Valencia is a neighborhood in Santa Clarita located within Los Angeles
County, California, United States. It is the most populous of the four
unincorporated communities (along with Saugus, Newhall, and Canyon
Country) that merged to create the city of Santa Clarita in 1987. It
is situated centrally in the now-City of Santa Clarita, running from
Newhall to the south (below Lyons Avenue) to north of Copper Hill
Drive. Valencia was founded as a master-planned community with the
first development, Old Orchard I, built on Lyons Avenue behind the Old
Orchard Elementary.Valencia is a neighborhood in Santa Clarita located
within Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is the most
populous of the four unincorporated communities (along with Saugus,
Newhall, and Canyon Country) that merged to create the city of Santa
Clarita in 1987. It is situated centrally in the now-City of Santa
Clarita, running from Newhall to the south (below Lyons Avenue) to
north of Copper Hill Drive. Valencia was founded as a master-planned
community with the first development, Old Orchard I, built on Lyons
Avenue behind the Old Orchard Elementary.In 1769, the Spanish Portola
expedition, the first Europeans to see inland areas of California,
came up and over the pass from the San Fernando Valley and camped near
the river on August 8â€"9. They found a large native village there and
witnessed a wedding celebration. Fray Juan Crespi, a Franciscan
missionary travelling with the expedition, named the river "Santa
Clara" and noted in his diary that the place would be a good location
for a mission. On the return trip, however, the party found a less
strenuous trail through Conejo Valley. Later travelers also preferred
that route, and Mission San Fernando Rey de España was established
down in the valley.The master planned portion of Valencia was first
planned in the 1960s by the Newhall Land and Farming Company.
Development began in 1967, continues to the present day, and is
nearing completion. Valencia is notable for its landscaped boulevards
connecting a mix of apartment buildings, single-family detached homes,
shopping centers, office parks and industrial warehouses. Valencia, Santa Clarita, California Top Movies & Young Movies