Valencia History
Valencia is a planned community located in Los Angeles County, California in the northwestern corner of the Santa Clarita Valley. It was first planned in the 1960s by the Newhall Land and Farming Company, with development beginning in the 1960s and continuing to the present day. Valencia is notable for its well-landscaped boulevards connecting a balanced mix of apartment buildings, single-family detached homes, shopping centers, office parks and industrial warehouses.
Valencia also has an extensive system of paved pathways with grade separations over and under the boulevards. The pathways are called paseos. These paseos connect the entire community together making it possible to travel around Valencia without having to cross streets at grade. The paseo network is connected to the Santa Clara River Trail which runs east along the Santa Clara River to Canyon Country. Landowners in the Valencia area pay special taxes to maintain landscaping and the paseo system.
Valencia's residential areas are separated into villages. Each village is different from each other, in the ways of lifestyle. Almost all of Valencia's villages are close to schools, shopping, etc.
Valencia is also home to the Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park and the adjacent Hurricane Harbor. In addition, many popular TV shows have been filmed in the Valencia area for many years.
