The San Fernando Valley’s first oil well was dug right here in 1916, in what had been fertile farm and orchard land. Though most of the homes in Mission Hills and North Hills were built in the fifties, if you look hard you can find a few adobes that have been standing since those early days of well drilling and ranching.

Landmarks

• Greer House • 9200 Haskell Ave
Frank Lloyd Wright Jr. crawled out from under his father’s shadow and built a house.

• Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society Building • 9550 Haskell Ave
818-894-9251
A church shaped like an onion—only in LA.

Restaurants

• In-N-Out Burger • 9858 Balboa Blvd
800-786-1000 • $
Top California burger joint.