By 1951, then actor Ronald Reagan had purchased several parcels to create an approximately 357-acre ranch stretching for 1.5 miles along Mulholland Highway. For the next ten years, he bred thoroughbred horses at the ranch he named "Yearling Row" and enjoyed riding and jumping his own horses. He brought his future wife Nancy there when they began dating, and after they married they continued to return with their children. When he bought the ranch, it included a barn, blacksmith shop, pool with bathhouse, and a simple ranch house that he and Nancy used mostly on weekends. The only building Reagan added was a six-stall stable at the end of the road. When away from acting, and later politics, he looked forward to relaxing there, saying, "To my mind, nothing compares with the kinship between man and animal you find on the back of a horse". A 1958 wildfire destroyed some of the buildings, including the simple ranch house where the Reagans stayed. In 1966, Reagan sold the ranch when he became Governor of California. It was then purchased by 20th Century Fox studios and incorporated into their adjacent movie ranch. The 2018 Woolsey wildfire destroyed the remaining historic stables and garage, as well as three structures later installed by California State Parks. Today, the contours of the land remain much the same, but only a few remnants of the Reagans’ time there survive.
