In 2000-2001 the Chamber worked to certify the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council, City of Los Angeles.īeginning in 2005 the group, as always hosting mixers for the business people, arranged for Casino Night.Ģ009 brought in the world of technology with all work in an up to date system. In 1996, the Chamber opened its new office in Tujunga, located at 7314 Foothill Boulevard, a necessity brought about by the closing of Hober’s Pharmacy where the Chamber had settled in for a time. In 1993, the Chamber published a dynamite cookbook. The Chamber hosted the annual fireworks and Easter/Spring Carnivals and held various fund-raisers including the honorary mayor and sheriff contests. During that time, Foothill Boulevard was restructured and repaved and the Sunland Boulevard on- and off-ramps for the freeway were landscaped, thanks to the dedication of the Chamber. Georgette’s television program hosted all public individuals to keep citizens up to date. The Chamber fought the gas company to save the Christmas tree lot (now Starbucks), fought for the Angeles National Golf Course, became the business ambassadors for every business in town. When the homeless situation worsened, the Temporary Aid Society was formed. Rather than one police car, the Chamber got one and a half. There were many accomplishments through the 1980s and 1990s. In 1970, the ST Chamber sponsored and published a “Buyer’s Guide” with a map of the town inside. By now the dues had risen to $24.00 a year. The list of accomplishments was long as was the list of objectives for 1953. In 1953, a Chamber promotion stated: “As American as apple pie, Chambers of Commerce throughout the United States have contributed untold and unmeasured good to the communities they serve.” At that time the Chamber office was in Bolton Hall. In April 1938, an issue of the Record Ledger the Tujunga Chamber is quoted as saying, “The general outlook for the future of the valley is most encouraging from every standpoint.” There was also planning for bus transportation with extended service to surrounding communities. Public building plans included a library, a post office, a fire department, enlargement of the existing City Hall (Bolton Hall), and permanent grammar and high schools. The community and the Chamber worked to overcome a housing shortage. Planning also included sewer extensions, bridge construction, and improvements in Sunland Park. One major project was the construction of the Hansen Basin Dam. In July 1933, the Tujunga Chamber of Commerce By-Laws stated simply that the Chamber’s objective was to “advance the economic and social welfare of the community.” The cost of membership in those early years amounted to annual dues that cost $1.00 a year.īy 1938, public funds permitted the construction of projects, which offered employment for hundreds of men and for heavy machinery and transportation facilities. Using gasoline funds, Sunland School and a storm drain were built and Hillrose and Oro Vista streets were paved. Streetlights were installed from Roscoe Boulevard to the park without cost to property owners and the name of Wix Avenue was officially changed to Sunland Boulevard.Įarly improvement plans included a recreation area at Sunland Park, improved transportation facilities, streets, lighting, fire protection, roadways, sewage disposal, and general improvement of the community. The widening and paving of Foothill Boulevard through Sunland relied on public funds through use of a gasoline tax. Sunland Park was built as a monument to our pioneers. The camaraderie of these men, who named themselves “ The Millionaire’s Club of Contentment and Happiness,” brought together lots of enthusiasm, good ideas, and a “vision for the future” resulting in a forward-moving cohesiveness in the young Tujunga community. Sunland-Tujunga’s first area Chamber of Commerce was a volunteer group of men who once gathered around the Tujunga Post Office in the early 1900’s to wait for the mail.
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