San Fernando Valley’s oldest pawnshop, Traders Loan and Jewelry, hits 70

Owner Diane Taylor expects a lot of customers at her daylong bash in Reseda on Saturday, May 18, to celebrate the 70th birthday of Traders Loan & Jewelry, which she says is a staple in the community and the oldest pawnshop in San Fernando Valley. Former Los Angeles City Councilmember Dennis Zine is expected, as well as officials from the West Valley Warner Center Chamber of Commerce.

The company was founded in 1954 when the Valley still had orchards and crops, the population was 17,000...