Lake View Terrace, Los Angeles

Coordinates: 34°16′35″N 118°21′37″W / 34.27639°N 118.36028°W / 34.27639; -118.36028
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Lake View Terrace
ZIP code
91342

Lake View Terrace is a

City of Los Angeles, California.[1]

Surrounding areas include the

Foothill Boulevard, Glenoaks Boulevard, Van Nuys Boulevard
and Osborne Street.

The community is middle-class and ethnically mixed, including

Asians.[2]

The area hosts a large equestrian community, and is one of the few remaining residential areas in the City of Los Angeles that has private homes zoned for horsekeeping.

History

Lake View Terrace was a part of the

Rodney King incident occurred in Lake View Terrace in 1991; Pitarre said that Lake View Terrace "gained notoriety" because of the incident.[3]

Demographics

The Los Angeles Times's "Mapping L.A." project supplied these neighborhood statistics (as of 2008): population of 12,719 with a median household income of $67,985.[1]

With 2,790 people per square mile, it is among the lowest densities for the city of Los Angeles and among the lowest densities for the county.[1]

Cityscape

Alyson Pitarre of the

Tujunga because those two neighborhoods were more well known.[4]

Culture

Alyson Pitarre of the Los Angeles Times said that Lake View Terrace "maintains a laid-back, rural image." Carol Ford, who was the president of the Valley Horse Owners Association in 2005, said "If you don't like the smell of livestock, you shouldn't move here."[3]

Film and television

Lake View Terrace has been used in many films over the years.

Film

Easy Rider (1969), The Dark Side of Tomorrow (1970), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), V (1983), Sunset Strip (1985), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Little Rascals (1994), Herbie Fully Loaded (2005), Lakeview Terrace (2008), Hole (2010), Star Wars: The Mission (2017), L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later (2017)

TV

Dynasty, Falcon Crest, Sons of Anarchy, Euphoria

Government and infrastructure

Van Nuys Boulevard Looking South from Lake View Terrace

Pacoima serves Lake View Terrace.[7]

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

The Los Angeles Unified School District serves the community. Two elementary schools, Brainard Avenue Elementary School and Fenton Elementary School,[8] are in the community. In 2005 residents were zoned to Olive Vista Middle School and Sylmar High School.[4]

PUC Schools, a charter school operator, operates PUC Community Charter Middle School,[9] PUC Lakeview Charter Academy,[10] and PUC Community Charter Early College High School.[11]

Private schools

Delphi Academy of Los Angeles, a

Delphi Academy school, is in Lake View Terrace. The school was originally in La Cañada Flintridge; the current campus in Lake View Terrace opened in 2003.[12]

Public libraries

Los Angeles Public Library operates the Lake View Terrace Branch Library.[13]

Discovery Cube

On November 13, 2014, Discovery Cube Los Angeles opened its doors in the Hansen Dam Recreation Center. The children's science center has 71,000 square feet and is the first major museum in the San Fernando Valley.[14]

Parks and recreation

Alyson Pitarre of the Los Angeles Times said that Lake View Terrace "is a hub for outdoor recreation." The community has equestrian trails, two golf courses, hills, lakes, three parks, and two recreation centers.[3]

The Lake View Terrace Recreation Center in Lake View Terrace includes barbecue pits, lighted outdoor basketball courts, children's play area, community room, indoor gymnasium, picnic tables, and lighted tennis courts.[15] Several recreational facilities in the Hansen Dam area, including the Hansen Dam Equestrian Center,[16] Hansen Dam Park/Recreation Area and the Hansen Dam Swim Lake Aquatic Center/Pool are in Lake View Terrace.[17] The Hansen Dam Recreation Area, which also acts as a Los Angeles Police Department stop-in center, includes barbecue pits, an unlighted baseball diamond, children's play area, picnic tables, and an unlighted soccer field.[18] The Hansen Dam Aquatic Center, a 40-acre (16 ha) recreational facility on the northwest side of the Hansen Dam Recreation Area, includes a 9-acre (3.6 ha) recreation lake used for fishing, pedal boat rental, and public boating. The center also includes a 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) swimming lake, 50 public restrooms, 25 showers, 20 dressing rooms, and several picnic areas. Users of the park may also jog, picnic, and take boating classes.[19] During each weekend over the summer, the aquatic center received up to 2,000 visitors.[3] Both the Lake View Terrace Recreation Center and Hansen Dam Recreation Center feature public equestrian facilities which residents and visitors can use.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c [1] "Lake View Terrace," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
  2. The Los Angeles Times
    . Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e Pitarre, Alyson. "Where country living sidles up to the city." Los Angeles Times. June 12, 2005. 1. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.
  4. ^ a b Pitarre, Alyson. "Where country living sidles up to the city." Los Angeles Times. June 12, 2005. 2. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.
  5. ^ "Neighborhood Fire Stations Archived 2010-03-10 at the Wayback Machine." Los Angeles Fire Department. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.
  6. ^ "Fire Station 24 Archived 2006-11-02 at the Wayback Machine." Los Angeles Fire Department. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.
  7. ^ "Foothills Community Police Station." Los Angeles Fire Department. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.
  8. ^ "Home - Fenton Charter Public Schools".
  9. ^ "Community Charter Middle School Archived 2011-12-06 at the Wayback Machine." PUC Schools. Retrieved on November 27, 2011.
  10. ^ "Lakeview Charter Academy Archived 2008-06-14 at the Wayback Machine." PUC Schools. Retrieved on November 27, 2011.
  11. ^ "Community Charter Early College High School Archived 2011-12-23 at the Wayback Machine." PUC Schools. Retrieved on November 27, 2011.
  12. ^ "Campus." Delphi Academy of Los Angeles. Retrieved on December 27, 2010.
  13. ^ "Lake View Terrace Branch Library." Los Angeles Public Library. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.
  14. ^ Branson-Potts, Hailey (November 13, 2014). "San Fernando Valley's Discovery Cube L.A. opens in once-vacant museum". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  15. ^ "Lake View Terrace Recreation Center." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.
  16. ^ "久播视频,4438x无码,伊人网址,欧美性XXXX极品少妞".
  17. ^ "Hansen Dam." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.
  18. ^ "Hansen Dam Recreation Area." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.
  19. ^ "Home page." Hansen Dam Aquatic Center. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.
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