Granada Hills (Los Angeles)
Granada Hills is a residential area in Los Angeles and is located in the San Fernando Valley . In 2008 the population was 54,000 people. The area covers about 25 square kilometers and is at an altitude of 292 m.
history
The community started out as a dairy farm and orchard under the name Sunshine Ranch. Mainly apricots, oranges, walnuts and beans were grown here. In 1916 the first oil well of the San Fernando Valley was drilled here. The source was at the northern tip of Zelzah Avenue. Granada Hills was founded as Granada in 1926, and 15 years later it was renamed Granada Hills.
Architecture, infrastructure and politics
The Granada Hills Recreation Center (also known as Petit Park) offers an auditorium, baseball fields, basketball courts, playgrounds for children, a gym, tennis courts, classrooms, a dance room, and a library. North Hills is home to the Los Angeles Public Library branch for Granada Hills.
In Granada Hills you will find mostly modern architecture from the mid-20th century. The Balboa Highlands section, built by the entrepreneur Joseph Eichler, is remarkable . O'Melveny Park is the second largest park in Los Angeles. Mission Point and the surrounding area are popular with mountain bikers and hikers. The top of Mission Point is also the highest point in the Granada Hills.
Granada Hills is part of Los Angeles City Council District 12 and is represented by Mitchell Englander as a city council member. There are also two district councils in Granada Hills. The neighborhood is under the jurisdiction of the Devonshire Police Department of the Los Angeles Police Department .
School system
The neighborhood has fourteen public and seven private schools.
- John F. Kennedy High School
- North Valley Charter Academy
- Granada Hills Charter High School
- Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences
- George K. Porter Middle School
- Robert Frost Middle School
- Patrick Henry Middle School
- El Oro Way Elementary Charter School
- Knollwood Elementary School
- Danube Avenue Elementary School
- Jane Addams Continuation School
- Tulsa Street Elementary School
- Haskell Elementary School
- Van Gogh Street Elementary School
- Granada Elementary Community Charter School
- Rinaldi Adult Center (school for adults)