dʒˈɑːnsən sˈuːn pˈɜːtʃɪst ðə stˈeɪnɪŋɡɚ ɹˈæntʃ ɪn ɡɹˈeɪpvaɪn kˈænɪən fɔːɹ hɪz ˈoʊn jˈuːs, ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn, pɹˈaɪɚ tə ðə stˈɑːk mˈɑːɹkɪt kɹˈæʃ, bɪɡˈæn dɪvˈɛləpɪŋ ðə pɹˈɑːpɚɾi ʌv wʌt lˈeɪɾɚ bɪkˌeɪm lˈoʊɚ vˈaɪn ɹˈæntʃ, ɐpɹˈɑːksɪmətli fˈaɪv mˈaɪlz ɐwˈeɪ.
Johnson soon purchased the Staininger Ranch in Grapevine Canyon for his own use, and in 1929, prior to the stock market crash, began developing the property of what later became Lower Vine Ranch, approximately five miles away.