Newbury Road and Hillcrest Drive run parallel to the Freeway on either side. Most people think of Newbury Park as the community behind Newbury Road. But there are plenty of dwellings on the other side, including apartments and townhomes. Some also have no idea when they have entered Newbury Park. Times did a story about it in , characterizing it as the low-income, depressed part of town. It mentioned the growing Latino presence amidst the working class white majority.
It also predicted a shift in demographics. That shift has long since taken place. The configuration of the townhomes almost reminds one of row houses on the East Coast. It has a real neighborhood feel to it and is known for densely populated units with immigrant families. But Amgen is almost synonymous with Newbury Park after starting in one building in According to Jennifer van der Borgt, director of corporate affairs, the biotechnology firm now employs upward of 5, people locally, close to 10, in the U.
It has since added over a million square feet of space to its Newbury Park multibuilding campus. Numerous young people from Ventura County have benefited from the Amgen Scholars Program, which funds research opportunities through partnerships with colleges.
The Amgen Biotech Experience provides lab equipment to middle schools and high schools and promotes teacher development. In , 34 teachers in 16 Ventura County schools participated in the program. The Dos Vientos neighborhood took years to come about. Many would say that along with Amgen, the establishment of Dos Vientos was the most significant thing to happen to Newbury Park in recent history.
Do Vientos encompasses 2, acres, including a variety of housing tracts, a village shopping plaza and parks. According to locals, the demographics of the community changed due to either Amgen or this neighborhood. One longtime resident said people came from the East Coast to stay here temporarily for work. To him they were uncommitted to the community.
Others disagreed, citing short-time neighbors who contributed earnestly. The Western Plateau is a designated open space area of about wild rural acres behind the industrial side of town. Hikers have access to miles of trails. It is part of the greater Conejo Canyons that encompasses 3, acres, preserved after decades of planning by locals and government agencies.
The land contains plant varieties like coastal sage, chaparral and oak woodlands. Wildlife includes mule deer, mountain lions,and bobcats. The school has been there since the late s. The school sends a very high percentage of graduates to college; it also maintains an adjacent elementary school.
It was the first building to be constructed for commercial use in the area. At different periods it was used as a post office, military school, tea room, gift shop and restaurant. Stagecoaches came through regularly. When it was on the verge of being demolished in the s, the local historical society formed to save it. It was declared a California Landmark in Ultimately the society gave it to the Conejo Recreation and Parks District. A key player in the establishment of Newbury Park was sheep rancher Egbert Newbury who relocated from the Midwest to California in the s.
Borchard Road now bears the family name. The church is nondenominational Christian. A extensive list of Ventura County employers is available here.
History The area was inhabited by the Chumash beginning about 7, years ago. Newbury Park contains many ancient burial sites, most near the Santa Monica Mountains in the Southern portion of the community. Many artifacts have been discovered in the area. Newbury Park is named after Egbert Starr Newbury, who owned thousands of acres of land in the Conejo Valley and who was the first postmaster in the s.
Newbury and his wife Fannie moved to California from Michigan for health reasons in and he became the first postmaster in the Conejo Valley in The post office was near their house which was located at the current location of the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.
The historic Stagecoach Inn was used by travelers between Los Angeles in the south and Santa Barbara to the north as a stagecoach station. Most of Newbury Park, along with the parts of Westlake Village located in Ventura County, became part of the City of Thousand Oaks sometime between the s and s. The annexed area was formerly controlled by Ventura County, but after a community vote, all but Casa Conejo became part of Thousand Oaks.
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