The 818 Before It Was the 818

A pictorial history of the Old San Fernando Valley

Inspired Paul Thomas Anderson’s DeLorean blast back to the San Fernando Valley of 1973– Tail o’ the Cock, Rive Gauche, and Barone’s in the same 2021 film—I’ve compiled this slapdash collection of old Valley photos. I hope they’re half as evocative of a bygone era to you as Licorice Pizza was for me.