Customer Reviews

Granada Hills (CA) (Images of America)

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I grew up in Granada Hills, with my family buying their first home there in 1959 when I was just 5 years old. I attended Danube Elementary, Porter Junior High, and Granada Hills High at a time when the San Fernando Valley was paradise and all was good in the world. This is a wonderful reflection of those times, and a comprehensive walk down memory lane for me.

Having participated in another Arcadia book of this same style (Prescott, AZ), I appreciated the easy read, "picture to caption" style of their presentation. Jim did a good job of editing after securing a good assortment of photos.

This is a terrific book and captures the history of Granada Hills through many photos and written information. It is well organized and speaks to many of the excellent qualities of growing up in Granada Hills. I have given it to all my family and friends from GH. Everyone loves it!

I purchased several of these books and was going to give them to my brothers and sisters.
When I received the order, I, of course reviewed it. It had such a limited view of the development of Granada Hills and the people who lived there.
Some of the historical information was alright, but some was inaccurate, or at best, incomplete.
Unknown to me, my brothers and sisters purchased copies as well. They were greatly disappointed like I was.
We grew up and lived in Granada Hills in the '50s, '60s, and '70s. We went to the schools and had many friends in all areas of Granada Hills.
I realize that it is hard to cover all areas of a large suburb like Granada Hills, but it could have been more complete and accurate.
It is a book that I looked at, but I haven't given my extra copies away.