Riverside Drive (Los Angeles, California)
Riverside Drive is a northeast-southwest road connecting the San Fernando Valley and Downtown Los Angeles, California. It follows the course of the Los Angeles River.
Overview
Running approximately 20 miles (32 km) from Van Nuys Boulevard in Sherman Oaks to Figueroa Street at the northern edge of Downtown Los Angeles, it is one of the major thoroughfares in the San Fernando Valley. It runs through the heart of the Valley and is home to many of Southern California’s major entertainment companies, passing both the Warner Bros. and Walt Disney Studios in Burbank. Then it enters West Glendale and continues as a major thoroughfare unitl it intersects with Victory Boulevard and Sonora Avenue. It then continues as the major thoroughfare through Griffith Park, though its name changes as it passes through the park, first to Zoo Drive, then Crystal Springs Drive, and then Griffith Park Drive, before becoming Riverside Drive again as it leaves the park at its southeastern boundary. Riverside Drive then continues east and south along the Los Angeles River, passing just north of the Silver Lake Reservoir. It runs along the northern edge of Elysian Park, passing north of Dodger Stadium before becoming Figueroa Street near the northern edge of Downtown.
Local Transportation
Metro Local lines 96 and 155 operate on Riverside Drive.
Cities and communities
Listed west to east, or north to south
Notable places
Listed west to east, or north to south
- Los Angeles River[1]
- Sunkist World Headquarters, Sherman Oaks, California[2]
- Westfield Fashion Square, Sherman Oaks, California[3]
- Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, California[4]
- North Hollywood Medical Center, North Hollywood, California former hospital used for filming of Scrubs TV series for its first eight seasons
- Bob's Big Boy Restaurant of Burbank, California - the oldest remaining Bob's Big Boy in the United States
- Providence High School, Burbank, California[5]
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park (nearby)[6]
- Disney Channel Headquarters, Burbank, California
- Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, California[7]
- Warner Bros. Records, Burbank, California
- Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California[8]
- ABC Studios, Burbank, California
- Walt Disney Animation Studios, Burbank, California[9]
- Equidome
- Los Angeles Equestrian Center[10]
- Los Angeles Zoo (Zoo Drive)[11]
- Autry National Center (Zoo Drive)[12]
- Griffith Park (Griffith Park Drive)
- Griffith Observatory (nearby)[13]
- Silver Lake Reservoir (nearby)[14]
- Elysian Park, Los Angeles, California[15]
- Dodger Stadium (nearby)[16]
Sport
The drive hosted part of the 50 km walk athletic event near Griffith Park for the 1932 Summer Olympics.[17]
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Downtown • Eastside/Northeast • Harbor Area • Greater Hollywood • Westlake & Silver Lake/Los Feliz • San Fernando and Crescenta Valleys • South Los Angeles • Westside • Wilshire
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Downtown · Eastside/Northeast · Harbor Area · Greater Hollywood · Westlake & Silver Lake/Los Feliz · San Fernando and Crescenta Valleys · South Los Angeles · Westside · Wilshire
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1896: Marathon (city), Panathinaiko Stadium • 1900: Croix-Catelan Stadium • 1904: Francis Field • 1908: White City Stadium • 1912: Stockholm Olympic Stadium • 1920: Olympisch Stadion • 1924: Stade de Colombes • 1928: Olympic Stadium • 1932: Olympic Stadium, Riverside Drive at Griffith Park • 1936: Avus Motor Road, Olympic Stadium • 1948: Empire Stadium • 1952: Olympic Stadium • 1956: Melbourne Cricket Ground • 1960: Arch of Constantine, Raccordo Anulare, Stadio Olimpico, Via Appia Antica, Via Cristoforo Colombo • 1964: Fuchu City, Karasuyama-machi, National Stadium, Sasazuka-machi, Shinjuku • 1968: Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Zócalo • 1972: Olympiastadion • 1976: Montreal Botanical Garden, Olympic Stadium, Streets of Montreal • 1980: Grand Arena, Streets of Moscow • 1984: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Santa Monica College, Streets of Los Angeles, Streets of Santa Monica • 1988: Olympic Stadium, Streets of Seoul • 1992: Estadi Olímpic de Monjuïc, Marathon course, Mataró, Walking course • 1996: Marathon course, Olympic Stadium, Walking course • 2000: Marathon course, North Sydney, Olympic Stadium • 2004: Marathon (city), Olympic Stadium, Panathinaiko Stadium, Stadium at Olympia • 2008: Beijing National Stadium • 2012: Marathon Course, Olympic Stadium • 2016: Flamengo Park, João Havelange Stadium, Sambódromo
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