Encino, Los Angeles

Encino is a neighborhood in the northern Los Angeles / San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles. More specifically, it is located in the central part of the southern San Fernando Valley.

Geography

Encino is bordered to the west by Tarzana on the north by the Sepulveda Basin, Sherman Oaks on the east and south to Brentwood. The boundaries of the district are roughly Mulholland Drive in the south, Lindley Avenue on the west, the San Diego Freeway on the east. Large streets are Ventura Boulevard, Magnolia Boulevard and Burbank Boulevard and Balboa Boulevard and Hayvenhurst Avenue.

Data

In 2000 lived in Encino 40,946 inhabitants, with a population density of 1493 inhabitants per square kilometer. At that time, 18.25% of the population under the age of 18 and 20.08 % over 64 years.

Attractions

  • The Encino Velodrome is a velodrome, has existed since 1965.
  • The Encino Movie Ranch RKO film production company was one of the 1920s of the local scene and was accompanied among others by the Burbank Boulevard and Louise Avenue. On the 36 -acre outdoor backlot several Hollywood films such as who was the first Western winning an Oscar film turned pioneers of the Wild West of 1931 or "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". In 1946, this studio complex was also used for the exterior shots of the film classic " Is not life beautiful? " Is used and is probably the most famous film, which was produced in the Encino Movie Ranch. For this film, the fictional town of Bedford Falls was built on the Encino area. She took up an area of about 16,000 square meters. Near the main road, 75 shops were built in the backdrop. An industrial and slum was also included. The Encino Movie Ranch was sold in 1953 by the RKO and then gave way in 1954 to a new housing development. Many of the trees, which were planted for " Bedford Falls ", still exist and are now in Lake Balboa Park right next door.
307860
de