A Photography Project
Richard and Mary Hunt purchased a large parcel of land in 1876 to establish the Salto Ranch in what is now the Lynn Ranch area of Thousand Oaks. They planted numerous eucalyptus trees and a grove of olive trees on the ranch.
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Moving to Los Angeles in 1893, Peter Janss became a land developer and, with sons Harold and Edwin, formed the Janss Corporation. In the early 1900s they purchased 10,000 acres in the Conejo Valley and began planning a total community.
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