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Off-Ramp

Encino's Basque Heritage

In this circa 1935 photo, a Basque shepherd poses with his sheep dog. Kevin Roderick says there used to be a lot of Basques around Encino, as you can tell from some of the street names.
In this circa 1935 photo, a Basque shepherd poses with his sheep dog. Kevin Roderick says there used to be a lot of Basques around Encino, as you can tell from some of the street names.
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Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John is sharing selections from the Off-Ramp vault to help you explore this imperfect paradise.

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Kevin Roderick, author of a history of the San Fernando Valley, on the Basque shepherds who settled around Encino.

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