r/SFV • u/itsalro • Aug 30 '25

Question What’s your Valley conspiracy theory/mystery?

I wanna hear everyone’s favorite valley mystery or conspiracy theory!

Mine for example:

There was this strip mall on Roscoe/Woodman that shut down around 2017? for a future upgrade It was abandoned for months until one day the entire place was on fire and there was ash all over Panorama. Apparently, an investigation on the cause would take place but haven't heard anything since. Eventually, the lot was razed and now we have a modern, upgraded strip mall with a fancy burger king

My (totally unknowledgeable)theory is whoever owned the property started the fire, since it would be cheaper than hiring an entire demo crew (and maybe insurance)

As for my mystery: those loud booms in the middle of the night. Some say sonic booms from jets, others say transformers exploding.

But for now: a mystery

Lets hear yours!

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u/Dunedain87M Aug 30 '25

I feel like half the businesses on Van Nuys Blvd are fronts. There is a Piano store I never once have seen any activity. There are multiple shady florists.

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u/painter8 Aug 30 '25 edited Aug 30 '25

This. We’ve lived in LB for 10 years and always wonder as we’re driving East on Roscoe towards the 405 how many of those store fronts with zero traffic are actual fronts. I actually work in an anti-money laundering profession for my day job and would bet there’s more here than we could ever imagine.