On July 11, 2007, a longtime Santa Clarita landmark came down as Moore’s Sub Shop in Downtown Newhall was demolished to make way for redevelopment. Moore’s, located at 24158 San Fernando Road (now Main Street), had served the community since 1972. The building had been vacant since 2005 due to asbestos contamination. Owners Mariann and Nelson Moore sold the aging ...

On this day in 2007, a piece of Santa Clarita history came down as Moore’s Sub Shop, a longtime fixture in Downtown Newhall, was demolished to make way for redevelopment efforts. Located at 24158 San Fernando Road (now Main Street), Moore’s had served the community since 1972. The building, however, had been vacant since 2005, when owners Mariann and Nelson ...

Redevelopment in the state of California is just about dead although the paperwork continues for the agencies that still owned property when the state pulled the plug for redevelopment in early 2012.