Historic preservation on Planning Commission agenda
Saugus Train Station at Heritage Junction in Newhall. 043021. Dan Watson/The Signal

Historic preservation on Planning Commission agenda

The city of Santa Clarita’s historic preservation grant funds may soon become available to help maintain local buildings with historic designations from the state of California and the federal government.  The Santa Clarita Planning Commission is scheduled Tuesday to consider amending the city’s historic…

Council to consider seismic updates for Heritage Junction
Santa Clarita City Hall, as pictured on Feb. 26. Dan Watson/The Signal

Council to consider seismic updates for Heritage Junction

The Santa Clarita City Council will consider a request by the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society on Tuesday to provide $125,000 toward seismic retrofitting for four historic buildings in Heritage Junction Historical Park in Newhall.  Alan…

Historical society gives tour, lesson on St. Francis Dam Disaster for 91st anniversary
Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society president Alan Pollack, center, speaks with visitors at the site of the St. Francis Dam Disaster. Ryan Mancini/The Signal

Historical society gives tour, lesson on St. Francis Dam Disaster for 91st anniversary

History enthusiasts stood along the fractured, original San Francisquito Canyon Road and looked up at where the St. Francis Dam once stood. “You’re standing within the dam, right here,” said…

SCV Historical Society hosts 37th annual Christmas Open House
Isabella Ruiz, 3, left, and Troy Garceau, 3, color their paper holiday stockings as one of the crafts for kids at the 37th Annual Christmas Open House held at Heritage Junction at William S. Hart park in Newhall on Saturday, December 1, 2018. Dan Watson/The Signal

SCV Historical Society hosts 37th annual Christmas Open House

Tucked away in the corner of William S. Hart Park, the 37th annual “Christmas Open House” offered Santa Clarita families a chance to visit Heritage Junction and receive some holiday cheer.

Photo series highlights railroading in 1950s-1970s southern California
Gordon Glattenberg, right, talks about his passion for photography with friend, photographer and co-author Tom Gildersleeve at the SCV Historical Society's presentation on their book "Southland." Ryan Mancini/The Signal

Photo series highlights railroading in 1950s-1970s southern California

Photographers Gordon Glattenberg and Tom Gildersleeve presented photographs from their new book “Southland: Southern California Railroading in the Golden Age of Kodachrome” at the Saugus Train Station on Saturday.

Journey along the tracks with “Southland”
The Mogul Engine 1629, one of the Historical Society's prize acquisitions, donated by Gene Autry in 1989. Ryan Painter/For The Signal.

Journey along the tracks with “Southland”

The Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society is scheduled Saturday to host a presentation about railroading across Southern California, coinciding with the release of a photography book authored by two of its members.

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