San Fernando, California

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Rivers & Roads in Song near San Fernando

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near San Fernando.

Interstate 5 13 songs Interstate 405 4 songs U.S. Route 101 7 songs U.S. Route 66 11 songs Interstate 10 23 songs

Musical Heritage

The Capitol Records Tower RoadyGoat

1956

The Capitol Records Building rises at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, a 13-story cylinder of curved white floors that's often likened to a stack of records on a turntable, though architect Louis Naidorf has said that resemblance wasn't actually his intent. Completed in 1956, it was among the first round office towers built. Atop its 90-foot spire, a red beacon has blinked 'Hollywood' in Morse code since opening night, when Samuel Morse's granddaughter Leila threw the switch; in 1992 it briefly spelled 'Capitol 50' for the label's anniversary. Inside, Capitol's basement echo chambers, designed by guitarist Les Paul, gave records by Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, and the Beach Boys their signature warmth. The tower is a registered Los Angeles landmark and a Hollywood skyline icon.

14.0 mi away

History of San Fernando

San Fernando, CA RoadyGoat

The air in San Fernando is noticeably cleaner, crisper than in downtown Los Angeles – a subtle reminder that you’re a thousand feet closer to the sky. It’s a place where Friday night lights matter, the annual football game against Sylmar High a decades-old battle for bragging rights.

Van Nuys, CA RoadyGoat

The Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve, a sprawling green lung in the heart of the San Fernando Valley, owes its existence, in part, to tragedy. The 1934 St. Francis Dam failure, which unleashed a catastrophic flood, underscored the need for robust flood control, indirectly shaping the landscape of Van Nuys and beyond. But the area is known for more than just disaster recovery. Van Nuys, sitting at a slightly higher elevation than downtown Los Angeles, has been a launchpad for dreams, a place where ordinary lives intersect with extraordinary talent. Marilyn Monroe, before she became a global icon, called Van Nuys home during her early modeling days.

5.9 mi away

Valley Glen, CA RoadyGoat

The city lights twinkle, a subtle reward for climbing to Valley Glen's modest 700-foot elevation. It’s a quiet vista, belying the creative energy that has flowed through these streets. This unassuming neighborhood, bordered by the concrete banks of the Los Angeles River, nurtured a certain chemistry teacher turned meth kingpin.

6.7 mi away

Hollywood Sign

1923

Originally an ad for a real estate development, became the global symbol of the entertainment industry.

12.2 mi away

Griffith Observatory

1935

Free public observatory born from a mining magnate's transformative experience looking through a telescope.

13.8 mi away

Things to Do in San Fernando

food 13.7 mi away
Musso & Frank Grill

Hollywood's oldest restaurant since 1919. Faulkner and Fitzgerald drank here. Bukowski had a booth. The martinis are perfect.
food 19.3 mi away
Philippe The Original

Inventor of the French dip sandwich in 1908 in downtown LA. Sawdust floors. Nine-cent coffee. Some things shouldn't change.
quirky 12.2 mi away
Hollywood Sign

45-foot-tall white letters on Mount Lee. Originally said Hollywoodland and was an ad for real estate.
historical 13.8 mi away
Griffith Observatory

Free admission observatory with the best view of LA and the Hollywood sign. Rebel Without a Cause filmed here.
food 14.7 mi away
Pink's Hot Dogs

Hollywood's legendary hot dog stand since 1939. Started as a cart. The celebrity wall of fame is absurd. Open til 2am.
food 17.2 mi away
Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles

LA's iconic soul food mashup since 1975. Obama ordered the country boy. Snoop Dogg is a regular. Chicken and waffles shouldn't work but it does.
food 23.0 mi away
Randy's Donuts

The giant donut on the roof in Inglewood has been an LA landmark since 1953. Iron Man stopped here. So should you.

Everything Near San Fernando

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