Rebuilding Oakridge

Posted by Rick Orlov on April 17, 2011 7:19 AM | | Comments (0) |

When fire swept through the Oakridge Mobile Home Park in 2008 and destroyed hundreds of homes, owners of the Sylmar residential park believed it could be restored to its former thriving state.Daily News.

But as the recession steamed ahead and property prices plummeted, many Oakridge residents took their insurance payouts and bought single-family homes at steep bargains in the nearby community.

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