The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. It lies between the Verdugo and San Gabriel Mountains, opening into the San Fernando Valley at the northwest and the San Gabriel Valley at the southeast. Most of the valley lies at an elevation of over 1500 feet (~450m), isolating it from both the smog and the cooling ocean breezes that blow through the Los Angeles Basin. Daytime temperatures are generally 10-15º F (6-8º C) warmer than those in coastal regions. Location in the state of California Formed 1850 Seat Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Water 10,517 km² (4,061 mi²) Population  - (2004)  - Density 10,179,716 (est) 967. ... San Gabriel Mountains The San Gabriel Mountains are located in northern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County, California, USA. The mountain range forms a barrier between the Greater Los Angeles Area and the Mojave Desert. ... San Fernando Valley The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley in southern California, lying mostly within the city limits of Los Angeles. ... View of the western San Gabriel Valley looking towards the Downtown Los Angeles skyline, from Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier. ... Victorian-era London was notorious for its thick smogs, or pea-soupers, a fact that is often recreated to add an air of mystery to a period costume drama. ... The Los Angeles Basin is the coastal sediment-filled plain located between the peninsular and transverse ranges in southern California in the United States containing the central part of the city of Los Angeles. ... This article is about the temperature scale; see also Fahrenheit graphics API. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the German physicist Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), who proposed it in 1724. ...

History

After disease and enslavement essentially wiped out the valley's aboriginal Tongva population, it became a pastoral area under the Rancho Tujunga and Rancho San Rafael land grants. Significant residential development began around 1870 with the development of La Crescenta and Montrose, accelerating significantly after World War II and the construction of the Foothill (I-210) and Glendale (CA/SR-2) freeways. Today, the Crescenta Valley is a mature suburban area. The Tongva are a Native American people originally inhabiting the area in and around Los Angeles, California, previously known as the Gabrieleño, San Gabrieleño, or Gabrielino tribe. ... A land grant is a gift of land made by the government for projects such as roads, railroads, or especially academic institutions. ... La Crescenta-Montrose is a census-designated place and unincorporated area in Los Angeles County, California, encompassing those parts of the Crescenta Valley not in the cities of Glendale or La Cañada Flintridge. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: Immense human sacrifice, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons - the atom bomb being the ultimate. ... The Foothill Freeway is the name assigned to Interstate 210, a bypass interstate about 70 miles long located in the Los Angeles Metropolitan area. ... The Foothill Freeway is the name assigned to Interstate 210, a bypass interstate about 70 miles (110 km) long located in the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. ... Because of its relatively short length, the Glendale Freeway is often less congested in comparison to other Los Angeles freeways. ... JUNCTION MILE POST 1 /10 LA 0. ... It has been suggested that Suburbia be merged into this article or section. ...

Communities

Incorporated cities, districts of Los Angeles, and unincorporated census designated places in the Crescenta Valley include: The Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ... A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ...

• Sunland
• Tujunga
• La Crescenta-Montrose
• Glendale (Verdugo City district)
• La Cañada Flintridge

Sunland is a neighborhood in the northeastern San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles, California. ... Tujunga is a district of Los Angeles, California. ... La Crescenta-Montrose is a census-designated place and unincorporated area in Los Angeles County, California, encompassing those parts of the Crescenta Valley not in the cities of Glendale or La Cañada Flintridge. ... County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 79. ... La Cañada Flintridge is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ...

External Links

Crescenta Valley History