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Originally Posted by javadog
It’s unbelievable that they’re turning that area into a bus stop for a one time use in the Olympic games, years down the road.
What a waste. I’m shocked that they couldn’t find someplace else to do that.
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I grew up in Van Nuys. Familiar with most of the players in drag racing, road racing and motorcycles. The list is endless and many are still in business. Great place to grow up in the late 60's and 70's. I could walk most places in Van Nuys from where I lived by Valley College.
Regarding Ed Pink. Ed did my 273 Chrysler in 1982. It was a collaboration between Direct Connection parts, Ed, Martin Davidson, Dons machine shop on Woodley Ave. Dave Kemblowski at the Balance Shop, Ken Sperling did my heads (Air Flow Research) Hank The Crank, Cannon Engineering did my driveshaft, Hoopers rear end service and Summers Brothers. Thats just about everyone in a twenty mile radius. Oh wait forgot A1 Transmissins on Topanga. I used to get tires from some of the racers who had space behind Eds shop. Seriously free tires, brand new because somebody didn't like the compounds. Mind you they had inverted dimples not tread.
Today nobody is missing a thing in Van Nuys.
The fact that the city is turning that area of Raymer into a park and ride campus is crazy stupd. Its restricted in roads in and out of that area because its hedged by railroad track property to the north and cess pool Sherman Way to the south. Anyone going to attend the Olympics is not going to be parking in Van Nuys for a Los Angeles city venue and taking a bus or train down Van Nuys Blvd to the Colliseum.
Metro rail went for the cash/land grab along Van Nuys Boulevard in time for 2028 Olympics because they could. The Olympics will subsidize the project and it will be another public transportation disaster. Eminent domain everyone out and wait a few years. It will end up another swap meet/ homelesss encampment. It always does. It is now.
Just look at Laurel Canyon (Plaza) where the old Lamp Lighter, Tandy Leather and Golds Gym used to be (Sylvan). Empty b.s. and promises by Los Angles there all the way back to the late 1980's. I know people that own or owned commercial property at that area and they all were strong armed by the city. All those buildings are still boarded up and vacant since. Two investor groups defaulted on notes since then. The Daily News gets cinematic and calls Laurel and Victory "the intersection of broken promises". Now the area above Victory where (Bellinghmm) JC Penny was, The Gap , Sears, Sears Auto Center, Schrabers Cafeteria, The Hot food place and adjacent strip mall north of Sears is a mostly a boarded up ghost town. VIP Show Girls and Brads Bail Bonds seem to have settled in ok. Par for the course.
Nobody wants to go to Van Nuys anymore.