North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
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North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California.
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[edit] History
North Hollywood, like most of the rest of the San Fernando Valley, was once part of the vast landholdings of the Franciscan Mission San Fernando Rey de España, which were confiscated by the government during the Mexican period of rule. The Treaty of Cahuenga which ended the U.S.-Mexican fighting in California was signed at Tomás Feliz's adobe house at Campo de Cahuenga on Lankershim Boulevard in January of 1847. The area was formerly known as Lankershim, but was subsequently renamed North Hollywood in an effort to capitalize on the glamour and proximity of Hollywood proper. North Hollywood today is extremely diverse, with Latino, including Colombian-Americans and Honduran-Americans, Asian-American, including Thai-Americans and Filipino-Americans, Jewish, including Israeli-Americans, Jamaican-American, Middle Eastern, including Armenian-American and Iranian-Americans, and African-American populations.
In 1997, the nationally infamous "North Hollywood shootout" between the LAPD and two heavily armed gunmen who were caught in the act of robbing a Bank of America branch on Laurel Canyon Boulevard, occurred over a period of several hours between Victory Boulevard and Vanowen Street in central North Hollywood.
Today, North Hollywood is being transformed from a relatively lower-middle class suburb into a regional center, in large part as a result of the construction of Metro Stations for the Red Line and the Orange Line, two lines that have made the city into a regional hub for the San Fernando Valley. Medium- and high-density developments are being built around the Metro Station, particularly in the NoHo Arts District, with the intent of creating a walkable urban village. North Hollywood's landscape has been transformed in recent years, with condominium towers (including a 15-story building on Lankershim Blvd) being built in the midst of older one-story bungalows and small apartment complexes.
[edit] Attractions
It is home to the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery is located in the area, and is notable for its special section memorializing aviators.
The new MTA Orange Line is now open, running from North Hollywood to Woodland Hills. The MTA Red Line also connects North Hollywood to Hollywood, Wilshire, and Downtown Los Angeles.
[edit] NoHo Arts District
The NoHo Arts District is a new Los Angeles community, located near Valley Village in North Hollywood, that is home to contemporary theaters, art galleries, cafes, and interesting shops. A Metro Rail station is located here, the North Hollywood station of the Red Line.
[edit] Jewish life in North Hollywood
A portion of North Hollywood's population is Jewish (albeit less than as recently as the 1980s).There are several Judaica stores and Kosher restaurants along the major streets in North Hollywood (i.e. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank Blvd., Ventura Blvd., etc.). Many major Jewish centers and synagogues exist in North Hollywood, many on Chandler Blvd. In addition, there are numerous Jewish schools in North Hollywood, including four elementary schools, one high school,one post-high school Talmudical seminary, and countless nurseries and other places of study. The diverse synagogues include Ashkenazic, Sefardic, Zionistic, Conservative, Reform and Modern Orthodox denominations.
[edit] Education
[edit] Public schools
The Los Angeles Unified School District serves North Hollywood.
Walter Reed Middle School,Madison Middle School,North Hollywood High School,Grant High School and East Valley High School serve North Hollywood.
[edit] Private schools
The high school campuses of Harvard-Westlake School and Oakwood School are in North Hollywood.
Campbell Hall School is a K-12 Episcopalian school.
Laurel Hall and St. Paul's First Lutheran are Lutheran schools.
[edit] Libraries
Los Angeles Public Library operates the North Hollywood Regional Branch.
[edit] Famous residents
Amelia Earhart was perhaps its most famous resident (though she was born in Atchison, Kansas, and probably died somewhere near Howland Island in the Central Pacific Ocean). Norma Jean Baker(Marilyn Monroe) was a student at Lankershim Elementary School. Curly Howard of The Three Stooges was another famous North Hollywood resident. North Hollywood is the birthplace of Jan Smithers, Hip Hip Model Bria Myles and NBA superstar Gilbert Arenas. Comedian and radio talk show host Adam Carolla also hails from North Hollywood and writer/comedian Sean Kent lives there as well. Singer Kelly Sweet lived their briefly while recording her first album. Yo Momma Season 1 Champion "Harp" advanced out of North Hollywood and won the title for Los Angeles's best trash talker.
[edit] External links
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- North-Hollywood.info
- Los Angeles Times, Real Estate section, Neighborly Advice column: "[North Hollwyood:] NoHo finds its mojo in a colorful, artsy sort of way" (27 July 2003)
