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'Our stomping ground': Demolition of historic Valley Plaza mall begins

David Udoff fondly remembers how his mother would drive him and his brother to Valley Plaza in her avocado Dodge Dart. The family would shop at the once-vibrant and bustling selection of retail ...
NBC Los Angeles

LA orders demolition of long-vacant Valley Plaza mall buildings

The city of Los Angeles on Tuesday ordered the demolition of buildings at the former Valley Plaza mall, once known as a historic North Hollywood shopping center. The outdoor mall, which opened in 1951 ...
Los Angeles Times

North Hollywood’s blighted Valley Plaza approved for demolition

The Board of Building and Safety Commissioners voted to declare Valley Plaza, a once-popular mall, a public nuisance. The vote allows for the demolition of six buildings near Laurel Canyon and Victory ...
ABC7

Once-thriving Valley Plaza shopping center in North Hollywood declared a public nuisance

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The rundown Valley Plaza shopping center in North Hollywood has been declared a public nuisance, prompting local lawmakers to call for its demolition. The Los ...
Press-Telegram

Once iconic, demolition now looms for North Hollywood’s blighted Valley Plaza

Ken Dorfman has been going to Valley Plaza since he was 16 — back when Victory and Laurel Canyon was still a bustling corner in the San Fernando Valley. There was a Bob Burns restaurant where the food ...
Los Angeles Magazine

A Look Back at Valley Plaza, the Pioneering 1950s Mall Declared a “Public Nuisance”

Colorized photo of Valley Plaza in the 1950s Credit: Photo by Nzimpfer Viewing the new signs at Valley Plaza in 1957 are, left to right, Norman Caldwell, manager of May Co., Bob Symonds, realtor; John ...