The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Simi Valley's name is derived from the Chumash word Shimiyi, which refers to the stringy, thread-like clouds that typify the region. The name could have originated from the strands of mist from coastal fog that move into the Oxnard Plain and wind their way up the Calleguas Creek and the Arroyo Las Posas into Simi Valley. The origin of the name was preserved because of the work of the anthropologist John P. Harrington, whose brother, Robert E. Harrington lived in Simi Valley. Robert Harrington later explained the name: "The word Simiji in Indian meant the little white wind clouds so often seen when the wind blows up here and Indians living on the coast, would never venture up here when those wind clouds were in the sky. The word Simiji was constructed by whites to the word Simi. There are other explanations about the name Simi, but this one was given to me by my brother who worked over 4…
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Simi Valley’s history is told.
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LOCOne of the unusual structures at Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle …2013
LOCOne of the unusual structures at Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle …2013
LOCSome of the unusual structures at Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle…2013
LOCOne of the unusual structures at Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle …2013
LOCSome of the unusual structures at Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle…2013Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.