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Off-Ramp

Encino's Basque Heritage

By Off-Ramp Staff
Published Jan 2, 2010
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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Encino's Basque Heritage
Kevin Roderick continues his tour of the San Fernando Valley with a story about the Basque shepherds who settled around Encino.

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

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