You Can’t Stop Progress: Oldest House in Van Nuys Bulldozed

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Built by a developer in 1911, destroyed by a developer in 2007. That’s the story of what was, until today, the oldest house in Van Nuys. There was a last-ditch effort to save it, but the bulldozer didn’t wait. Condos will follow.

‘I’m absolutely devastated, absolutely devastated,’ Richard Hilton, who had rallied a last-minute coalition to save the home, told the Daily News.

It’s too bad, if you ask us, but we grew up in New England, where nobody ever tears down anything.

Here in Van Nuys has some pictures. LA Observed weighs in with a typically informative spot history lesson on the development of the Valley.

Photo Credit: Here in Van Nuys.