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The last names Van Nuys and Okie (simplification of the name), [6] that Auke brought to America, were spread throughout the United States among his descendants. One of them, Isaac Newton Van Nuys (1836-1912), gave his name to the town of Van Nuys, California, part of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. He was a businessman, farmer and ...
The Van Nuys Government Center (aka Van Nuys Civic Center or San Fernando Valley Administrative Center [1]) is a 17.3-acre (70,000 m 2) [2] cluster of buildings in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles that houses various local, state and federal government offices and services.
The United States Postal Service operates the Civic Center Van Nuys Post Office at 6200 Van Nuys Boulevard in Van Nuys (closed and moved outside the Van Nuys civic center to 6531 Van Nuys Blvd, Van Nuys, CA 91401) [22] and the Van Nuys Post Office at 15701 Sherman Way in the Lake Balboa neighborhood in Los Angeles, west of Van Nuys. [23] [24] [25]
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Van Nuys City Hall, built in 1932 originally as the Valley Municipal Building, serves various municipal services for the San Fernando Valley residents of the City of Los Angeles such as meeting chambers and public service offices and was dedicated as a Historic-Cultural Monument in 1968. Its 8 stories contain over 49,000 square feet.
James C. Corman Federal Building, 6230 Van Nuys Blvd. at Van Nuys Government Center, opened 1974 [5] Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch, 409 W. Olympic Blvd., opened 1929, NRHP, original building is now residential, bank operations are in 1988 building next door
The Suburban Home Company laid out plans for roads and the towns of Van Nuys, Reseda (Marian) and Canoga Park (Owensmouth). The rural areas were annexed into the city of Los Angeles in 1915. [22] [23] From about 1920 until his death, his company Whiltley Oil and Refining engaged in oil drilling in California.
Joseph Francis Sartori (December 25, 1858 – October 6, 1946) was a Los Angeles banker and civic leader, founder and President of Security-First National Bank, was one of the founders of the Los Angeles Country Club and the City of Torrance, and was influential in the development of the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel, Subway Terminal Building and Los Angeles Civic Center.