Overgrown landscaping and deteriorating vegetation were a haven for vagrants, according to the Los Angeles Times.
In April 1988 Walt Disney Co. abandoned plans to build a $611 million shopping and entertainment center there.
[2] The city decided in the end to revitalize the area by reintroducing automobile traffic to the street.
In June 1988, the city council studied the opening of the remaining three blocks from Magnolia to Tujunga.
[5] Today this stretch of San Fernando Road forms part of the "Burbank Village" district.