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Fifteen hundred years before 1770, Native Americans were roaming around what is now known to be Sylmar and San Fernando California. The Native Americans built a popular mission, dedicated to Saint Ferdinand. Because the Native Americans saw this structure as a very significant model, it became the foundation of the city of San Fernando. Around the 1800’s, a priest from Spain took charge of the mission in San Fernando, and desired to bring something to remind him of his home. The priest brought olive tree seeds, and planted them around what was known to be as San Fernando. The olive trees grew very big and beautiful, and suddenly people became interested in the land. In 1874, the land with the olives was still part of the San Fernando Valley, …show more content…
Sylmar has nail salons, hair salons, barbershops, gyms, and clothing stores. There are many nail salons that surround Sylmar such as Safari Nails and Spa, AC Nail Spa, Perfect Nails, and etc. Perfect Nails (13796 Foothill Blvd), AC Nail Spa (13790 Foothill Blvd), and Safari Nails (13759 Foothill Blvd) are competing nail companies. These three nail salons are walking distance away from each other. AC Nail Spa is a business owned by Asians, they do your nails to your taste and have reasonable prices. Similarly, Perfect Nails is another business owned by Asians, it is about the same thing as AC Nail Spa, but they have fewer customers. Lastly, Safari Nails is a shop ran by a young Hispanic woman. The nail artist does very nice nails, but the nails can sometimes be overpriced. In addition to nails, Sylmar also has clothing stores such as Fashion Gal (13774 Foothill Blvd), Guy Gear (12651 Glenoaks Blvd), and New Star (12935 Foothill Blvd). Additionally Sylmar has two gyms, USA Fitness 180(13784 Foothill Blvd), and USA Fitness Super Center (13640 Foothill Avenue). Both gyms are very similar, the only major difference is that USA Fitness Super Center has a spa, and an indoor swimming

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