Valley Relics Museum
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Valley Relics Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. Mount Lukens stands 1,547 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Louise Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 18 miles off.
The story
Valley Relics Museum is a museum located in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. The LA Weekly named the Valley Relics Museum one of its 2017 winners of "Best Of L.A.: Arts & Entertainment". Founded in 2013 by Tommy Gelinas, Valley Relics Museum's collection spans from the 1800s to the present day, with over 20,000 items. Notable items include the original signage of popular North Hollywood country music venue the Palomino Club, and other San Fernando Valley landmarks. It also houses original costumes designed and made by North Hollywood-based rodeo tailor Nudie Cohn, costume designer for country music stars as well as Elvis Presley; two of the "Nudiemobiles", cars that were customized by Cohn, that remain in Cohn's family are housed at the museum (Cohen's 1975 Cadillac Eldorado convertible and 1964 Pontiac Safari wagon). The museum also houses items from outside the valley, including the West Hollywood Tiffany Theater sign. The museum was also instrumental in preserving and housing the Tail o' the Pup hot dog stand, previously located in Beverly Hills and West Hollywood. In addition, the collection includes over 150 BMX bikes from the 1970s to the 1980s (many were manufactured in the San Fernando Valley). The museum's total collection also includes vintage neon signs, postcards and fast food memorabilia, as well as a letter written by Isaac Newton Van Nuys, a 19th-century businessman and namesake of its Van Nuys neighborhood. In 2018, the museum relocated from Chatsworth to a location near the Van Nuys Airport. According to the Los Angeles Daily News, despite increase in size of the Van Nuys location (over 10,000 square feet), the museum will only display about 45 percent of its collection at a time. It was only able to present 30 percent of its collection at a time at its Chatsworth location.
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Dates from 2013.
Wikidata Q60741079, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 17.7 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Louise Park: 1.1 mi
- Jesse Owens Park: 1.4 mi
- Nordhoff Recreation Center: 1.6 mi
- Dearborn Park: 1.7 mi
- Quad: 1.8 mi
- H.K. Valley Center Gate: 1.3 mi
- Earthquake Garden: 2.3 mi
- The Assyrian Genocide Memorial Wall: 2.9 mi
- Chapel of the Cross Lutheran: 3.2 mi
- Tree Disguise: 3.6 mi
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day -- Truck Jump into Creek: 2.0 mi
- The Japanese Garden: 2.4 mi
- Ralph Prator Fountain: 2.5 mi
- Workaholics -- The House: 2.9 mi
- Convento: 4.6 mi
- Fido: 2.0 mi
- Kobe mural: 2.1 mi
- Epicenter (not): 2.2 mi
- Windows of Time: 2.3 mi
- Our Lady of Peace: 2.3 mi
- Rainforest: 2.3 mi
- Botanical Garden: 2.3 mi
- Los Angeles River & Aliso Creek Confluence Park: 2.9 mi
- MHCC Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Cottonwood Urban Farm: 4.1 mi
- Museum of the San Fernando Valley: 3.0 mi
- Los Encinos State Historic Park: 3.7 mi
- Casa de López: 5.7 mi
- West Valley Museum: 5.8 mi
- Skirball Cultural Center: 6.3 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 5.2 mi
- Deervale-Stone Canyon Park: 5.5 mi
- Encino Reservoir: 5.6 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 5.8 mi
- Chalk Hill Nature Reserve: 5.8 mi
- Red Barn Hill: 5.2 mi
- Chalk Hill: 5.7 mi
- San Vicente Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Gizmo Peak: 6.2 mi
- Mission Point: 7.0 mi
- Redwood Grove: 6.1 mi
- shady grass: 6.5 mi
- Wishing Tree Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 3.8 mi
- Eagle Spring: 8.4 mi
- Hialeah Springs: 8.7 mi
- Los Pinetos Spring: 10.4 mi
- Fascination Spring: 11.5 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 9.3 mi
- Temescal Falls: 10.3 mi
- Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 10.9 mi
- Trail Canyon Falls: 15.8 mi
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 18.3 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 12.5 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 12.5 mi
- Topanga County Beach: 12.9 mi
- Palisades Beach: 13.2 mi
- Big Rock Beach: 14.0 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 5.8 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 6.1 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 6.2 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 17.1 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 19.9 mi
- Mentryville: 13.1 mi
- Coba Arch: 16.5 mi
- Spa Palace: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Valley Relics Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lukens | ENE 76° | 1,546.6 m | 15.4 mi |
| Magic Mountain | NE 39° | 1,477 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mendenhall Peak | NE 49° | 1,413.1 m | 14.1 mi |
| May Peak | NNE 23° | 1,203 m | 10.4 mi |
| Oat Mountain | NW 324° | 1,138 m | 9.9 mi |
| Contract Point | NNE 31° | 1,108 m | 10.3 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NE 44° | 1,094 m | 12.9 mi |
| Kagel Mountain | NE 38° | 1,081 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:33 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:10 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 57 | 61 | 63 | 68 | 72 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — VAN Nuys AP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/9490872969
Day trips start here
- North Valley · 2 mi
- San Fernando Valley · 3 mi
- Van Nuys · 3 mi
- South Valley · 4 mi
- Sherman Oaks · 5 mi
- Chatsworth · 7 mi
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