Chatsworth is a suburban neighborhood in the

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, in the

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. The area was home to Native Americans, some of whom left caves containing

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. Chatsworth was explored and colonized by the

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beginning in the

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. The land was part of a Spanish land grant,

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, in the

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, and after the United States took over the land following the

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, it was the largest such grant in California. Settlement and development followed. Chatsworth has seven public and eight private schools. There are large open-space and smaller recreational parks as well as a public library and a transportation center. Distinctive features are the former Chatsworth Reservoir and the Santa Susana Field Laboratory. The neighborhood has one of the lowest population densities in Los Angeles and a relatively high income level. Chatsworth is the home of the

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, a 500-acre area which was the most filmed movie ranch in history, as more than 2,000 productions used it as a filming location.

Population

The 2000 U.S. census counted 35,073 residents in the Chatsworth neighborhood, or 2,301 people per square mile, among the lowest

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for both the city and

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. In 2008, the city estimated that the population had increased to 37,102. In 2000, the median age for residents was 40, considered old for city and county neighborhoods; the percentages of residents aged 35 and older were among the county's highest. The neighborhood was considered to be ethnically "moderately diverse" for both the city of Los Angeles and its county, with a relatively high percentage of whites and Asian people, and a sizable Hispanic/Latino community. The breakdown was

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, 65.7%; Asians, 14.4%;

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, 13.5%;

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, 2.2%; and others, 4.2%. Korea (10.4%) and the

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(9.3%) were the most common places of birth for the 25.2% of the residents who were born abroad—a low figure for Los Angeles. The median yearly household income in 2008 dollars was $84,456, considered to be a high income for the city. The percentages of families that earned more than $40,000 was considered high for the county. Renters occupied 28.9% of the housing stock, and house- or apartment-owners held 71.1%. The average household size of 2.6 people was considered average for Los Angeles. In 2000, there were 2,933 military veterans, or 10.8% of the population, a high percentage compared to the rest of the city. The percentage of married people was among the county's highest. The rate of 10% of families headed by single parents was low for the city.

Geography

Chatsworth is flanked by the

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on the north,

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and Northridge on the east, Winnetka,

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, West Hills on the south, the

Simi Hills The Simi Hills are a low rocky mountain range of the Transverse Ranges in eastern Ventura County and western Los Angeles County, of southern California, United States. Geography The Simi Hills are aligned east-west and run for , and average arou ...

, and unincorporated Los Angeles County and

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on the west, and Twin Lakes, a community founded by San Francisco's George Haight in the early 20th century and unincorporated Los Angeles County which includes a 1,600 acre park with equestrian trails, to the north.

Climate

This region experiences hot and dry summers, with average daily high temperatures of 90–100 °F. According to the

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system, Chatsworth has a

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, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

History

Native Americans

Chatsworth was inhabited by the Tongva-Fernandeño, Chumash-Venturaño, and Tataviam-Fernandeño Native American tribes. Native American civilizations inhabited the Valley for an estimated 8,000 years. Stoney Point is the site of the

Tongva The Tongva ( ) are an Indigenous people of California from the Los Angeles Basin and the Southern Channel Islands, an area covering approximately . Some descendants of the people prefer Kizh as an endonym that, they argue, is more historically ...

Native American settlement of '' Asha'awanga'' or ''Momonga'', which was also a trading place with the neighboring

Tataviam The Tataviam (Kitanemuk: ''people on the south slope'') are a Native American group in Southern California. The ancestral land of the Tataviam people includes northwest present-day Los Angeles County and southern Ventura County, primarily in th ...

and

Chumash people The Chumash are a Native American people of the central and southern coastal regions of California, in portions of what is now San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties, extending from Morro Bay in the north to Malibu ...

. The nearby

Burro Flats Painted Cave The Burro Flats site is a painted cave site located near Burro Flats, in the Simi Hills of eastern Ventura County, California, United States. The Chumash-style "main panel" and the surrounding 25-acres were listed on the National Register of Hi ...

remains a legacy of the Chumash culture's

and

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ceremony spirituality.

Spain and Mexico

The first European explorers came into the Chatsworth area on August 5, 1769, led by the Spanish military leader

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. With its establishment in 1797 and subsequent Spanish Land Grant by the King of Spain, Mission San Fernando (Mission San Fernando Rey de España) gained

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over the San Fernando Valley's lands, including future Chatsworth. Old Stagecoach Trail Santa Susana3

The Native American trail that had existed from the Tongva-Tatavium village called rancheria Santa Susana (Chatsworth) to another village, replaced by Mission San Fernando, became the route for missionaries and other Spanish travel up and down California. It was part of the ''El Camino del Santa Susana y Simi'' trail that connected the Valley's Mission, Los Angeles pueblo (town), and the southern missions with the

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, the

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, and the northward missions. The trail crossed over the

Santa Susana Pass The Santa Susana Pass, originally Simi Pass, is a low mountain pass in the Simi Hills of Southern California, connecting the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles neighborhood of Chatsworth, to the city of Simi Valley and eponymous valley. It ha ...

to the

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, through present day city park Chatsworth Park South and the

Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park is a California State Park of approximately located on the boundary between Ventura and Los Angeles counties, between the communities of Chatsworth and Simi Valley. Geologically, the park is located where ...

. In 1795, the Spanish land grant had been issued for

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, reconfirmed in 1842 by the Mexican governor. Its lands included part of current Chatsworth, westward from Andora Avenue. In 1821, after the

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from

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, the Mission San Fernando became part of

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, Mexico. In 1834, the Mexican government began redistributing the mission lands. In 1846, the Mexican land grant for

was issued by Governor

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. It was bounded on the north by

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and the

, on the west by the

, on the east by

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, and on the south by the Montañas de Portesuelo (

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). The Rancho Ex-Mission San Fernando received a Federal land patent to retain ownership by the United States

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in 1873 and was the single largest land grant in California.

United States

Graves and Hill General Store, circa 1911 (CHS30)

In 1869, the grantee's son, Eulogio F. de Celis, returned from Spain to Los Angeles. In 1874, the family sold their northern half of

to northern Californians,

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Charles Maclay and his partners George K. Porter, a San Francisco shoe manufacturer, and his brother Benjamin F. Porter. The Porters’ land was west of present-day

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including most of Chatsworth, and the Maclay land was east of Sepulveda Boulevard. The

Old Santa Susana Stage Road The Old Santa Susana Stage Road, or Santa Susana Wagon Road, is a route taken by early travelers between the San Fernando Valley and Simi Valley near Chatsworth, California, via the Santa Susana Pass. The main route climbs through what is now the ...

or Santa Susana Wagon Road continued in use as an alternative to the route along El Camino Viejo from 1861 to 1875, replacing the older road as the main route between Los Angeles and San Francisco. In 1876, the

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opened a tunnel through the

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, enabling rail connections from Los Angeles north to San Francisco, and rail travel soon replaced travel by stagecoach between Los Angeles and San Francisco. From this time, the stagecoach traffic to Santa Barbara once again used the coast route, and the Santa Susana Pass road was relegated to local traffic. The Chatsworth name, which hails from the stately

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in England, was first recorded in 1888, when George R. Crow filed with the Los Angeles County Recorder's Office a map of the San Fernando Valley with a subdivision he called "Chatsworth Park." Later a W. B. Barber, the president of the San Fernando Valley Improvement Company who was believed to be from England, filed an additional map with the Recorder's Office called the "Plat of Chatsworth Park Townsite." A new wagon route bypassing the deteriorating Devil's Slide was opened in 1895. Initially called ''El Camino Nuevo'' (the New Road), it was later named the Chatsworth Grade Road, which continued in use until Santa Susana Pass Road (now Old Santa Susana Pass Road) was built in 1917.

Government and infrastructure

The Chatsworth Branch Library, operated by the

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, is located at 21052 Devonshire Street. It was rebuilt in a modern style in 2002. The Chatsworth Post Office, of the

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, is located at 21606 Devonshire Street. The

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operates the Los Angeles Regional Census Center in Chatsworth.

Transportation

The Chatsworth Transportation Center, a major transportation hub for the town and west valley, is served by 20 daily trains on the Metrolink

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from Ventura to

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Downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) contains the central business district of Los Angeles. In addition, it contains a diverse residential area of some 85,000 people, and covers . A 2013 study found that the district is home to over 500,000 jobs. It is ...

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has 10 trains daily traveling through here on the Coast Line which also handles freight transport by

Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...

and was involved in the 2008 Chatsworth train collision near here. The Orange Line of the

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system was extended to Chatsworth Station in 2012, with a dedicated right-of-way across the Valley to North Hollywood Station of the Red Line subway. The Chatsworth Transportation Center also offers connections to several Los Angeles Metro,

, and

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bus routes. It is located at 10046 Old Depot Plaza Road, between Devonshire and Lassen streets. Chatsworth is serviced by the 118 freeway in the northern end of the neighborhood.

Education

Thirty-four percent of Chatsworth residents aged 25 and older had earned a

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by 2000, an average percentage for the city.

Schools

Schools within the Chatsworth boundaries are:

Public

* Chatsworth Senior High School, 10027 Lurline Avenue * William Tell Aggeler Opportunity High School, 21050 Plummer Street * Stoney Point

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, 10010 De Soto Avenue *

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Middle School, 10100 Variel Avenue * Germain Street Elementary School, 20730 Germain Street * Chatsworth Park Elementary School, 22005 Devonshire Street * Superior Street Elementary School, 9756 Oso Avenue

Private

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, pre-kindergarten through 12, 20801 Rinaldi Street *

Chatsworth Hills Academy Chatsworth Hills Academy (CHA) is a private, coeducational day school located in Chatsworth, California, United States. CHA students are enrolled in Grades K through Eight and Preschool. CHA is accredited by the California Association of Indepen ...

, elementary, 21523 Rinaldi Street * St. Paul's Christian Academy, 21621 Heather Lee Lane * Al-Falaq / Me'raj Academy, elementary, 11070 Old Santa Susana Pass Road * Egremont Schools, Inc., elementary, 19850 Devonshire Street * Chaminade College Preparatory School, middle, 19800 Devonshire Street * St. John Eudes, elementary, 9925 Mason Avenue * Monarch Christian School, 22280 Devonshire Street

Parks and recreation

The City of Los Angeles Parks and Recreation Department,

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, County of Los Angeles, California State Park Volunteers, and the

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operate the various natural open space preserve parks and neighborhood recreation parks.

Open-space parks

* Chatsworth Park North: includes more than of the scenic Simi Hills and is operated by the Los Angeles Parks Department, has three baseball diamonds, football field, and outdoor basketball courts, all lighted; volleyball courts, a children's play area,

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trails, a

jogging Jogging is a form of trotting or running at a slow or leisurely pace. The main intention is to increase physical fitness with less stress on the body than from faster running but more than walking, or to maintain a steady speed for longer periods ...

path, and picnic tables with barbecue pits. The park now has fencing that blocks visitors from climbing the large boulder outcrops, but Stoney Point Park and Chatsworth Park South are nearby for

bouldering Bouldering is a form of free climbing that is performed on small rock formations or artificial rock walls without the use of ropes or harnesses. While bouldering can be done without any equipment, most climbers use climbing shoes to help sec ...

and

rockclimbing Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up, across, or down natural rock formations. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a usually pre-defined route without falling. Rock climbing is a physically an ...

. * Chatsworth Park South: includes more than of the rocky landmark

. Chatsworth Park South is adjacent to the

, a

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

property consisting of historic features and deposits, prehistoric village site remnants, and portions of the

, which was the main route for mail and travelers between Los Angeles and San Francisco from 1861 until the opening of rail connections between the two cities in 1876. The stage route was also declared Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #92 (designated January 5, 1972) and Ventura County Historical Landmark #104 (designated October 21, 1986). The park has miles of horseback, jogging, and hiking trails, picnic tables and barbecue pits, and

outcrops. ** Chatsworth Recreation Center facilities are located within the lower area of Chatsworth Park South, with lighted indoor basketball courts, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, an indoor gymnasium, a stage, and lighted tennis courts. ** The

Minnie Hill Palmer House The Minnie Hill Palmer House, also known as The Homestead Acre, is the only remaining homestead cottage in the San Fernando Valley. The cottage is a redwood Stick-Eastlake style American Craftsman-Bungalow located on a site in Chatsworth Park ...

, one of the West Valley's historic original homestead houses, is in Chatsworth Park South for visits and the Chatsworth Historical Society archives. ** The park had been closed from February 2008 to 2018 due to contamination discovered from when the park used to be a shooting range for

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. * Michael D. Antonovich Park at the Joughin Ranch: includes over 1600 acres of hiking, equestrian trails, creeks, waterfalls and the site of one of the historic Bannon Quarries. * Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park (SSPSHP): a large natural area adjacent to and above the town's western side. The

protects and offers a historical site of the late 19th century, when Chatsworth was on a main thoroughfare for the figures of the American West.

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and his bandits hid out in the rocky crevices around Stoney Point. The

Old Stagecoach Trail The Old Santa Susana Stage Road, or Santa Susana Wagon Road, is a route taken by early travelers between the San Fernando Valley and Simi Valley near Chatsworth, California, via the Santa Susana Pass. The main route climbs through what is now the ...

above Chatsworth to the west, is now a popular hiking trail in the

. It goes through Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park and Chatsworth Park South and by Chatsworth Oaks Park. The State Park is open to the public with several parking and trailhead areas and many hiking and view opportunities. * Chatsworth Oaks Park: an approximately natural open space park. It has barbecue pits, a children's play area, and picnic tables near the parking area. Visitors may ride bicycles and hike in the park, which has no established trails but links to nearby Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park. The park overlooks the Chatsworth Nature Preserve, with

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opportunities. Stoney Point California

* Stoney Point Park: at Stoney Point is a natural rock outcropping, geographic promontory landmark and legendary

and

rock climbing Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up, across, or down natural rock formations. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a usually pre-defined route without falling. Rock climbing is a physically and ...

location on . The boulders at Stoney Point Park merge and form alcoves, caves, and dens. The park also has bridle paths, hiking trails, and connections to adjacent parks to the north. Stoney Point is thought to be the site of the

settlement named ''Asha'awanga'' or ''Momonga''.

Browns Creek Bike Path Browns Creek Bike Path is a Class I bike path that is “tucked away from the surrounding hustle and bustle” of the San Fernando Valley, “hugging the side” of the Browns Canyon Wash. The path begins at Lassen Street, just east of Chats ...

ends near Stoney Point. * Chatsworth Trails Park: in the

foothills just north of the 118 Freeway with parking at 11200 Mayan Drive. Chatsworth Trails Park has miles of horseback, hiking, and mountain biking trails and is also a hub connecting to the huge Michael D. Antonovich Regional Park at Joughin Ranch, the Indian Springs Open Space Park, and Rocky Peak Park at

Rocky Peak Rocky Peak, located in Rocky Peak Park, is the fourth-highest point in the Santa Susana Mountains, and overlooks the San Fernando Valley and Chatsworth, the Simi Hills, and the Simi Valley in Southern California. The peak, which is in elevatio ...

. The Rim of the Valley Trail passes through here, with trailhead access. *

Sage Ranch Park Sage Ranch Park is a and wildlife corridor located at a height in the northwestern Simi Hills on the northwestern plateau of the Simi Valley, bordering Los Angeles County and its San Fernando Valley.Stone, Robert (1998). ''Day Hikes in Ventur ...

: overlooks Chatsworth from its high ridges in the

near the

Santa Susana Field Laboratory The Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL), formerly known as Rocketdyne, is a complex of industrial research and development facilities located on a portion of Southern California in an unincorporated area of Ventura County in the Simi Hills betw ...

. It is a new open space park at the end of Woolsey Canyon Road. Sage Ranch Park has campsites, walking and hiking trails, and panoramic views of the San Fernando and

s. It is located in

Neighborhood parks

* Mason Park: offers barbecue pits, lighted and unlighted baseball diamond, children's play area, and picnic tables. ** Mason Recreation Center: has an indoor gymnasium that may also be used as a 400-capacity auditorium. ** Mason Child Care Center: is licensed to have from up to 30 children of ages three and up to 60 school age children in educational and recreational activities at the center.

Chatsworth Reservoir

A distinctive feature in Chatsworth is the Chatsworth Dam and reservoir. Built in 1918 as part of the

Los Angeles Aqueduct The Los Angeles Aqueduct system, comprising the Los Angeles Aqueduct (Owens Valley aqueduct) and the Second Los Angeles Aqueduct, is a water conveyance system, built and operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. The Owens Valley ...

system, the property belongs to the

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States with 8,100 megawatts of electric generating capacity (2021-2022) and delivering an average of 435 million gallons of water per day to more ...

. Due to increasing concerns of the water quality because of algae plumes and storm water inflow, it was taken out of service in August 1969. After the

1971 San Fernando earthquake The 1971 San Fernando earthquake (also known as the 1971 Sylmar earthquake) occurred in the early morning of February 9 in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in southern California. The unanticipated thrust earthquake had a magnitude o ...

additional concerns for seismic safety led to its abandonment by the LADWP as a storage facility. Chatsworth Oaks Park and the Chatsworth Nature Preserve are located here giving views of migrating birds and other animals, and their sounds such as the coyotes calling in the evening. The views of the rocky and dramatic

surround the open space. Chatsworth Reservoir is classified by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as a city neighborhood, but "because there are relatively few homes in this area," the ''Times'' does not provide separate statistics for it, but adds them to Chatsworth. The Devonshire and Topanga stations of the Los Angeles Police Department provide services in the area.

Economy

Chatsworth is the home of the

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and the headquarters for Premier America (formerly Litton Federal Credit Union) and Matadors Community Credit Union. The

(SSFL), once busy with

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testing rocket engines and

Atomics International Atomics International was a division of the North American Aviation company (later acquired by the Rockwell International company) which engaged principally in the early development of nuclear technology and nuclear reactors for both commercia ...

doing nuclear research, is quiet and high in the

west of Chatsworth. It has been closed, will undergo an extensive environmental cleanup, and will become an open-space park. The park will permanently add to Chatsworth's scenic backdrop, greenway, and

opportunities. Some current businesses based in Chatsworth are

Capstone Turbine Capstone Green Energy, formerly Capstone Turbine Corporation, was incorporated in 1988 as a California based gas turbine manufacturer that specializes in microturbine power along with heating and cooling cogeneration systems. Key to the Capstone de ...

, Natel Engineering, and Hydraulics International. Lamps Plus has production and distribution facilities here.

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's United States subsidiary once had its headquarters in Chatsworth. Seltzer Motor Industries, of Chatsworth, in 1979 produced the

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, a two-seat sports car kit. It is the first transverse, inline four-cylinder, mid-engined kit car ever offered to the public.

Notable people

* Taurus Tremani Bartlett, or

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, American rapper * Donald Friese (born 1940), billionaire businessman *

Doug Garwood Doug Garwood (born March 31, 1963) is an American professional golfer. Garwood played college golf at Fresno State University where he was a two-time All-American. Garwood played on the Nationwide Tour from 2002 to 2005. His best finish was a p ...

, professional golfer *

Mike Moustakas Michael Christopher Moustakas (; born September 11, 1988) is an American professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, and Cincinnati Reds. Moust ...

, Major League Baseball player *

Larry Niven Laurence van Cott Niven (; born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer. His best-known works are ''Ringworld'' (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards, and, with Jerry Pournelle, ''The Mote in God's Eye'' ...

, science fiction and fantasy author * Jenny Y. Yang, chemist

References

External links

Chatsworth Neighborhood Council

Chatsworth Historical Society

California State Parks Dept. – official Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park website

LAMountains.com – Santa Susana Pass Historic Park hiking website

* ttp://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/chatsworth/crime/ Chatsworth crime map and statistics
Bike Travel in the SFV - Chatsworth
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