The population of Calabasas is 20,033 and is approximately 928 feet above sea level. The Calabasas Chamber of commerce is located at 23564 Calabasas Road, Suite 101 in Calabasas, California, zip 91302. These is some dispute over how the name Calabasas was derived. There are those who believe that this a Chumash Indian word fro squash and others say Calabasas is derived from the Spanish word for pumpkin calabaza. Many believe that the city’s unusual name stems from a Basque farmer’s pumpkin cart that overturned en route to Calabasas, spilling seeds that became the region’s first official patch. To those of us who live in Calabasas, Calabasas is just Calabasas.

Calabassas is currently one of the top ranked places to live in the United States. Calabasas is located within the Santa Monica Mountain range surrounded by oak trees. Calabasas continues to hold onto is small town charm however Calabasas is an upscale community just behind areas like Beverly Hills for example. If you come to Calabasas, you will enjoy safe neighborhoods and Calabasas blue ribbon schools. Calabasas is located near many employment opportunities and is an ideal place to live.

In the late 1920’s, Calabasas attracted artists to its rolling hills and waterfalls. Through Calabasas’s art in public places program, the tradition continues. Come see all of the Calabasas custom architecture, Calabasas stylish shopping centers as well as blending in the Calabasas of the old west.

Callabasas was part of the original El Camino Real which was the original Mission Highway that served the 21 California Missions. Calabasas’s first tenants appear to be the Chumash Native American who settled along the banks in Calabasas Creek Park. Miguel Leonis knows as the legendary “King of Calabasas: married Espriritu, a daughter of the Chumach Chief Odin in the 1800’s. Leonis Adobe is Calabasas’s City Cultural Monument Number One. This is a living history museum in Old Town Calabasas where anyone can relive the excitement of the old west and how Calabasas was so many years ago.

Historical Sites
Leonis Adobe
23537 Calabasas Rd
Calabasas, CA 91302
Phone #: (818) 222-6511

This is a restored two-story ranch house built about 1844. Once the home of Miguel Leonis, a colorful figure prominent in early Calabasas history, it is one of the best preserved Monterey-style adobes in the area. Plummer House, the first house built in Hollywood, has been relocated here. Completely renovated, it serves as an entrance and visitor center and contains dioramas and period costumes. Also on the grounds are outbuildings and farm animals.

Golf and Country Club
Calabasas Golf and Country Club
4515 Park Entrada
Calabasas, CA 91302
Phone #: (818) 222-8111
Fax #: (818) 222-3214

Swim and Tennis
Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center
23400 Park Sorrento
Calabasas, CA 91302
Phone #: (818) 222-2782
Fax #: (818) 222-8602

University
Soka University (Calabasas)
26800 W. Mulholland Hwy.
Calabasas, CA 91302

DR. JOHN CHAVES
5312 Comercio Lane, Suite A
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Phone 818-999-2707
Fax 818-703-1998
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