The honor joins a list of other remembrances in the Pacoima area that include the Ritchie Valens Memorial Highway on the 5 Freeway between the 170 and the 118 freeways, the Ritchie Valens Recreatio…
A rendering of a mural by artist Hector Ponce which will be painted on the side of the Pacoima Post Office Friday, May 13, 2022. On Friday the United States Postal Service and Congressman Tony Cardenas renamed the Pacoima Post Office as the Ritchie Valens Post Office. The dedication took place on what would have been the the rock ‘n’ roll singer-songwriter’s 81st birthday.
Rock and Rollers Randy Galarza, left, of Duarte and Gil Rocha of Lancaster, both Ritchie Valens fans, share stories at the ceremony to rename the Pacoima Post office the Ritche Valens post office Friday, May 13, 2022. On Friday the United States Postal Service and Congressman Tony Cardenas renamed the Pacoima Post Office as the Ritchie Valens Post Office. The dedication took place on what would have been the the rock ‘n’ roll singer-songwriter’s 81st birthday.
Attendees dance to Ritchie Valens hits playing live at the Ritchie Valens Festival held at Ritchie Valens Park in Pacoima on Saturday, August 25, 2018. Expand The dedication at 13507 Van Nuys Blvd. included a plaque unveiling and mounting in the lobby of the post office.Ritchie Valens, sometimes called a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, died at age 17 on Feb. 3, 1959 in a plane crash in Iowa. He was born on May 13, 1941 in Pacoima and attended Pacoima Junior High and San Fernando High School.
Also at the dedication, Los Angeles City Councilmember Monica Rodriguez showed a preliminary rendering of a mural that is scheduled to be painted on a side of the post office.
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