The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In the early 1980s, land in what is now known as Stevenson Ranch was purchased by Dale Poe and his real estate agency Dale Poe Development Corp. (DPDC), which was based in Agoura. Born in New Mexico, Poe later moved to San Diego and married his wife Margaret in 1957. In the mid-1970s, he founded DPDC (formerly D&M; Construction), which became one of Southern California's biggest developers of master-planned communities. As explained by the website SCVHistory.com, "In late 1985, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the first phase of 4,378 single-family homes, condominiums and apartments on 3,057 acres. Envisioned as an eventual 10,000-home community, construction started in 1988." In addition, Poe and his company agreed with the county "to donate 13 acres and $2.4 million for a new school in the fast-growing Newhall School District. The company will [also] donate more mo…
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Stevenson Ranch’s history is told.
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Nothing in Stevenson Ranch is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Stevenson Ranch has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Well No. 4, Pico Canyon Oil Field in Stevenson Ranch, 3 miles away.
Stevenson Ranch and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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