Studio City is a seven-square-mile district in the
San Fernando ValleyThe San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in Southern California, United States. More than half of the city of Los Angeles' land area lies within the San Fernando Valley...
region of the City of
Los AngelesLos Angeles is the largest city in the state of California and the second largest in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California...
,
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,
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. It is bounded roughly by Ethel Avenue to the west,
Highway 101U.S. Route 101, or U.S. Highway 101, is a north-south U.S. highway that runs through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, on the West Coast of the United States. It is also known as El Camino Real where its route along the southern and central California coast approximates the old...
to the north and east, and Mulholland Drive and the
Santa Monica MountainsThe Santa Monica Mountains are a low transverse range in southern California in the United States.-Geography:The range extends approximately 40 mi east-west from the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles to Point Mugu in Ventura County...
to the south.
Studio City earned its name in the 1920s when
Mack SennettMack Sennett was a Canadian -born Academy Award-winning director and was known as the innovator of slapstick comedy in film. During his lifetime he was known at times as the "King of Comedy."-Early life:...
moved his studios from a neighborhood known as Edendale (near modern
Echo Park-History:At the end of the 19th century, when the hills were still covered with native plants and grasses, a horse-drawn streetcar line served the dirt road that is now Echo Park Ave. The community of Echo Park was founded by Thomas Kelly, a carriage maker turned real estate developer...
) to a property near Colfax Avenue and Ventura Boulevard.
Studio City is a seven-square-mile district in the
San Fernando ValleyThe San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in Southern California, United States. More than half of the city of Los Angeles' land area lies within the San Fernando Valley...
region of the City of
Los AngelesLos Angeles is the largest city in the state of California and the second largest in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California...
,
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is bounded roughly by Ethel Avenue to the west,
Highway 101U.S. Route 101, or U.S. Highway 101, is a north-south U.S. highway that runs through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, on the West Coast of the United States. It is also known as El Camino Real where its route along the southern and central California coast approximates the old...
to the north and east, and Mulholland Drive and the
Santa Monica MountainsThe Santa Monica Mountains are a low transverse range in southern California in the United States.-Geography:The range extends approximately 40 mi east-west from the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles to Point Mugu in Ventura County...
to the south.
Origin of name
Studio City earned its name in the 1920s when
Mack SennettMack Sennett was a Canadian -born Academy Award-winning director and was known as the innovator of slapstick comedy in film. During his lifetime he was known at times as the "King of Comedy."-Early life:...
moved his studios from a neighborhood known as Edendale (near modern
Echo Park-History:At the end of the 19th century, when the hills were still covered with native plants and grasses, a horse-drawn streetcar line served the dirt road that is now Echo Park Ave. The community of Echo Park was founded by Thomas Kelly, a carriage maker turned real estate developer...
) to a property near Colfax Avenue and Ventura Boulevard. His soundstages, Mack Sennett Studios, were later renamed Mascot Pictures Studios,
Republic PicturesRepublic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959 and best known for its specialization in quality westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action.They were also responsible for financing one...
Studios,
MTM EnterprisesMTM Enterprises was an independent production company established in 1969 by Mary Tyler Moore and her then-husband Grant Tinker to produce The Mary Tyler Moore Show for CBS. The name for the production company was drawn from Moore's initials...
Studios and today are known as the
CBS Radford StudiosCBS Studio Center is a television and film studio located in the Studio City district of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley. It is located at 4024 Radford Avenue and takes up a triangular piece of land, with the Los Angeles River bisecting the site...
.
http://www.seeing-stars.com/TVstudios/CBSstudioCenter.shtml Some residents wanted the town to be named Laurelwood, but the Chamber of Commerce pushed for Studio City to please the studios.
http://www.studiocityresidents.org/history.php
Geography
Studio City is located in the southeast San Fernando Valley. Highway 101 is the major freeway linking the area to Hollywood and the western valley. Access to other parts of the city is also provided by
Laurel Canyon BoulevardLaurel Canyon Boulevard is a major street in the city of Los Angeles, California. It starts off at Polk Street in Sylmar in the northern San Fernando Valley near the junction of the San Diego and the Golden State Freeways . Laurel Canyon Boulevard bypasses the city of San Fernando to the west,...
, Coldwater Canyon Avenue and
VenturaVentura Boulevard is one of the primary east-west thouroughfares in the San Fernando Valley; as it was originally a part of the El Camino Real , Ventura Boulevard is one of the oldest routes in the San Fernando Valley. It was also U.S. Route 101 before the freeway was built and it was also signed...
/Cahuenga Boulevards. Ventura Boulevard is where the bulk of its commercial activity resides.
The area, like many parts of L.A., has seen a great deal of tear-down building, with large condominiums replacing single family homes, and a surge in retail. Nearby, the historic
Sportsmen's LodgeThe Sportsmen's Lodge is a hotel located on Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, Los Angeles, California. Operating under various names since the 1880s, the Sportsmen's Lodge is a San Fernando Valley landmark and remains a popular spot for celebrations, dinners and public events...
is also threatened with eventual redevelopment. However, negotiations among the
Los Angeles ConservancyThe Los Angeles Conservancy is an historic preservation organization in Los Angeles, California. It works to document, rescue and revitalize historic buildings, places and neighborhoods in the city. The Conservancy is the largest membership based historic preservation organization in the country...
, Studio City Residents Association, and the facility's owner have led to the suggestion of public review before any planned alterations to this site. Traffic and parking problems have recently worsened, and the construction of parking structures has not made a visible improvement.
Population
According to the 2000 San Fernando Valley Almanac, Studio City has a population of 25,841 people and 13,086 households. The median home price is $811,000. The population demography is 81.6% White, 8.1% Latino, 5.8% Asian, and 8.6% African American. True to the city's name, many residents work in film, television and media.
http://www.valleyofthestars.org/cities_communities/studio_city/studio_city.htm
Like its neighbor Sherman Oaks, Studio City has seen a surge in restaurants of note in past decades
http://www.losangelesrestaurants.com/studiocity.htm, including a number of high quality sushi bars, two top delis and many restaurants known for fine dining (such as Firefly, Spark, La Loggia and Outtake Cafe).
Landmarks
- CBS Studio Center
CBS Studio Center is a television and film studio located in the Studio City district of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley. It is located at 4024 Radford Avenue and takes up a triangular piece of land, with the Los Angeles River bisecting the site...
- Ventura/Laurel Canyon shopping districts
- Little Brown Church in the Valley http://www.covtoday.org/littlebrownchurch/
- Fryman Canyon Park
- Wilacre Park
- Los Angeles River
The Los Angeles River starts in San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Mountains, and Santa Susana Mountains and flows through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the west end of the San Fernando Valley, 51 miles southeast to its mouth in Long Beach...
walk http://www.folar.org/
- Exterior of Brady Bunch house http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/8346/
- Exterior of the Wilkersons' House (Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle is an American comedy television series created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes...
) - 12334 Cantura Street
- Exterior of the "Gidget" house (SE corner Hortense St. and Beeman Ave.)
- Sacred Heart set from Scrubs
Scrubs is an American comedy-drama created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced currently by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced dialogue, slapstick, and surreal vignettes presented mostly as the daydreams of the...
- Several buildings by Rudolph Michael Schindler.
Local government officials
Studio City is part of the city of Los Angeles and sits largely within City Council District 2 (depending on the rather loose definition of L.A. neighborhoods, portions may also lie in districts 4 and 5).
The area is also represented by Los Angeles County District 3 Supervisor
Zev YaroslavskyZev Yaroslavsky is a Los Angeles County politician. He served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1975 until 1994, when he was elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. He was preceded in both offices by Edmund D...
, District 23 California state Sen.
Sheila KuehlSheila James Kuehl is an American politician, and a former child actress. She most recently served as a Democratic member of the California State Senate, representing the 23rd district in Los Angeles County and parts of southern Ventura County...
, California state Assemblyman Mike Feuer and U.S. Rep.
Howard BermanHoward Lawrence Berman has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983, representing the 28th District of California...
.
Studio City is also represented by the
Studio City Neighborhood Council under Council President
Ben NeumannBen Neumann is an American entrepreneur, investor, film producer and mixed martial artist, best known for his founding of early Internet hosting service firm Internet Communication Icom.com, and his subsequent investments into companies such as iBoost.com, Globat.com and his work in the motion...
.
Public schools
Studio City is zoned to Los Angeles USD schools.
Carpenter Avenue Elementary SchoolCarpenter Avenue Elementary School is a public K-5 elementary school in Los Angeles, California.Carpenter Avenue is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school is in Studio City and currently has about 900 students enrolled. The school was opened in 1924 under the same name and in...
, Rio Vista Elementary School,
Walter Reed Middle SchoolWalter Reed Middle School is located in Studio City in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its original name was North Hollywood Junior High School, and was later renamed in honor of U.S. Army Major Walter Reed....
, and
North Hollywood High SchoolNorth Hollywood High School, originally called Lankershim High School when it opened in 1927, is a secondary school in North Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. The school mascot is the husky, and the school colors are blue, white, grey....
serve the community. Carpenter Avenue and Walter Reed are in Studio City, Rio Vista is in North Hollywood, and North Hollywood High School is in
Valley VillageValley Village is a district located in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California, north of Studio City, west and south of North Hollywood, and east of Sherman Oaks. Approximately 22,000 residents live within the boundaries of Valley Village, which consists mostly of...
.
Private schools
Studio City is also home to private schools Campbell Hall Episcopal School,
Oakwood SchoolOakwood School is a K-12 coeducational independent day school located in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California.The school consists of two campuses; the elementary school campus is in Studio City, while the high school campus is in Valley Village...
's Elementary School campus, Harvard-Westlake School's Upper School as well
Bridges AcademyBridges Academy is a grade 5-12 middle and college preparatory high school dedicated to educating students who are twice exceptional, or "2e," located in Studio City, Los Angeles, California.- History :...
, a private middle and high school for gifted students with learning disabilities.
Notable residents
- George Clooney
George Timothy Clooney is an American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Clooney has balanced his performances in big-budget blockbusters with work as a producer and director behind commercially riskier projects, as well as social and liberal political activism...
- William Shatner
William Alan Shatner is a Canadian actor and novelist. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk, captain of the starship USS Enterprise, in the television series Star Trek from 1966 to 1969, Star Trek: The Animated Series and in seven of the...
- John Sturges
John Eliot Sturges was an American film director. His movies include Bad Day at Black Rock , Gunfight at the O.K. Corral , The Magnificent Seven , The Great Escape and Ice Station Zebra .-Career:He started his career in Hollywood as an editor in 1932...
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