Sun Valley (Los Angeles)
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Sun Valley is a district of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley . There are three recreation centers there. The current name of Sun Valley was chosen in 1950.
location
Sun Valley is bordered northeast by Shadow Hills, southeast by Burbank , south by North Hollywood and Valley Glen , west by Panorama City, and northwest by Pacoima , Hansen Dam and Lake View Terrace . The parish is at the foot of the Verdugo Mountains and it is prone to flash floods.
population
According to the US census , there were 75,848 people in Sun Valley in 2000. The planning commission of the city of Los Angeles estimated the population in 2008 at 81,788 people. Today the population is predominantly (69.7%) Latinos . Originally, Sun Vally was almost pure white.
history
By 1876, the Southern Pacific Railroad was built in the eastern San Fernando Valley, connecting southern and northern California. The area once had a general store called "Roberts". Today's Sun Valley was known as Roberts after that deal. The name was changed to Roscoe in 1896 following a robbery. In 1946, Sun Valley adopted its current name.
Public schools
- John H. Francis Polytechnic High School , 12431 Roscoe Boulevard
- Sun Valley High School , 9171 Telfair Avenue
- Fernangeles Elementary School, 12001 Art Street
- Robert H. Lewis Continuation School , 12508 Wicks Street
- Richard E. Byrd Middle School, 8501 Arleta Avenue
- Arminta Street Elementary School, 11530 Strathern Street
- Strathern Street Elementary School, 7939 St. Clair Avenue
- Saticoy Elementary School, 7850 Ethel Avenue
- Glenwood Elementary School, 8001 Ledge Avenue
- Roscoe Elementary School, 10765 Strathern Street
- Vinedale Elementary School, 10150 La Tuna Canyon Rd
- Charles Leroy Lowman Special Education Center, 12827 Saticoy Street
- Camelia Avenue Elementary School, 7451 Camelia Avenue
- Sun Valley Magnet School, 7330 Bakman Avenue
- East Valley Skill Center (Adult School), 8601 Arleta Avenue
- Fenton Leadership Academy, 8926 Sunland Boulevard, Sun Valley, California 91352 (K-2)
- Fenton STEM Academy, 8926 Sunland Boulevard, Sun Valley, California 91352 (3–5)
Private school
- The Master's Seminary , 13248 Roscoe Blvd.
- St. Augustine Academy, 9000 Sunland Boulevard
- Grace Community, 13248 Roscoe Boulevard
- Messiah Lutheran School, Elementary School, 12020 Cantara Street
- Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Elementary School, 7802 Vineland Avenue
- Village Christian School
The United States Postal Service Sun Valley Post Office is located at 10946 Ratner Street.
The Los Angeles Public Library runs the Sun Valley branch.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Sun Valley Portrait , Los Angeles Times , July 14, 1996.
- ^ Profile of Sun Valley in the project ´Mapping LA´ of the Los Angeles Times .
- ↑ Marc Wanamaker: Images of America - San Fernando Valley , Arcadia Publishing, Charleston (South Carolina) 2011, ISBN 978-0-7385-7157-7 , p. 29. (English)
- ↑ North Valley Service Area- East Valley Skill Center