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- Calabasas, CA Chamber of
Commerce. "Why is Calabasas ranked as one of the nation’s top
ten places to live? Nestled in the oak-filled foothills of the Santa
Monica Mountains, the upscale community with small town charm has a
progressive economy, safe neighborhoods, blue ribbon schools and healthy
lifestyle. In addition to its desirable location surrounded by scenic open
space, Calabasas is conveniently located near employment opportunities and
all of Southern California’s finest attractions. It is simply an ideal
place to enjoy life.
With its rolling hills and waterfalls, Calabasas attracted Hollywood
artists in the late 1920’s and established the bohemian colony of Park
Moderne. Calabasas continues to value beauty through its art in public
places program. Custom architecture, attractive business offices, and
stylish shopping centers, as well as outdoor art blend the city’s past,
present and future into an exciting environment. The Calabasas Historical
Society preserved a Zigzag Moderne fountain created by the 1920’s artists
on a Native American footpath that can still be enjoyed in what are now
called “the bird streets”.
No one is completely sure how Calabasas got its name, but it became
popular during the late ‘60’s when Jimmy Durante gave a television sign
off to his wife, “Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are,” as she was
often here visiting friends in “the bird streets”. Many believe that the
city’s unusual name stems from a Basque farmer’s pumpkin cart that
overturned en route to Los Angeles, spilling seeds that became the
region’s first official patch."
- Leonis Adobe Museum and
Plummer House. "The Leonis Adobe was built in stages. Exactly
who built the original portion, and when it was built, is still a subject
of research. At first, there appears to have been a simple adobe farm
house with white-washed walls. This original portion of the house is
believed to date back to 1844, and if this is so, it is almost certain
that Leonis did not build it. In any event, about 1880 he extensively
enlarged and remodeled the house into the gracious Monterey-style mansion
you see today, and he and Espiritu moved into it and made it their home.
A great deal of research, study, and skillful work has gone into
faithfully restoring the Leonis Adobe to the way it is believed to have
appeared after Leonis completed enlarging and remodeling it. But there are
one or two exceptions. For instance, the present living room was
originally two rooms, a parlor and living room, separated by a wall just
to the right of the front door. The wall was removed around 1925, and has
not been replaced in order to provide a large room for group meetings.
Leonis, in enlarging and remodeling the house, sheathed the outside front
of the house, and paneled the interior living room with wood. He walled in
the rear and northeast side porches, both upstairs and downstairs, to add
more rooms. He added the Victorian fretwork balcony along the front of the
the house, and other enhancing details and features."
- VolunteerMatch.org.
"Where volunteering begins...VolunteerMatch is a leader in the nonprofit
world dedicated to helping everyone find a great place to volunteer. The
organization offers a variety of online services to support a community of
nonprofit, volunteer and business leaders committed to civic engagement.
Our popular service welcomes millions of visitors a year and has become
the preferred internet recruiting tool for more than 30,000 nonprofit
organizations. Read more in our latest annual report."
Comment: If you want to volunteer, go to
http://www.volunteermatch.org
and click on Search, key in your ZIP Code, and you will instantly see the
organizations in your area needing volunteers. This is a brilliant
concept that makes great use of the Internet.
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