https://vwwna.org/events daily 0.75 2024-06-24 https://vwwna.org/events/annual-meeting-2020 monthly 0.5 2021-01-13 https://vwwna.org/board-members daily 0.75 2026-03-03 https://vwwna.org/join daily 0.75 2025-08-27 https://vwwna.org/whatwedo daily 0.75 2025-03-03 https://vwwna.org/news daily 0.75 2025-08-24 https://vwwna.org/donate daily 0.75 2020-10-15 https://vwwna.org/contact daily 0.75 2025-04-06 https://vwwna.org/verdugo-woodlands-home-owners-association daily 1.0 2026-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f380a822e37055263fe1fe3/1613108930133-I6LDU5KLA57JY0VBHHMY/IMG_4538.jpeg Verdugo Woodlands Home Owners Association - Our Mission To preserve the low-profile, single-family character and unique aesthetics of the Verdugo Woodlands, and to provide a forum for discussion of civic issues that may affect our neighborhood and its residents. https://vwwna.org/history daily 0.75 2025-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f380a822e37055263fe1fe3/1603729477707-K5QL7512VVJ2RY3RZC0K/adobe.jpg Woodlands History - Catalina Verdugo Adobe Around 1828, Verdugo’s grandson Teodoro built the adobe at 2211 Bonita Avenue and lived there with his aunt Catalina. In 1847, under a large oak tree at the adobe, the treaty that would end fighting in California during the Mexican American War was negotiated. The “Oak of Peace” was, like the adobe, a historic landmark, until it died in the 1980s. The area is now a popular neighborhood park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f380a822e37055263fe1fe3/1603729602159-149FLBZFRKLFJF2XWY8B/verdugo-park.jpg Woodlands History - Great Partition of 1871 The Verdugos lost most of their land in the Great Partition of 1871, which divided the property among many claimants. After Teodoro’s death in 1904, the last remnants of the original rancho, including the adobe, were sold. It didn’t take long for developers to see the potential of this verdant environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f380a822e37055263fe1fe3/1603734349156-BZT8ODJBX2B850EZEV89/verdugo-canyon-tract.jpg Woodlands History - Glendale-Eagle Rock Railway Once the Glendale-Eagle Rock railway line was extended into Verdugo Canyon in 1910, the transportation was in place to lure residents to the area. The “Verdugo Canyon Tract” was marketed as an upscale development of large lots between one-half to three acres in size, close to Glendale. 1912 The area and its precious streams, which provided Glendale with most of its domestic water during its early development, was annexed to the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f380a822e37055263fe1fe3/1603734591095-SV3SP6TQ20LODC27SY8J/verdugo-woodlands-in-pictures.jpg Woodlands History - 1920s Lots were bought as investments and changed hands frequently, but they were also built on. Virtually all were resubdivided as the land increased in value. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f380a822e37055263fe1fe3/1604469641955-29IH0HHRRWGXM946WL1J/praire-style-mansion.jpg Woodlands History - Grande Dame of the Woodlands A few Woodlands houses exist from the teens, including this beautiful American Foursquare/Prairie-style mansion on Wabasso Way from 1912. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f380a822e37055263fe1fe3/1603799924558-BX6LMZFKBFUX8V4X6C87/spanish-colonial.jpg Woodlands History - Heyday of Revival Architecture But it was in the 1920s, as Glendale as a whole boomed, that development here took off. This was the heyday of Revival architecture, and the Woodlands still has many original Spanish Colonial and Tudor Revival houses from this era. The postwar period witnessed widespread construction of the Ranch, which emphasized open floor plans and the integration of indoor and outdoor space. Examples of this popular and quintessentially California architecture abound in our neighborhood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f380a822e37055263fe1fe3/1604471818511-ZOQKQHWBCS3XY9L1O3MY/1923Verdugo-11.jpg Woodlands History The Woodlands’ popularity meant that most development occurred before the 1970s. Our community treasures its history and encourages homeowners to preserve the character and quality of the homes and neighborhood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f380a822e37055263fe1fe3/1603800699359-R6JE10HGYBQG047MYN86/Verdugo-3L2.jpg Woodlands History - Verdugo Views The following articles were written by Katherine Yamada and published in the Glendale News-Press under the titles “Verdugo Adobe Was Preserved by Developer” 9/8/2001 and “Verdugo Views” 8/4/2001. VWWHOA thanks both Katherine Yamada and the Glendale News-Press for their permission to reproduce these articles on this website. https://vwwna.org/about-us daily 0.75 2025-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f380a822e37055263fe1fe3/1604537233385-W8INW8SPMI6G64HAI5BM/map.jpg About Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f380a822e37055263fe1fe3/1613419018423-LKOQN3JJ7GRKZYZ83QAP/Verdugo-Park.jpg About Us - Did you know? Verdugo Park has been popular since at least the 1890s and, in its current form, was designed by Ruth Shellhorn, along with Ralph Cornell, in 1945. Shellhorn created an iconic mid-century landscape aesthetic throughout southern California, including, most famously, Disneyland. The American Society of Landscape Architects has a prize named for her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f380a822e37055263fe1fe3/1610514520190-K1NAHIZ8XSESO4KTCERU/Screen+Shot+2020-11-18+at+3.22.50+PM.png About Us - Rodriguez House On Niodrara Drive, designed and built in 1940-1941 by world renowned Modern architect Rudolph Schindler. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f380a822e37055263fe1fe3/1604537409672-FIY2E0AQ67355ATO34O5/Willard-House-VWWHOA.jpg About Us - Willard House Willard House on Blanchard Dr., a charming “storybook” style 1920s house and the former home of heavyweight boxing champion, Jess Willard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f380a822e37055263fe1fe3/1610514709508-WOXGDN1KSGHIUWSJZJE8/IMG_2788.JPG About Us - Joy House On El Rito Avenue, an exemplary Monterey Revival house, designed by architect Edward L. Mayberry. Former residence of beloved long-time Woodlands residents and former NA President Mirna Stanley and her husband Curtis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f380a822e37055263fe1fe3/1610514791754-SMQRX3INXJZTBL54TY6Z/frontofhouseangle.jpeg About Us - Austin House On Andenes Drive, a rare Swiss Chalet Revival home built in 1937 by a contractor who was also a Hollywood set builder, using reclaimed materials from around southern California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f380a822e37055263fe1fe3/1610514870577-NG7B0J7IPYUBXIDXCP8C/Screen+Shot+2020-11-18+at+3.28.56+PM.png About Us - Whittick House On Pasa Glen Drive, an eclectic split-level in a combination of English and French Revival styles, built between 1941-1947 by owners William and Elina Whittick. https://vwwna.org/historic daily 0.75 2025-10-09 https://vwwna.org/wildfire daily 0.75 2026-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f380a822e37055263fe1fe3/e139a84a-cbbb-40bf-88ab-7ea4a14c8987/b5605a9f-1f82-4a4a-95f9-bb27d33d784b.png Wildfire Prevention in the Woodlands - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.