Los Angeles. The community's western border was Bull Creek, which flowed south out of Box Canyon in the western San Gabriel Mountains near San Fernando Pass.

History

In the 19th century the site was originally part of the Mission San Fernando Rey de España, and then the Rancho Ex-Mission San Fernando of Andrés Pico, near the Andrés Pico Adobe.

In the early 20th century it was accessible from the Pacific Electric Red Car San Fernando line, a route from Downtown Los Angeles to the ranches, orchards, and towns of the northwestern San Fernando Valley.

Shaded by coast live oaks (Quercus agrifolia) and California two-petal ash (Fraxinus dipetala), major products were citrus, eggs, whiteface cattle, quail, truck produce, and gladioli.

According to local history, Dan Blocker (Hoss Cartwright of the hit show Bonanza) owned a ranch-house here, off Aqueduct Avenue west of the San Diego Freeway.

Los Angeles city areas within the San Fernando and Crescenta Valleys

Districts and neighborhoods	Arleta Canoga Park Chatsworth Encino Granada Hills Lake View Terrace Lake Balboa Mission Hills NoHo Arts District North Hills North Hollywood Northridge Pacoima Panorama City Porter Ranch Reseda Shadow Hills Sherman Oaks Studio City Sun Valley Sunland-Tujunga Sylmar Tarzana Toluca Lake Valley Village Van Nuys Ventura Business District Warner Center West Hills Winnetka Woodland Hills

Points of interest	CSUN Campo de Cahuenga Los Encinos State Historic Park San Fernando Mission Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park Universal Studios Hollywood

Neighboring cities and communities	Burbank Calabasas Glendale Hidden Hills La Crescenta City of San Fernando Universal City

LA Regions Crescenta Valley Downtown Eastside Harbor Area Greater Hollywood Northeast LA Northwest LA San Fernando Valley South LA Westside Wilshire Mid-City West Mid-Wilshire

San Fernando Valley

Major Cities	Los Angeles Glendale Burbank

Cities and towns 25k–100k	Calabasas

Cities and towns 10k–25k	San Fernando

Cities under 10k	Hidden Hills

Coordinates: 34°14′08″N 118°28′35″W / 34.23564°N 118.476449°W / 34.23564; -118.476449

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Mission Acres, California

History

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