111-595: Ventura Boulevard is one of the primary east–west thoroughfares in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California . Ventura Boulevard is one of the oldest routes in the San Fernando Valley as it is along the commemorative route El Camino Real . It was also U.S. Route 101 (US 101) before the freeway (which it parallels for much of Ventura Boulevard's length)
222-475: A Musicians United for Safe Energy concert at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan . Their rendition of " Cry to Me " was featured on the resulting album, No Nukes . Their fourth album, Hard Promises , released in 1981, became a top-ten hit, going platinum and spawning the hit single " The Waiting ". The album also featured Petty's first duet, "Insider" with Stevie Nicks . Bass player Ron Blair quit
333-455: A TV commercial. The ad agency that produced the commercial had previously sought permission to use Petty's song but was refused. A judge issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting further use of the ad and the suit was later settled out of court. Petty also disallowed George W. Bush from using "I Won't Back Down" for his 2000 presidential campaign. His family would do the same for Donald Trump in 2020, stating "Tom Petty would never want
444-727: A bill that would make it easier for the Valley to secede by removing the City Council veto. AB 62 was signed into law by Governor Pete Wilson . Meanwhile, a grassroots movement to split the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and create new San Fernando Valley-based school districts became the focal point of the desire to leave the city. Though the state rejected the idea of Valley-based districts, it remained an important rallying point for Hertzberg's mayoral campaign, which proved unsuccessful. By
555-625: A cameo in FM . He later had a small part in 1987's Made in Heaven and appeared in several episodes of It's Garry Shandling's Show between 1987 and 1990, playing himself as one of Garry Shandling 's neighbors. Petty was also featured in Shandling's other show, The Larry Sanders Show , as one of the story within a story final guests. In the episode, Petty gets bumped from the show and nearly comes to blows with Greg Kinnear . Petty appeared in
666-553: A dedicated transitway route running the east–west length of the Valley connecting the North Hollywood B Line Station through the valley, then heads north through Canoga Park to the Chatsworth Metrolink station. An additional Metro Busway line is planned for the Valley operating from North Hollywood station: the North Hollywood to Pasadena Transit Corridor which will run to Pasadena with connections to
777-656: A few enclaves, such as the "open-air museum" groves at the Orcutt Ranch Park and CSUN campus . In 1909, the Suburban Homes Company, a syndicate led by H. J. Whitley , general manager of the board of control, along with Harry Chandler , Harrison Gray Otis , M. H. Sherman, and Otto F. Brant purchased 48,000 acres of the Farming and Milling Company for $ 2,500,000. Henry E. Huntington extended his Pacific Electric Railway (Red Cars) through
888-768: A full-scale light rail conversion is planned to be completed by 2050. The valley will get its first light rail line in seven decades by 2027, the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project . Construction of the line is planned to begin in 2024 along Van Nuys Boulevard and San Fernando Road. The Valley is home to numerous companies, the most well known of which work in motion pictures, music recording, and television production. The former movie ranches were branches of original studios now consisting of CBS Studio Center, NBCUniversal , The Walt Disney Company (and its ABC television network), and Warner Bros. The valley
999-425: A musical video titled "Great Day" featured on the bonus DVD as part of The Lonely Island 's new album Turtleneck & Chain . Petty was known as a staunch guardian of his artistic control and artistic freedom . In 1979, he was involved in a legal dispute when ABC Records was sold to MCA Records . He refused to be transferred to another record label without his consent. In May 1979, he filed for bankruptcy and
1110-546: A new light rail line, the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project that will run north–south on Van Nuys Boulevard from the G Line Van Nuys station to the Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink station, however will be built in two phases. The first between Van Nuys and Pacoima , and the second from Pacoima to Sylmar/San Fernando station. Pre construction began in 2022, and is expected to be completed between 2028 and 2030. The G Line busway uses
1221-647: A performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood, California. The Hollywood Bowl concert, which would ultimately be the Heartbreakers' final show, ended with a performance of "American Girl". On September 28, 2018, Reprise Records released An American Treasure , a 60-track career-spanning box set featuring dozens of previously unreleased recordings, alternate versions of classic songs, rarities, historic live performances and deep tracks. The box set
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#17327870510841332-400: A song by Beck . The same year, the band accompanied Johnny Cash on Unchained , provisionally titled "Petty Cash", for which Cash won a Grammy for Best Country Album . Cash later covered Petty's "I Won't Back Down" on American III: Solitary Man . In 1999, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their last album with Rubin at the helm, Echo . Two songs were released as singles in
1443-537: A song called "Ventura Boulevard" on their 1968 album Roots . Ventura Boulevard is mentioned in Tom Petty 's song " Free Fallin' " ("All the vampires walkin' through the valley, Move west down Ventura Boulevard..."). When Petty died in 2017, what was intended as a walk by four fans turned into a public memorial as 10 times that many ‘Vampires’ walked west down the Boulevard in memory of the singer. The Boulevard
1554-424: A song entitled "18969 Ventura Blvd." In the documentary Living with Michael Jackson , it is revealed that Michael Jackson wrote the song Billie Jean while riding down Ventura Boulevard in his car. Haim 's music video " Want You Back " is filmed on Ventura Boulevard. The boulevard is a prominent location in the movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin . Much of the films Crash and Transformers were filmed on
1665-665: A song of his used for a campaign of hate." Some outlets have claimed that the Red Hot Chili Peppers single " Dani California ", released in May 2006, bears a close musical similarity to Petty's "Mary Jane's Last Dance". Petty told Rolling Stone , "I seriously doubt that there is any negative intent there. And a lot of rock 'n' roll songs sound alike. Ask Chuck Berry . The Strokes took 'American Girl' for their song ' Last Nite ', and I saw an interview with them where they actually admitted it. That made me laugh out loud. I
1776-503: A tutor to Homer Simpson on the art of lyric writing, composing a brief song about a drunk girl driving down the road while concerned with the state of public schools. Later in the episode, he loses a toe during a riot. Petty had a recurring role as the voice of Elroy "Lucky" Kleinschmidt in the animated comedy series King of the Hill from 2004 to 2009. In 2010, Petty made a five-second cameo appearance with comedian Andy Samberg in
1887-511: Is also mentioned in Frank Zappa 's " Valley Girl " ("On Ventura, there she goes, she just bought some bitchin' clothes") a song about a valley girl (voiced by his daughter Moon Zappa) who lives in Encino and participates in typical Valley Girl activities such as shopping at The Galleria, not wanting to do the dishes, and getting her toenails professionally pedicured. Guitarist John 5 made
1998-840: Is an area of 260 square miles (670 km ), bounded by the San Gabriel Mountains in the northeast, the Verdugo Mountains in the east, the Santa Monica Mountains and Chalk Hills in the south, the Simi Hills in the west, and the Santa Susana Mountains in the northwest. The northern Sierra Pelona Mountains , northwestern Topatopa Mountains , southern Santa Ana Mountains , and Downtown Los Angeles skyscrapers can be seen from higher neighborhoods, passes, roads and parks in
2109-544: Is in the southeastern corner of the valley, and San Fernando , which is completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, is near the northern end of the valley. Universal City , an enclave in the southern part of the valley, is an unincorporated area housing the Universal Studios filming lot and theme park. Mulholland Drive , which runs along the ridgeline of the Santa Monica Mountains, marks
2220-716: Is located only a few blocks away from Ventura Boulevard, probably makes more TV sitcoms than any other studio. In 2015 the Studio City section of Ventura Boulevard, along with Lankershim Boulevard, was the site of CicLAvia , an event sponsored by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in which major roads are temporarily closed to motorized vehicle traffic and used for recreational human-powered transport . Ventura Boulevard carries Metro Local lines 150 and 240. The Everly Brothers recorded
2331-580: Is represented by three members of the State Senate : Henry Stern (D), and Anthony Portantino (D). The valley falls into five congressional districts: the 25th , 28th , 29th , 30th , and 33rd , represented respectively by Mike Garcia (R), Adam Schiff (D), Tony Cárdenas (D), Brad Sherman (D), and Ted Lieu (D). The valley is represented in the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors , by two supervisorial districts, with
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#17327870510842442-562: Is the commercial district along and around Ventura Boulevard. Ventura Boulevard and the district run along the northern base of the Santa Monica Mountains . Mission bells have been placed marking the commemorative route of the El Camino Real . Due to the district's extended linear size, it is rare for it to be considered one unified district, instead identified by neighborhoods within and along it. They include: San Fernando Valley The San Fernando Valley , known locally as
2553-463: Is the first heavy rail subway in the valley, extended from its prior terminus in 2000. With transfers, it connects the Valley to the entire Metro regional light rail and subway network . The B Line's two Valley subway stations provide access to national travel through Bob Hope Airport and Amtrak and regional travel through Metrolink , Metro Rapid , Metro Local , and the Metro G Line . Metro approved
2664-414: Is the hippest part of town. They even named a boulevard after Charlie Ventura ," referring to the renowned jazz saxophonist. Detective fiction author Raymond Chandler on Ventura Boulevard from his novel The Little Sister (1949): At La Brea I turned north and swung over to Highland , out over Cahuenga Pass and on to Ventura Boulevard , past Studio City and Sherman Oaks and Encino . There
2775-527: The Billboard 200 album chart in the United States. In 2005, Petty began hosting his own show "Buried Treasure" on XM Satellite Radio , on which he shared selections from his personal record collection. In 2006, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers headlined the fifth annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival as part of their "30th Anniversary Tour". Special guests included Stevie Nicks, Pearl Jam ,
2886-477: The Concert for George in honor of Petty's friend and former bandmate George Harrison. Petty's 2002 release, The Last DJ , was an album-length critique of practices within the music industry. The title track, inspired by Los Angeles radio personality Jim Ladd , bemoaned the end of the freedom that radio DJs once had to personally select songs for their station's playlists. The album peaked at number nine on
2997-721: The A Line . Metro is also studying a route through the Sepulveda Pass , the Sepulveda Transit Corridor , including heavy rail and monorail alternatives. Metrolink commuter rail has two Valley lines, the Antelope Valley Line and Ventura County Line , which connect the Valley and beyond to downtown Los Angeles and south, becoming one line at the Downtown Burbank station . Metrolink always had one Burbank Airport station on
3108-544: The Billboard 200 album chart. Petty described the album as "Blues-based. Some of the tunes are longer, more jam-y kind of music. A couple of tracks really sound like the Allman Brothers —not the songs but the atmosphere of the band." To promote the record, the band appeared as the musical guests on Saturday Night Live on May 17, 2010. The release of Mojo was followed by a North American summer tour. Prior to
3219-507: The Camino Viejo before Newhall Pass ), in the northern part of the San Fernando Valley. Juan Francisco Reyes built an adobe dwelling beside a Tongva village or rancheria at natural springs known as Achooykomenga , but the land was soon taken from him so that a mission could be built there. Mission San Fernando Rey de España was established in 1797 as the 17th of the 21 missions. The land trade granted Juan Francisco Reyes
3330-565: The Grateful Dead . Also in 1987, the group released Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) which includes " Jammin' Me " which Petty wrote with Dylan. In 1988, Petty, along with George Harrison , Bob Dylan , Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne , was a founding member of the Traveling Wilburys . The band's first song, " Handle with Care ", was intended as a B-side of one of Harrison's singles, but was judged too good for that purpose and
3441-564: The Los Angeles Community College District . The only state university in the San Fernando Valley is California State University Northridge in Northridge. In 1994 there were 180,000 PK-12 students attending Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) campuses in the Valley. During the same year, about 45,000 PK-12 students, or one in five of all such students, attended the over 200 private schools in
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3552-787: The Los Angeles basin . More recently, statewide droughts in California have further strained the San Fernando Valley’s and Los Angeles County’s water security . The valley was a center of "the crossroads of cultures and languages, including the Tongva , Fernandeño , and Chumash ." The Tongva, later known as the Gabrieleño Mission Indians after colonization, the Tataviam to the north, and Chumash to
3663-619: The Moment magnitude scale . It produced the largest ground motions ever recorded in an urban environment and was the first earthquake that had its hypocenter located directly under a U.S. city since the Long Beach earthquake of 1933 . It caused the greatest damage in the United States since the 1906 San Francisco earthquake . Although given the name Northridge, the epicenter was located in the community of Reseda , between Arminta and Ingomar streets, just west of Reseda Boulevard. The death toll
3774-413: The Tataviam and Tongva village of Siutcanga , which is at least 4,000 years old. Due to natural springs in the area, one of the first inhabited areas of the San Fernando Valley was the land around what is now known as Los Encinos State Historic Park , at the corner of Balboa and Ventura boulevards, which was inhabited by the Tongva for thousands of years. This 5-acre (2 hm²) park now includes
3885-725: The Valley , is an urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, California . Situated northwards of the Los Angeles Basin , it comprises a large portion of Los Angeles , the incorporated cities of Burbank , Calabasas , Glendale , Hidden Hills and San Fernando , plus several unincorporated areas. The valley is the home of Warner Bros. Studios , Walt Disney Studios , and the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park. The valley of San Fernando
3996-521: The Van Nuys Airport . The Van Nuys–Airport FlyAway Terminal provides nonstop scheduled shuttle service to LAX and back to the valley, with parking. Most of the utilities in the valley are served by public municipal governments, primarily the cities of Los Angeles , and Burbank , while there are only two private-owned utilities for gas and electricity in the valley as well. Southern California Edison has their overhead power lines going through
4107-538: The 1997 film The Postman , directed by and starring Kevin Costner , as the Bridge City Mayor (from the dialogue it is implied that he is playing a future history version of himself). In 2002, he appeared on The Simpsons in the episode " How I Spent My Strummer Vacation ", along with Mick Jagger , Keith Richards , Lenny Kravitz , Elvis Costello , and Brian Setzer . In it, Petty spoofed himself as
4218-621: The Allman Brothers Band , Trey Anastasio , the Derek Trucks Band , and the Black Crowes . Nicks joined Petty and the Heartbreakers on stage for several songs including " Stop Draggin' My Heart Around ". In July 2006, Petty released a solo album titled Highway Companion , which included the hit " Saving Grace ". It debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, which was Petty's highest chart position since
4329-627: The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show —and it's true of thousands of guys—there was the way out. There was a way to do it. You get your friends and you're a self-contained unit. And you make the music. And it looked like so much fun. It was something I identified with. I had never been hugely into sports. ... I had been a big fan of Elvis. But I really saw in the Beatles that here's something I could do. I knew I could do it. It wasn't long before there were groups springing up in garages all over
4440-648: The HBO series Pornucopia , at one time, nearly 90 percent of all legally distributed pornographic films made in the United States were either filmed in or produced by studios based in the San Fernando Valley. The pornography industry began to decline by the mid-2000s, owing, for the most part, to the growing amount of free content on the Internet, which undercut consumers' willingness to pay. In 2007 industry insiders estimated that revenue for most adult production and distribution companies had declined 30 percent to 50 percent and
4551-488: The Heartbreakers got together to record, live in the studio, two new songs for a Greatest Hits package: " Mary Jane's Last Dance " and Thunderclap Newman 's " Something in the Air ". This was Stan Lynch's last recorded performance with the Heartbreakers. Petty commented "He left right after the session without really saying goodbye." The package went on to sell over ten million copies, therefore receiving diamond certification by
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4662-475: The Heartbreakers include " American Girl " (1976), " Don't Do Me Like That " (1979), " Refugee " (1980), " The Waiting " (1981), " Don't Come Around Here No More " (1985) and " Learning to Fly " (1991). Petty's solo hits include " I Won't Back Down " (1989), " Free Fallin' " (1989), and " You Don't Know How It Feels " (1994). Petty and the Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Petty
4773-534: The Heartbreakers' thirteenth studio album, Hypnotic Eye . The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the band's first album to top the chart. On November 20, 2015, the Tom Petty Radio channel debuted on SiriusXM . In 2017, the Heartbreakers embarked on a 40th Anniversary Tour of the United States. The tour began on April 20 in Oklahoma City and ended on September 25 with
4884-559: The Line " to the set list. In 1989, Petty released Full Moon Fever , which featured hits " I Won't Back Down ", " Free Fallin' " and " Runnin' Down a Dream ". It was nominally his first solo album, although several Heartbreakers and other well-known musicians participated: Mike Campbell co-produced the album with Petty and Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra , and backing musicians included Campbell, Lynne, and fellow Wilburys Roy Orbison and George Harrison ( Ringo Starr appears on drums in
4995-623: The Los Angeles portion of San Fernando Valley from the original 169 square miles (438 km ) to 224 square miles (580 km ). In the late 1970s, there was a proposed east-west freeway labeled SR 64 that would have cut through the center of the valley from Calabasas in the western end of the valley to the SR-170 and I-5 freeway interchange in Sun Valley, Los Angeles in the eastern end of the valley, but local opposition gained traction and
5106-620: The RIAA. In 1989, while still under contract to MCA, Petty secretly signed a lucrative deal with Warner Bros. Records , to which the Traveling Wilburys had been signed. His first album on his new label, 1994's Wildflowers , Petty's second of three solo albums, included the highly beloved title track, as well as the singles " You Don't Know How It Feels ", "You Wreck Me", "It's Good to Be King", and "A Higher Place". The album, produced by Rick Rubin , sold over three million copies in
5217-807: The San Fernando Valley are served by three unified school districts; The Northwest and East Regions of the Los Angeles Unified School District , the Glendale Unified School District and the Burbank Unified School District . There are four community colleges in the valley; Los Angeles Valley College in Valley Glen, Los Angeles Mission College in Sylmar, and Los Angeles Pierce College in Woodland Hills. All except Glendale College are served by
5328-659: The San Fernando Valley. The Los Angeles River begins at the confluence of Calabasas Creek ( Arroyo Calabasas ) and Bell Creek ( Escorpión Creek ), between Canoga Park High School and Owensmouth Avenue (just north of Vanowen Street) in Canoga Park . These creeks' headwaters are in the Santa Monica Calabasas foothills, the Simi Hills' Hidden Hills , Santa Susana Field Laboratory , and Santa Susana Pass Park lands. The river flows eastward along
5439-552: The San Fernando Valley. Some of the former rights-of-way of the Pacific Electric Railway , which first accelerated population growth in the Valley, have been repurposed for busways and light rail lines. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates two Metro B Line subway stations in the Valley, which are located at Universal City and North Hollywood, which connect it directly to Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles . The Metro B Line
5550-628: The US, "Room at the Top" and "Free Girl Now". The album reached number 10 on the US album charts. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers played "I Won't Back Down" at the America: A Tribute to Heroes benefit concert for victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks . The following year, they played " Taxman ", " I Need You " and "Handle with Care" (joined for the last by Jeff Lynne, Dhani Harrison , and Jim Keltner ) at
5661-514: The United States. In 1996, Petty, with the Heartbreakers, released a soundtrack to the movie She's the One , starring Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Aniston (see Songs and Music from "She's the One" ). The album's singles were "Walls (Circus)" featuring Lindsey Buckingham , "Climb that Hill", and a song written by Lucinda Williams , " Change the Locks ". The album also included a cover of "Asshole",
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#17327870510845772-458: The Valley to Owensmouth (now Canoga Park). The Suburban Home Company laid out plans for roads and the towns of Van Nuys, Reseda (Marian), and Canoga Park (Owensmouth). The rural areas were annexed into the city of Los Angeles in 1915. Laurel Canyon and Lankershim in 1923, Sunland in 1926, La Tuna Canyon in 1926, and the incorporated city of Tujunga in an eight-year process lasting from 1927 to 1935. These annexations more than doubled
5883-416: The Valley. The Los Angeles city section of the valley is divided into seven city council districts: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 12. Of the 95 neighborhood councils in the city, 34 are in the valley. The valley is represented in the California State Legislature by five members of the State Assembly : Jesse Gabriel (D), Luz Rivas (D), James Ramos (D), Pilar Schiavo (D), and Laura Friedman (D). The valley
5994-475: The Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles, was located at the Budweiser brewery. It was torn down in the late 1970s. The San Fernando Valley is home to numerous neighborhood city parks, recreation areas and large Regional Open Space preserves . Many preserves are maintained as public parkland by the National Park Service's Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area , the California State Parks , and local county and municipal parks districts. Public schools in
6105-410: The Ventura County Line, but a second Burbank Airport station was built in 2017 on the Antelope Valley Line. Amtrak 's Pacific Surfliner long-distance rail line has stops at Burbank Airport station , Van Nuys, and Chatsworth Station , before proceeding on to Ventura County , Santa Barbara , and Northern California or Union Station and San Diego . The California High-Speed Rail Authority
6216-429: The appropriately named Woodland Hills. In 1928, just a couple blocks east of Laurel Canyon , Mack Sennett created his 38-acre (15.4 hm²) Keystone Studios , which produced silent movies with stars such as Fatty Arbuckle , W.C. Fields , Stan Laurel , and the Keystone Cops . After talkies, Keystone became Republic Pictures , and then in 1963 CBS Studio Center . Although closed to the public, this complex, which
6327-541: The area of the city. Two valley cities incorporated independently from Los Angeles: Burbank and San Fernando in 1911. Universal City remains an unincorporated enclave that is home to Universal Studios and became home to Universal CityWalk later in the century. Other unincorporated areas in the valley include Bell Canyon and Kagel Canyon . The advent of three new industries in the early 20th century—motion pictures, automobiles, and aircraft—also spurred urbanization and population growth. World War II production and
6438-444: The boulevard. In the Seinfeld episode " The Trip, Part 2 ", Jerry and George were said to be calling from a pay phone on Ventura Boulevard. In reality, the pay phone shown was on Ventura Place, about one block away. In the Treehouse of Horror VI episode of The Simpsons , Ventura Boulevard features as the location of the show's first ever live-action scene. Steve Allen , who lived in Encino, famously joked that "The Valley
6549-586: The boundary between the valley and the communities of Hollywood and the Los Angeles Westside . The San Fernando Valley has connection to other regions: The Santa Clarita Valley via Newhall Pass , the Westside via Sepulveda Pass , Hollywood via Cahuenga Pass , Simi Valley via Santa Susana Pass , and the Crescenta Valley via Interstate 210 . The valley's natural habitat is a " temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome " of grassland , oak savanna , and chaparral shrub types of plant community habitats , along with lush riparian plants along
6660-402: The building of a community center in the city's Hurricane Katrina -damaged Ninth Ward . On February 3, 2008, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performed during the halftime-show of Super Bowl XLII at the University of Phoenix Stadium . They played "American Girl", "I Won't Back Down", "Free Fallin" and "Runnin' Down a Dream". That summer, the band toured North America with Steve Winwood as
6771-494: The city of Burbank and through the Los Angeles city neighborhoods of Sylmar, Mission Hills, Arleta, North Hollywood, Studio City, Woodland Hills, Granada Hills, Porter Ranch, and Chatsworth as well. Internet, cable television, and cellular phone service in the valley are by large private companies. The valley is served by the following utility companies: Electricity Natural gas Water Tom Petty Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017)
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#17327870510846882-473: The epicenter of the 1994 event. The 1971 earthquake caused 58 fatalities and about 2,000 injuries. At the time, the 1971 San Fernando earthquake was the most destructive event to affect greater Los Angeles since the magnitude-6.3 Long Beach earthquake of 1933. The Valley attempted to secede in the 1970s, but the state passed a law barring city formation without the approval of the City Council. In 1997, Assemblymen Bob Hertzberg and Tom McClintock helped pass
6993-478: The first lineup of the Heartbreakers. Their eponymous debut album gained little popularity amongst American audiences, achieving greater success in Britain . The singles " American Girl " and " Breakdown " (re-released in 1977) peaked at No. 40 after the band toured in the United Kingdom in support of Nils Lofgren . The debut album was released by Shelter Records, which at that time was distributed by ABC Records . Their second album, You're Gonna Get It! ,
7104-510: The grounds crew of the University of Florida , but never attended as a student. An Ogeechee lime tree that he purportedly planted while employed at the university is now called the Tom Petty tree, though Petty said he did not recall planting any trees. He also worked briefly as a gravedigger. Shortly after embracing his musical aspirations, Petty started a band known as the Epics, which later evolved into Mudcrutch . The band included future Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench and
7215-410: The group and was replaced on the fifth album, Long After Dark (1982), by Howie Epstein ; the resulting lineup lasted until 1994. The album contained the hit " You Got Lucky ". In 1985, the band participated in Live Aid , playing four songs at John F. Kennedy Stadium , in Philadelphia before a crowd of 89,484 people. The band's album, Southern Accents , was also released in 1985. It included
7326-538: The group decided to record a full album, Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 . A second Wilburys album, mischievously titled Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 and recorded without the recently deceased Orbison, followed in 1990. The album was named Vol. 3 as a response to a series of bootlegged studio sessions being sold as Travelling Wilburys Vol. 2 . Petty incorporated Traveling Wilburys songs into his live shows, consistently playing "Handle with Care" in shows from 2003 to 2006, and for his 2008 tour adding "surprises" such as " End of
7437-525: The hit single " Don't Come Around Here No More ", produced by Dave Stewart . The song's video featured Petty dressed as the Mad Hatter , mocking and chasing Alice from the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland , then cutting and eating her as if she were a cake. The ensuing tour led to the live album Pack Up the Plantation: Live! and an invitation from Bob Dylan to join Dylan on his 60-date True Confessions Tour through Asia , Oceania , and North America . In 1986 and 1987, they played some dates with
7548-514: The introduction of the Nielsen SoundScan system for tracking album sales in 1991. Highway Companion was briefly promoted on the tour with the Heartbreakers in 2006, with performances of "Saving Grace", " Square One ", "Down South" and "Flirting with Time". During the summer of 2007, Petty reunited with his old bandmates Tom Leadon and Randall Marsh, along with Heartbreakers Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell, to reform his pre-Heartbreakers band Mudcrutch. The quintet recorded an album of 14 songs that
7659-441: The late 1990s, the San Fernando Valley had become more urban and more ethnically diverse with rising poverty and crime. In 2002, the valley tried to secede from the city of Los Angeles and become its own incorporated city to escape Los Angeles' perceived poverty, crime, gang activity, urban decay , and poorly maintained infrastructure. In 2002, the San Fernando Valley portion of Los Angeles again seriously campaigned to secede from
7770-411: The monikers Porn Valley, Silicone Valley (in contrast to Silicon Valley , nickname for the Santa Clara Valley), and San Pornando Valley. The leading trade paper for the industry, AVN magazine, is based in the Northwest Valley, as were a majority of U.S. adult video and magazine distributors. The Paul Thomas Anderson film, Boogie Nights explores these aspects of the valley. According to
7881-404: The movie's filming. Petty instantly became a Presley fan. When he returned that Saturday, he was greeted by his friend Keith Harben, and soon traded his Wham-O slingshot for a collection of Elvis 45s . Of that meeting with Presley, Petty said, "Elvis glowed." In 2006, Petty said he knew he wanted to be in a band the moment he saw the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show . "The minute I saw
7992-442: The municipal water system. These rural areas became part of Los Angeles in 1915. The aqueduct water shifted farming in the area from dry crops, such as wheat, to irrigated crops, such as corn, beans, squash, and cotton; orchards of apricots , persimmons , and walnuts ; and major citrus groves of oranges and lemons. They continued until the next increment of development converted land use, with postwar suburbanization leaving only
8103-692: The name chosen as a reference for its location in North Hollywood and as a play off New York City's arts-centered SoHo District. According to the San Fernando Guide , the change helped develop a "primarily lower to middle-class suburb into … a collection of art and a home for the artists who ply their trade in the galleries, theaters and dance studios in this small annex." According to the Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council, from 2002 through November 2007 there
8214-593: The number of new films made had fallen sharply. A 2019 article stated that "the porn industry in Budapest is as big as what remains of the industry in California". The San Fernando Valley has a convention center located in the city of Burbank, east of the Burbank Airport, at the Marriott Hotel. Universal Studios Hollywood is in unincorporated Universal City. Busch Gardens , an amusement park in
8325-445: The opening act. Winwood joined Petty and the Heartbreakers on stage at select shows and performed his Spencer Davis Group hit " Gimme Some Lovin' ", and occasionally he performed his Blind Faith hit " Can't Find My Way Home ". In November 2009 the boxed set The Live Anthology , a compilation of live recordings from 1978 to 2006, was released. The band's twelfth album Mojo was released on June 15, 2010, and reached number two on
8436-549: The original nine-room De La Osa Adobe (built in 1849) and a reservoir shaped like a Spanish guitar that collects the springwater. The Valley's first golf course opened at the corner of Ventura and Coldwater Canyon in 1922 (this is now the site of the Sportsmen's Lodge). Also in 1922, around the area of Canoga Avenue south of Ventura Boulevard, Victor Girard purchased 2,886 acres (12 km²) of land and planted over 120,000 pepper, sycamore, and eucalyptus trees, later resulting in
8547-528: The place." He later said that the Rolling Stones inspired him by demonstrating that he and musicians like him could make it in rock and roll. Don Felder , a fellow Gainesville resident who later joined the Eagles , wrote in his autobiography that he was one of Petty's first guitar teachers although Petty said that Felder taught him to play piano instead. As a young man, Petty worked briefly on
8658-456: The proposed freeway was never approved or built. In the 1980s, a distinctive valley youth culture was recognized in the media, particularly in the 1982 Frank Zappa / Moon Zappa song "Valley Girl" and the 1983 film Valley Girl . These helped fix the socio-economic stereotype of the " Valley girl " into the public consciousness, including a distinct Valley accent. The 1994 Northridge earthquake struck on January 17 and measured 6.7 on
8769-531: The rest of the city and become its own new independent and incorporated city. The movement gained some momentum, but measure F did not receive the necessary votes to pass. Since that unsuccessful secession attempt, a new Van Nuys municipal building was built in 2003; the Metro Orange Line opened in October 2005; and 35 new public schools had opened up by 2012. The NoHo Arts District was established and
8880-462: The river include Dayton Creek, Caballero Creek, Bull Creek , Pacoima Wash , and Verdugo Wash . The elevation of the floor of the valley varies from about 600 ft (180 m) to 1,200 ft (370 m) above sea level . Most of the San Fernando Valley is within the jurisdiction of the City of Los Angeles , although a few other incorporated cities are located within the valley as well: Burbank
8991-501: The river, creeks, and springs. In this Mediterranean climate , post-1790s European agriculture for the mission's support consisted of grapes , figs , olives , and general garden crops. The San Fernando Valley has a subtropical / hot-summer Mediterranean climate, with long, hot, dry summers, and short, warm winters, with chilly nights and sporadic rainfall. Due to its relatively inland location and other factors, summer days are typically hotter and winter nights typically colder than in
9102-612: The similarly named Rancho Los Encinos , also beside springs ( Los Encinos State Historic Park in present-day Encino ). Later the Mexican land grants of Rancho El Escorpión ( West Hills ), Rancho Providencia and Rancho Cahuenga ( Burbank ), and Rancho Ex-Mission San Fernando (rest of valley) covered the San Fernando Valley. The Treaty of Cahuenga , ending the Mexican–American War fighting in Alta California ,
9213-535: The sleazy hamburger joints that look like palaces under the colors, the circular drive-ins as gay as circuses with chipper hard-eye car-hops...Behind Encino an occasional light winked...from the homes of screen stars. Screen stars, phooey...” Video game developer Infinity Ward , which developed most of the games in the Call of Duty series, has its headquarters on Ventura Boulevard. The studios can be seen at 15821 Ventura Boulevard, Encino . The Ventura Business District
9324-934: The southern regions of the Valley. One of the river's two unpaved sections can be found at the Sepulveda Basin . A seasonal river, the Tujunga Wash , drains much of the western facing San Gabriel Mountains and passes into and then through the Hansen Dam Recreation Center in Lake View Terrace. It flows south along the Verdugo Mountains through the eastern communities of the valley to join the Los Angeles River in Studio City . Other notable tributaries of
9435-625: The street has been one of the most concentrated location for small businesses and shops in the Valley, while today it has pockets of housing, mini-malls, and shops, along with a wide assortment of businesses, schools, and other establishments. Homes south of Ventura Boulevard are considered to be among the most expensive in Los Angeles County, ranging from $ 2 million to $ 50 million and home to numerous executives, celebrities, athletes, and other entertainers. Ventura Boulevard follows an ancient pre-Columbian trading trail that served
9546-509: The subsequent postwar boom accelerated this growth so that between 1945 and 1960, the valley's population had quintupled. Los Angeles continued to consolidate its territories in the San Fernando Valley by annexing the former Rancho El Escorpión for Canoga Park- West Hills in 1959, and the huge historic Porter Ranch at the foot of the Santa Susana Mountains for the new planned developments in Porter Ranch in 1965. The additions expanded
9657-642: The tour, five of the band's guitars, including two owned by Petty, were stolen from their practice space in Culver City, California in April 2010. The items were recovered by Los Angeles police the next week. In 2012, the band went on a world tour that included their first European dates in 20 years and their first ever concerts in the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador . On July 28, 2014, Reprise Records released Tom Petty and
9768-460: The traffic system in the days following the earthquake. Major freeway damage occurred as far away as 25 miles (40 km) from the epicenter. Collapses and other severe damage forced closure of portions of 11 major roads to downtown Los Angeles. This was the second time in 23 years that the San Fernando Valley had been affected by a strong earthquake. On February 9, 1971, at 6:01 am a magnitude-6.5 event struck about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of
9879-412: The usual list price of $ 8.98. Petty voiced his objections to the price hike in the press and the issue became a popular cause among music fans. Non-delivery of the album and naming it Eight Ninety-Eight were considered, but eventually MCA decided against the price increase. In 1987, Petty sued tire company B.F. Goodrich for $ 1 million for using a song very similar to his song "Mary's New Car" in
9990-534: The valley, mainly in the Los Angeles neighborhoods of North Hollywood, Panorama City, and Woodland Hills. These projects started with the first few in Woodland Hills and the NoHo West project in North Hollywood began groundbreaking and construction on April 6, 2017. LA Metro is planning to upgrade the Metro G Line by 2024 with at-grade crossing gates and two bridges crossing both Sepulveda and Van Nuys Boulevards, and
10101-414: The valley, without it being within the city limits. San Fernando Valley farmers offered to buy the surplus aqueduct water, but the federal legislation that enabled the construction of the aqueduct prohibited Los Angeles from selling the water outside of the city limits. This induced several independent towns surrounding Los Angeles to vote on and approve annexation to the city so that they could connect to
10212-468: The video for "I Won't Back Down", but they were actually performed by Phil Jones). Petty and the Heartbreakers reformed in 1991 and released Into the Great Wide Open , which was co-produced by Lynne and included the hit singles " Learning To Fly " and " Into the Great Wide Open ", the latter featuring Johnny Depp and Faye Dunaway in the music video. Before leaving MCA Records, Petty and
10323-485: The west, had lived and thrived in the valley and its arroyos for over 8,000 years. They had numerous settlements , and trading and hunting camps, before the Spanish arrived in 1769 to settle in the Valley, including the village of Pasheeknga . The first Spanish land grant in the San Fernando Valley (or El Valle de Santa Catalina de Bononia de los Encinos ) was called "Rancho Encino" (present-day Mission Hills on
10434-958: The western portion represented by Sheila Kuehl (D) and the eastern portion by Kathryn Barger (R). Residents are also represented by the neighborhood councils of Los Angeles These communities are also included in the Crescenta Valley . Major freeways cross the Valley, including Interstate 405 (San Diego Freeway), U.S. Route 101 (Ventura Freeway/Hollywood Freeway), State Route 118 (Ronald Reagan Freeway), State Route 170 (Hollywood Freeway), Interstate 210 (Foothill Freeway), and Interstate 5 (Golden State Freeway). Notable streets include Sepulveda Boulevard , Ventura Boulevard , Laurel Canyon Boulevard , San Fernando Road , Victory Boulevard , Reseda Boulevard , Riverside Drive , Mulholland Drive , and State Route 27 (Topanga Canyon Boulevard). Subway , dedicated transitway , and express and local buses, provided by many agencies, serve
10545-543: Was 57, and more than 1,500 people were seriously injured. A few days after the earthquake, 9,000 homes and businesses were still without electricity; 20,000 were without gas; and more than 48,500 had little or no water. About 12,500 structures were moderately to severely damaged, which left thousands of people temporarily homeless. Of the 66,546 buildings inspected, 6 percent were severely damaged (red tagged) and 17 percent were moderately damaged (yellow tagged). In addition, damage to several major freeways serving Los Angeles choked
10656-465: Was a debate about the official recognition of Lake Balboa as a community by the City of Los Angeles. New community names were not sanctioned by the city until January 2006, when the city adopted a formal community-naming process (City of Los Angeles Council File Number 02 -0196). On November 2, 2007, the City Council of Los Angeles approved a motion renaming a larger portion of Van Nuys to Lake Balboa. By 2017, numerous urban development projects began in
10767-423: Was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was the leader and frontman of the rock bands Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch and a member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys . He was also a successful solo artist. Over the course of his career, Petty sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time . His hit singles with
10878-623: Was born on October 20, 1950, in Gainesville, Florida , the first of two sons of Kitty Petty ( née Avery), a local tax office worker, and Earl Petty, a traveling salesman. His brother, Bruce, was seven years younger. Petty grew up in the Northeast Gainesville Residential District , known locally as the Duckpond. After his death, a historical marker was placed in the neighborhood and a nearby park
10989-558: Was built, and it was also previously signed as U.S. Route 101 Business (US 101 Bus.). Approximately 18 miles (29 km) long, Ventura Boulevard begins near Calabasas in Woodland Hills at an intersection with Valley Circle Boulevard. The Boulevard travels through Tarzana , Encino , and Sherman Oaks before intersecting with Lankershim Boulevard in Studio City , where it becomes Cahuenga Boulevard and winds through Cahuenga Pass into Hollywood . Historically,
11100-549: Was honored as MusiCares Person of the Year in February 2017 for his contributions to music and for his philanthropy. He also acted; he had a recurring role as the voice of Lucky Kleinschmidt in the animated comedy series King of the Hill from 2004 to the show's conclusion in 2009. Petty died of an accidental drug overdose in 2017 at the age of 66, one week after the end of the Heartbreakers' 40th Anniversary Tour. Petty
11211-447: Was introduced by J. B. Lankershim and Isaac Van Nuys , which became very productive for their San Fernando Homestead Association that owned the southern half of the valley. In 1876, they sent the first wheat shipment from both San Pedro Harbor and from the United States to Europe. Through the late-19th-century court decision Los Angeles v. Pomeroy , Los Angeles had won the rights to all surface flow water atop an aquifer beneath
11322-417: Was nothing lonely about the trip. There never is on that road. Fast boys in stripped-down Fords shot in and out of the traffic streams, missing fenders by a sixteenth of an inch, but somehow always missing them. Tired men in dusty coupés and sedans winced and tightened their grip on the wheel and ploughed on north and west towards home and dinner...I drove past the gaudy neon’s and the false fronts behind them,
11433-577: Was planning two stations in the Valley, one in Burbank and the other in Sylmar , but the proposed Sylmar high-speed rail station was canceled owing to local opposition from the city of San Fernando. As of now, there's only one planned station in the valley, located in Burbank with an initial section of the railroad possibly opening in 2029. The Valley's two major airports are Hollywood Burbank Airport and
11544-591: Was popular in Gainesville, but their recordings went unnoticed by a mainstream audience. They recorded at The Church Studio in Tulsa, Oklahoma . Their only single, "Depot Street", released in 1975 by Shelter Records , failed to chart. After Mudcrutch split up, Petty reluctantly agreed to pursue a solo career. Tench decided to form his own group, whose sound Petty appreciated. Eventually, Petty and Campbell collaborated with Tench, Ron Blair and Stan Lynch , forming
11655-591: Was preceded by the first single, "Keep A Little Soul", in July 2018. The song is an unreleased outtake originally recorded in 1982 during the Long After Dark sessions. In 2024, he will posthumously appear on rapper Snoop Dogg 's upcoming twentieth studio album Missionary , scheduled to be released on December 13, on the track "Last Dance with Mary Jane", also featuring fellow singer Jelly Roll . Petty's first appearance in film took place in 1978, when he had
11766-440: Was previously known for advances in aerospace technology and nuclear research by companies such as Lockheed , Rocketdyne and its Santa Susana Field Laboratory , Atomics International , Litton Industries , Marquardt , and TRW's predecessor Thompson Ramo Wooldridge . The valley became the pioneering region for producing adult films in the 1970s and grew to become home to a multibillion-dollar pornography industry , earning
11877-510: Was released on April 29, 2008 (on iTunes , an additional song "Special Place" was available if the album was pre-ordered). The band supported the album with a brief tour of California in the spring of 2008. In 2007, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers contributed a cover of " I'm Walkin' " to the album Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino . The album's sales helped buy instruments for students in New Orleans public schools and contributed to
11988-462: Was renamed to Tom Petty Park. Petty attended Howard Bishop Middle School, where he played Little League baseball and basketball. He then attended Gainesville High School , where he graduated in 1968. Petty's interest in rock and roll music began at age ten when he had an opportunity to meet Elvis Presley . In the summer of 1961, his uncle was working on the set of Presley's film Follow That Dream , in nearby Ocala , and invited Petty to watch
12099-699: Was signed in 1847 by Californios and Americans at Campo de Cahuenga , the Verdugo Family adobe at the entrance to the Cahuenga Pass in the southeast San Fernando Valley ( North Hollywood ). The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the entire war. The Valley officially became part of the State of California on September 9, 1850, when the California Statehood Act was approved by the federal government. In 1874, dry wheat farming
12210-474: Was signed to the new MCA subsidiary Backstreet Records . In early 1981, the upcoming Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album, which would become Hard Promises , was slated to be the next MCA release with the new list price of $ 9.98, following Steely Dan 's Gaucho and the Olivia Newton-John /Electric Light Orchestra Xanadu soundtrack. This so-called " superstar pricing " was $ 1.00 more than
12321-516: Was the band's first Top 40 album, featuring the singles " I Need to Know " and " Listen to Her Heart ". Their third album, Damn the Torpedoes , quickly went platinum , selling nearly two million copies; it includes their breakthrough singles " Don't Do Me Like That ", " Here Comes My Girl ", " Even the Losers " and " Refugee ". In September 1979, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performed at
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