Sources
Every citation in the archive resolves to a row here. Sources carry a trust tier, from official records down to unverified community reports. A source is not evidence in itself — it is where the evidence was found.
- Access Newspaper Archive Tier 2 · Press
- Barraclough, Making the San Fernando Valley Tier 3 · Trade
- California Digital Newspaper Collection Tier 2 · Press
- Calisphere Tier 1 · Official
- CEQAnet - California State Clearinghouse Tier 1 · Official
- Chain Store Age Tier 3 · Trade
- City of Los Angeles open crime data Tier 1 · Official
- CSUN University Library - San Fernando Valley History Digital Library Tier 1 · Official
- Eater LA Tier 3 · Trade
- Google News RSS Tier 2 · Press
- Gruen Associates - project archive Tier 1 · Official
- Internet Archive Wayback Machine Tier 1 · Official
- Los Angeles Business Journal Tier 3 · Trade
- Los Angeles City Clerk - Council Files and City Archives Tier 1 · Official
- Los Angeles City Planning - EIR document library Tier 1 · Official
- Los Angeles Daily News Tier 2 · Press
- Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety Tier 1 · Official
- Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety - historical building records Tier 1 · Official
- Los Angeles Public Library - Herald Examiner Photo Collection Tier 1 · Official
- Los Angeles Public Library - Valley Times Photo Collection Tier 1 · Official
- Los Angeles Times Tier 2 · Press
- Los Angeles Times Historical Archive (ProQuest) Tier 2 · Press
- Mall Hall of Fame Tier 4 · Community
- Malls of America Tier 4 · Community
- Newspapers.com - Valley News (Van Nuys) Tier 2 · Press
- Online Archive of California Tier 1 · Official
- Reddit — r/SanFernandoValley and retail subreddits Tier 4 · Community
- Roderick, The San Fernando Valley: America's Suburb Tier 3 · Trade
- UCSB Library Aerial Photography Collection (FrameFinder) Tier 1 · Official
- Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield corporate Tier 1 · Official
- Urbanize LA Tier 3 · Trade
- Valley Relics Museum Tier 4 · Community
- Victor Gruen papers, Library of Congress Tier 1 · Official
- Wanamaker, San Fernando Valley (Images of America) Tier 3 · Trade
- Water and Power Associates Tier 4 · Community
- Westfield Topanga property site and store directory Tier 1 · Official
- Yelp and Google review streams Tier 4 · Community