North Hollywood
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Location in Los Angeles County
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Los Angeles County | ||
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 10 ′ N , 118 ° 23 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 118,397 (as of 2010) | ||
North Hollywood is a district of the California metropolis Los Angeles and is located in the south of the San Fernando Valley .
geography
North Hollywood is bordered by Sun Valley , Burbank , Sherman Oaks , Toluca Lake , Studio City , Van Nuys , Panorama City , Valley Glen, and Valley Village .
North Hollywood doesn't border Hollywood . Rather, the district only gave itself its name to benefit from the glamor of Hollywood.
history
North Hollywood was founded in 1887 by the Lankershim Ranch Land and Water Company . The district changed names several times: at the beginning it was called Toluca , in 1896 it was named Lankershim until it was named North Hollywood in 1927 .
In 1896 the place was given a train station, the restored building of which now houses a cafe.
The city called Lankershim at the time voted in 1923 to be incorporated into the city of Los Angeles in order to gain access to the city's water supply.
Attractions
- Great Wall of Los Angeles , a 800 m long mural
Personalities
- Corbin Bernsen (* 1954), actor
- Mayim Bialik (* 1975), actress
- Miley Cyrus (* 1992), actress and musician
- Alyson Hannigan (born 1974), actress
- Vanessa Hudgens (born 1988), actress
- Dorothy Lamour (1914–1996), actress
- Joe Mantegna (born 1947), actor
- Mario Rodríguez (* 1994), football player
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ hborhood / north-hollywood / North Hollywood on the Mapping LA project page of the Los Angeles Times
- ^ A b A History of North Hollywood , North Hollywood North East Neighborhood Council
- ↑ hotels-amerika-de ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Bianca Barraga, A peek inside newly restored and revamped Lankershim train depot in NoHo , Curbed LA on February 14, 2017.
