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Article: REVIVAL IN THE VALLEY BUSTLING CANOGA PARK UP FOR U.S. CITY AWARD.(News)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- May 28, 2005
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Byline: Lisa Mascaro Staff Writer
CANOGA PARK - The heart of this San Fernando Valley neighborhood has started to look a lot like it did 40 years ago: Sherman Way bustling with shops, palm trees silhouetted against the skyline and neighbors stopping one another just to say hello.
It's a drastic turnaround for the community that fell into decay as large malls wooed away shoppers, street gangs decimated neighborhoods and the 1994 Northridge Earthquake literally shattered what remained of downtown.
``We've had unfortunate events in the past,'' said 32-year-old Miguel Santiago, who grew up in the neighborhood and now serves on the Canoga Park ...