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1919 – Newhall Signal newspaper established.
1921 – Mint Canyon Road Completed (Sierra Highway).
1922 – Bonelli Stadium opens.
1927 – Original Placerita Creek and La Placerita Creek Bridges built on San Fernando Road.
March 12-13, 1928 – St Francis Dam collapses washing out original US 99 Santa Clara River Bridge and parts of Piru, Fillmore, Bardsdale, Santa Paula, Montalvo, Saticoy, and Ventura.
Pre-1930 – Ridge Route and Sierra Highway (Mint Canyon Road) are the only way to Newhall.
In 1933, San Bernardino County purchased a portion of the span and rebuilt it over the Santa Ana River between Mentone and Highland.
1934 – Mint Canyon Road (Sierra Highway) straightened through Mint Canyon.
1936 – US 99 full three lanes from Newhall Pass to Grapevine.
1940 – First movie theater in the valley opens as “The American” at Spruce St and 11th St
1946 – First concrete barrier installed on Grapevine Grade (US 99).
1954 – First segment of the Golden State Freeway built.
1960 – Placerita Canyon Road paved from Sierra Highway to Sand Canyon Road.
1968 – Sierra Highway widened to a four lane divided highway from Soledad Canyon Road to I-5.
February 9, 1971 – Sylmar/San Fernando earthquake.
December 15, 1971 – Castaic Dam is completed.
1978 – Soledad Canyon Road is widened from Sierra Highway to Sand Canyon Road.
December 15, 1987 – Santa Clarita becomes an incorporated city.
1992 – San Fernando Road widened from Magic Mountain Parkway to Hi Chic Curve.
January 24, 1994 – Metrolink Santa Clarita Line extended to Lancaster.
May 11, 1996 – Mentryville reopened to the public as a park.
1998 – Carpool lanes open on SR-14 from San Fernando Road to Sand Canyon Road.
March 18, 2000 – Newhall Metrolink station opens.
In June 2018, Richard and his wife Chris Budman purchased the Signal' Santa Clarita-based parent company Paladin Multimedia Group in an equity purchase.
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