Wednesday, August 15, 2012

You can have Los Angeles. The Valley is way cooler

Alejandra Sanchez, left, is escorted by her cousin, Albert Sanchez, during her quinceanera mass at the San Fernando Rey de Espana Mission in the San Fernando Valley in July. The district is home to dozens of neighborhood restaurants, old-school cocktail lounges, uncompromisingly authentic ethnic markets and a gamut of overlooked treasures, from hiking trails to architectural landmarks.