Encino
Encino is a district of Los Angeles in the US state of California . It is located in the north of the city of Los Angeles in the central part of the southern San Fernando Valley .
geography
Encino is bordered to the west by Tarzana , to the north by the Sepulveda Basin , to the east by Sherman Oaks and to the south by Brentwood . The boundaries of the district are roughly Mulholland Drive in the south, Lindley Avenue in the west, and the San Diego Freeway in the east. Major streets are Ventura Boulevard , Magnolia Boulevard, and Burbank Boulevard, and Balboa Boulevard and Hayvenhurst Avenue.
Data
In 2000, Encino had 40,946 inhabitants, with a population density of 1,493 inhabitants per square kilometer. At that time, 18.25% of the population were under 18 and 20.08% over 64 years old.
Attractions
- The Encino Velodrome is a cycling track that has existed since 1965.
- The Encino Movie Ranch of the RKO film production company was part of the townscape from the 1920s and was u a. framed by Burbank Boulevard and Louise Avenue. On the 36 hectare outdoor studio area, a number of Hollywood films such as For example, the film Pioneers of the Wild West from 1931 , which was the first western to win an Oscar , or “ The Hunchback of Notre Dame ” was shot. In 1946 this studio site was also used for the outdoor shots of the classic film “ Isn't Life Beautiful? “And is probably the best-known film made at the Encino Movie Ranch. For this film, the fictional town of Bedford Falls was built on the Encino site. It took up an area of approximately 16,000 square meters. In addition to the main street, 75 shops were built into the backdrop. An industrial and slum district was also part of it. The Encino Movie Ranch was sold by the RKO in 1953 and then gave way to a new housing estate in 1954. Many of the trees that were planted for Bedford Falls still exist and are now in Lake Balboa Park right next door.
See also
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Michael Milken (* 1946), financier and investment banker
- Dennis Holmes (born 1950), actor
- Jim Boelsen (born 1951), actor
- Berkeley Breathed (* 1957), cartoonist and children's book author
- Michael Landon junior (* 1964), actor, film director, producer, screenwriter and writer
- Teddy Newton (* 1964), animator, director and actor
- James Patrick Stuart (* 1968), actor and voice actor
- Benji Gregory (born 1978), actor
- Bryce Taylor (born 1986), basketball player
- Daren Kagasoff (* 1987), actor
Personalities related to the city
- Jayne Meadows (1919-2015), actress; lived in Encino
- Sally Ride (1951–2012), 1st US astronaut in space
- Steve Vai (* 1960), guitarist / guitar virtuoso
- Lisa Kudrow (born 1963), actress
- Wes Borland (* 1975), guitarist ( Limp Bizkit / Black Light Burns )
Individual evidence
- ^ Encino in the Los Angeles Times Mapping LA project
- ↑ http://www.retroweb.com/rko_encino_ranch.html
- ↑ a b http://vannuysboomers.blogspot.com/search/label/It%27s%20a%20Wonderful%20Life
Web links
Coordinates: 34 ° 10 ′ N , 118 ° 30 ′ W