Toluca Lake, Los Angeles
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Toluca Lake is a
The history of Toluca Lake can be traced to the days of the Tongva Indians, followed by Spanish colonization and Mexican independence. Toluca Lake was part of the early rancho system. The original Toluca Lake was divided, with the neighborhood being known as Forman Toluca Ranch. In 1923, investors bought and developed the land as "Toluca Lake Park".
The neighborhood has had notable residents. Comedian
Geography
Community
The Toluca Lake neighborhood is situated on 1.22 square miles
The Toluca Lake Chamber of Commerce website states that the district is not only a neighborhood in Los Angeles but that it "spills over into Burbank" and "Political entities and others, such as the Greater Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council each draw their own boundaries to suit specific needs. For example, the Toluca Lake Chamber of Commerce serves the entire community in Burbank and Los Angeles, while the City of Los Angeles considers its neighborhood called Toluca Lake to be entirely within its city boundaries"[3]
Lake
The geologic Toluca Lake is a 6-acre (2.4 ha) body of water located near the district's southeastern boundaries. The historic
Climate
Climate data for Toluca Lake, Los Angeles | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 91 (33) |
89 (32) |
100 (38) |
106 (41) |
104 (40) |
115 (46) |
114 (46) |
113 (45) |
112 (44) |
107 (42) |
96 (36) |
90 (32) |
115 (46) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 68 (20) |
70 (21) |
71 (22) |
75 (24) |
77 (25) |
83 (28) |
89 (32) |
90 (32) |
87 (31) |
82 (28) |
74 (23) |
68 (20) |
78 (26) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 43 (6) |
45 (7) |
47 (8) |
50 (10) |
54 (12) |
58 (14) |
61 (16) |
62 (17) |
60 (16) |
54 (12) |
47 (8) |
43 (6) |
52 (11) |
Record low °F (°C) | 20 (−7) |
26 (−3) |
23 (−5) |
30 (−1) |
35 (2) |
35 (2) |
45 (7) |
43 (6) |
42 (6) |
35 (2) |
29 (−2) |
24 (−4) |
20 (−7) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.61 (92) |
4.18 (106) |
3.64 (92) |
0.91 (23) |
0.33 (8.4) |
0.09 (2.3) |
0.02 (0.51) |
0.17 (4.3) |
0.29 (7.4) |
0.53 (13) |
1.18 (30) |
2.07 (53) |
17.02 (432) |
Source: [6] |
Population
The Toluca Lake neighborhood had a population of 7,782 in the 2000 census and an estimated population of 8,563 in 2008. At 6,393 people per square mile, its density was among the lowest in the city of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles Times, its percentage of white people, 71.9%, was high for the county; with black and Asian residents accounting for only 5.3% and 5% of the population, respectively. Principal ethnicities were Latino (14%), German (9.2%) and Irish (8.7%). Only 17.7% of its residents were foreign-born, a low figure compared to the city as a whole; of those, Mexico at 14.7% and the Philippines at 6.9% were the most common foreign places of birth.[1]
The median household income level of its residents was $73,111 in 2008, and 48.4% of its residents 25 and older had a four-year degree, both of which were high for the city. The average household size was 1.9 people, low for both the city and the county. Of its housing units 62.2% were occupied by renters and 37.8% by owners.[1]
Residents' median age was 37, which was old for the city of Los Angeles and old for the county. Only 9.7% of residents were headed by single parents, a low figure for both the city and the county.[1]
History
Early years
The
After the Spanish conquest in the 1790s of
In 1893, a petition was filed with the
One of the wealthiest men in Nevada, Forman had made his fortune starting from nothing, first in mining, then cattle ranching, and then lumber. Falling in love with and marrying Los Angeles native Mary Agnes Gray, he soon moved to the area in the late 1880s and started the Kern River Company, a power company which delivered electricity from generators at the Kern River to Los Angeles. He also bought a large parcel of rich farm land, which included much of modern-day Toluca Lake and at least the western portion of the "ancient and historical" marshy pond now called Toluca Lake.[12] By 1923, the Forman Toluca Lake Ranch was a flourishing producer of peaches, apples, and walnuts.[4][13]
Modern development
In 1923, investors bought and developed the land as Toluca Lake Park. This initial venture failed, but a new group soon took over, renaming the firm as the Toluca Lake Company. With a "vision of creating a first '
The Lakeside golf course was designed in 1924 by Max Behr. This attracted actor Richard Arlen, who became one of Toluca Lake's first residents, and eventually its honorary mayor.[11]
Aviator Amelia Earhart lived in Toluca Lake on Valley Spring Lane after marrying publishing magnate George P. Putnam in 1931. The Spanish colonial-style home, which exists today, features a front-yard tree under which she signed her round-the-world flight plan. She made her home in Toluca Lake because the best aircraft were being designed and built at the Lockheed plant in Burbank.[11][16]
Entertainer
Notable residents have included
Politics
Toluca Lake is represented by the Greater Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council[26] led by Neighborhood Council President Colby Jensen,[27] as well as Councilman Paul Krekorian in the Los Angeles City Council and Adrin Nazarian in the California State Assembly. NBC-4 weatherman Fritz Coleman is the honorary mayor of Toluca Lake.
In 2006, Toluca Lake homeowner groups mobilized against a proposed development in North Hollywood by NBCUniversal and Thomas Properties Group. The Metro Studio Project involves upwards of 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m2) of space and would house employees leaving NBC's Burbank facility. The project also proposes Times Square-style supergraphics and digital illuminated billboards. It would be built partly on land for which NBCUniversal has a lease agreement from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.[28] The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has yet to act on the proposal, and Environmental Impact Reports are not finalized.[citation needed]
Education
The 2000 census found that 48.4% of Toluca Lake residents within Los Angeles had earned a
The Los Angeles section of Toluca Lake is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The Burbank section is within the Burbank Unified School District.
Schools within Toluca Lake are:[29]
- Toluca Lake Elementary School, LAUSD, 4840 Cahuenga Boulevard
- Toluca Crossroads School, private elementary, 4814 Cahuenga Boulevard
In popular culture
Toluca Lake is the setting of "The Bonnie Situation" chapter in Quentin Tarantino's film "Pulp Fiction" (1994).[30]
Toluca Lake is a lake featured in the Silent Hill series. It first appeared in the 1999 video game of the same name.
In the Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' song "Higgs Boson Blues" (2013), Miley Cyrus is described as floating in a swimming pool in Toluca Lake.[31]
See also
References
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- ^ [1] "San Fernando Valley," Mapping L.A.
- ^ "A History of Toluca Lake – Toluca Lake Chamber of Commerce". January 2023.
- ^ a b c d History of Toluca Lake Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine from TolucaLakeChamber.com, retrieved on September 15, 2010.
- ^ William, Lindsay (2007-12-01). "By the Shores of Toluca Lake". LAist. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
- ^ "Zipcode 91602". www.plantmaps.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "Prehistoric milling site found in California". USA Today. March 3, 2006. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ^ SSPSHP ethnohistory Archived 2010-03-14 at the Wayback Machine from California State Parks
- ^ Ogden Hoffman, 1862, Reports of Land Cases Determined in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Numa Hubert, San Francisco
- ^ Brief History of Vicente de la Ossa and Family
- ^ a b c d e f Jaffe, Matt (August 12, 2017). "Where Past Meets Present". Toluca Lake. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ a b c Bogy, Richard (July 13, 2007). "A Bit of Toluca Lake History from Richard Bogy". Museum of the San Fernando Valley. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
- ^ "Toluca Lake City Profile". TolucaLake-ca.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2004. Retrieved January 1, 2005.
- ^ Rasmussen, Cecilia (December 2, 2007). "A possible romance led to lawsuit, death". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 7, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ^ "Toluca Lake History". Greater Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council. Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ISBN 9781612309835– via Google Books.
- ^ "Comedian Bob Hope dies". BBC News. July 28, 2003.
- ^ Kudler, Adrian Glick (September 23, 2013). "Bob Hope's Toluca Lake Estate Hits the Market For the First Time Ever Asking $27.5 Million". Curbed LA. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ^ "Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: Historical Photographs". Reagan.UTexas.edu. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
- ^ a b "Here's Miley Cyrus on Her Celebrity Neighbors in Toluca Lake". 25 September 2013.
- ^ a b Hua, Karen (December 14, 2016). "Inside the Homes of the 2017 Golden Globe Award Nominees". Forbes. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
- ^ "Kirsten Dunst Is Our September 2017 Cover Star". 16 August 2017.
- ^ News, Travel Today (25 June 2014). "Melissa McCarthy and Husband Ben Falcone Share about Living Simple Lives".
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- ^ "Kelly Clarkson sells in Tennessee, buys in Toluca Lake". Los Angeles Times. 28 June 2021.
- ^ "About Us". Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ "About Us - Meet The Council". Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ Vincent, Roger (March 23, 2006). "Universal Moves to Develop Property". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ [2] "Schools: Toluca Lake," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
- ^ Cowan, Jared (2019-10-08). "Take a Tour of the Most Memorable 'Pulp Fiction' Filming Locations 25 Years Later". LAmag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Nick Cave Sings the 'Higgs Boson Blues'". Rolling Stone. 3 December 2013.