Northridge the Beautiful ♥

Northridge has become famous for California State University Northridge, and infamous as the site of the Northridge earthquake. Northridge is located in the north western area of Los Angeles County, and is located more on the northern part of the San Fernando Valley.

What makes Northridge stand out from its neighbors? Its ability to cope and its resiliency. To become the neighborhood it is today, Northridge has survived over 100 years of growing pains. When there was no water, the people of Northridge grew wheat. With the arrival of the new aqueduct, the people grew citrus. When the rows of orange trees turned to rows of houses, they adapted. Through hardships, strife, and natural disasters, Northridge has and will continue not only to adapt, but to flourish.In 1914, water from William Mulholland's aqueduct system was diverted to the San Fernando Valley, where he owned a

ranch between Chatsworth and Northridge- then known as Zelzah Ave. The building of the new aqueduct allowed the valley to switch its main crop from grains such as wheat to citrus and walnuts. On Nov. 1

, 1938 the community of North Los Angeles, once known as Zelzah, changed its name to forever be known as Northridge.