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“Encino” redirects here. For other uses, see Encino (disambiguation).
Lake Balboa, an artificial lake in Encino's Balboa Park.
Rancho Encino, part of the town's original namesake, 1900. Encino (Spanish for "evergreen" or "holm oak") is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. Specifically, it is located in the central portion of the southern San Fernando Valley. It derives its name from the Rancho Los Encinos (Ranch of the Evergreens), a parcel of land given to three Mission Indians by the Spanish government following its abandonment of the California missions in the early 1800s. Rancho Encino was established in 1845.[1] Places named Encino include: Encino, Los Angeles, California Encino, Texas Encino, New Mexico Category: ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 761 KB) Lake Balboa in Encino, California. ...
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San Fernando Valley from its southwestern edge. ...
Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ...
San Fernando Valley from its southwestern edge. ...
Mission Indians, predominantly from present-day California (although members of the Shoshoni also joined), were groups of Native Americans who lived with the Catholic Order of Franciscan Fathers as early as 1769 when the Mission of San Diego was established. ...
Encino was also the site of RKO Studios "Encino Ranch" and the site of such iconic movies as It's a Wonderful Life and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.[2] The classic logo of RKO Radio Pictures. ...
Its a Wonderful Life is a 1946 film produced and directed by Frank Capra and based on the short story, The Greatest Gift written by Philip Van Doren Stern. ...
The portion of the Los Angeles River that runs through the Encino area is one of only two unpaved areas necessitated by the high water table. Apparently the original aquifer that fed the City of Los Angeles is the one located below Encino. The Los Angeles River, highlighted in red (on the left). ...
An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, silt, or clay) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well. ...
Geography
Encino is bordered by Tarzana on the west, the Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area on the north, Sherman Oaks on the east, and the Encino Reservoir of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on the south. The district's boundaries are roughly Mulholland Drive on the south, Lindley Avenue on the west, Victory Boulevard on the north, and the San Diego Freeway on the east. Major thoroughfares include Ventura, Magnolia, and Burbank Boulevards, as well as White Oak Avenue, Balboa Boulevard, Haskell Avenue, and Hayvenhurst Avenue. Tarzana (California) Tarzana (IPA: [tÉɹËzænÉ]) is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. ...
Sherman Oaks is an 8. ...
Map of Mulholland Drive (orange) and Mulholland Highway (brown) in Los Angeles County. ...
The San Diego Freeway; the Interstate 405 segment is highlighted in red, the Interstate 5 segment is highlighted in blue. ...
Ventura 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 (the trail between Spanish missions), Ventura Boulevard is the oldest route in the San Fernando Valley. ...
Demographics As of the 2000 Census, the population of Encino was 40,946, with a population density 3,864.9 per square mile. 18.25% of the population was under 18, and 20.08% was over 64. The district contained 18,159 housing units in a land area of 10.59 square miles (27.44 square kilometers). Water covers 0.13 square miles (0.33 square kilometers) of the district.
Emergency services Fire service Los Angeles Fire Department Station 83 (Encino) and Station 100 (West Van Nuys/Lake Balboa) serve the community. It has been suggested that Warner Lawrence be merged into this article or section. ...
Police service Los Angeles Police Department operates the nearby West Valley Community Police Station [3]. âLAPDâ redirects here. ...
Education Post-secondary education Encino is the location of Phillips Graduate Institute and a Pepperdine University satellite campus. The Phillips Graduate Institute is a graduate school based in Encino, California. ...
Pepperdine University is a private institution of higher learning affiliated with the Church of Christ. ...
Primary and secondary schools Public schools Area public primary and secondary schools are operated by the Los Angeles Unified School District. The Los Angeles Unified School District (the LAUSD) is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. ...
The public elementary schools serving Encino are: The public middle schools serving Encino are: The public high schools serving Encino are: Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies is a magnet school in the area. Birmingham High School is a public coeducational high school in the neighborhood/district of Lake Balboa in the San Fernando Valley section of the city of Los Angeles, California. ...
Reseda High Schools mascot Reseda High School, established in 1955, is located in the Reseda section of Los Angeles, California, United States. ...
Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies (also Sherman Oaks CES or SOCES) is a (magnet) public school in the San Fernando Valley, Southern California, United States. ...
Zane Grey Continuation High School is in the area.
Private schools The private schools are: The Learning Center Foundation, a non-profit foundation dedicated to research and the diffusion of knowledge for assisting children with learning disabilities, especially dyslexia. ...
Crespi Carmelite High School is a private, Roman Catholic, all-male, four-year college preparatory high school located in Encino, California in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. ...
Libraries Los Angeles Public Library operates the Encino-Tarzana Branch. The Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) system serves the residents of Los Angeles, California. ...
Notable residents - Tatyana Ali, actress, singer
- Kirstie Alley, American actress
- Scott Baio, actor
- Matt LeBlanc, American actor
- Steve Allen, television personality, humorist, composer, author, actor
- Peter Bergman, actor
- Chick Hearn, sportscaster [4]
- John Wooden, college basketball coach [5]
- Ice Cube, rapper and actor
- Clark Gable, actor
- Lisa Kudrow, actress
- John Travolta, actor
- Michael Landon, actor
- Sally Ride, astronaut
- Cherie Currie, singer, actress
- Stephanie Zimbalist, actress
- David Gest, promoter
- Irv Gotti, rapper
- Macy Gray, singer
- Dave Grohl, singer
- Steve Vai, guitar virtuoso
- Phil Hartman, comedian
- Brynn Hartman, actress, model
- David Hasselhoff, TV personality
- Heidi Hamilton, radio personality
- Ron Howard, actor, film director, producer
- Michael Jackson, entertainer [6]
- Tito Jackson, entertainer
- Jermaine Jackson, entertainer
- Jackie Jackson, entertainer
- Marlon Jackson, entertainer
- Randy Jackson, entertainer
- Janet Jackson, entertainer
- La Toya Jackson, entertainer
- Joseph Jackson, father of entertainers
- Katherine Jackson, mother of entertainers
- Carlos Mencia, comedian
- Michael Milken, American billionaire, convicted felon, securities fraudster
- Ray Romano, Actor
- Pat O'Brien, TV personality
- Mary Kate Olsen, Actress
- Ashley Olsen, Actress
- Cybill Shepherd, actress, singer, model
- Ashlee Simpson, singer, actress [7]
- Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor
- John Wayne, actor
- Greg Hetson, guitarist
- Edward Everett Horton, actor
- Philip Bolden, actor
- Larry Drew, Basketball player, basketball asst. coach
- Justin Fargas, football player
Tatyana Marisol Ali (born January 24, 1979 in Long Island, New York) is an American actress and R&B singer best known for her role as Ashley Banks in the The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. ...
Kirstie Louise Alley (born January 12, 1951 in Wichita, Kansas) is an American actress best known for her role in the TV show Cheers. ...
Scott Vincent James Baio (born September 22, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor, who is perhaps best known for his work on the sitcoms Happy Days and Charles in Charge. ...
Matthew Steven LeBlanc (July 25, 1967 - May 25, 2007) is an Emmy and Golden Globe nominated American actor, best known for his role as Joey Tribbiani on the TV sitcom Friends (1994-2004). ...
Steve Allen on the cover of Steve Allen on the Bible, Religion, and Morality Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen (December 26, 1921 â October 30, 2000) was an American musician, comedian, and writer who was instrumental in innovating the concept of the television talk show. ...
Autographed photo of Peter Bergman Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott Peter Bergman (born June 11, 1953) is a three time Emmy Award-winning American soap opera actor. ...
Francis Dayle Chick Hearn (November 27, 1916 - August 5, 2002) was an American sportscaster. ...
John Robert Wooden (born October 14, 1910, in Hall, Indiana) is a retired American basketball coach. ...
OShea Jackson (born June 15, 1969) better known by his stage name, Ice Cube, is an American rapper, actor and film director. ...
William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 â November 16, 1960) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor. ...
Lisa Marie Diane Kudrow (born July 30, 1963) is an Emmy Award- and SAG-winning American actress best known for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the hugely popular sitcom Friends. ...
John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor, dancer, and singer. ...
Michael Landon (October 31, 1936 â July 1, 1991) was an American actor, singer, producer, and director, who starred in three popular NBC TV series that spanned three decades. ...
Sally Kristen Ride (born May 26, 1951) is an American former astronaut who in 1983 became the first American woman to reach outer space. ...
Cherie Currie on The Runaways eponymous debut album Cherie Currie (born November 30, 1959) is a rock and roll singer and actress. ...
Stephanie Zimbalist (born October 8, 1956, New York City, New York) is an American actress. ...
David Alan Gest (born May 11, 1953) is an American television producer, concert promoter and TV personality. ...
Irv Gotti (born Irving Lorenzo) (born June 26, 1970 in Hollis, Queens, New York, U.S.A) is a prominent hip hop and R&B record producer and is the head of The Inc. ...
Macy Gray (born Natalie Renee McIntyre on September 6, 1967[1]) is an American Grammy Award winning R&B, soul, and neo soul singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress, famed for her raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday and Betty Davis. ...
David Eric Grohl (born January 14, 1969, in Warren, Ohio) is an American rock musician and songwriter. ...
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Phil Hartman (born as Philip Edward Hartmann) (September 24, 1948 â May 28, 1998) was a Canadian-American Emmy Award-winning actor, voice artist, comedian, graphic artist and writer. ...
Brynn Hartman (born Vicki Jo Omdahl) (April 11, 1958 â May 28, 1998) was the wife and murderer of actor and comedian Phil Hartman. ...
David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland), nicknamed The Hoff, is an American actor who is best known for his lead roles on Knight Rider and Baywatch. ...
Heidi Hamilton Heidi Hamilton (born 1973 in Batesville, Indiana) is an American radio personality. ...
For other people named Ron Howard, see Ronald Howard. ...
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ...
Toriano Adaryll Tito Jackson (born on October 15, 1953 in Gary, Indiana) is an American singer and guitarist and a charter member of the The Jackson 5. ...
Jermaine LaJaune Jackson (now a. ...
Sigmund Esco Jackie Jackson (born May 4, 1951) is an American singer and musician, a former member of The Jackson 5, and the oldest son in the Jackson music jackson. ...
Marlon David Jackson (born March 12, 1957) is an American singer, former member of The Jackson 5, and brother of American pop stars Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson. ...
This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, activist, and pop icon. ...
For other uses, see La Toya (disambiguation). ...
Joseph Walter Jackson (a. ...
Katherine Jackson (born Katherine Esther Screws on May 4, 1930) is the matriarch of the Jacksons musical dynasty and the mother of pop music icons Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson. ...
Carlos Mencia on stage for his show, Ned Arnel MencÃa (born October 22, 1967), better known by his stage name Carlos Mencia, is an American comedian, writer, and actor. ...
Michael Robert Milken, born July 4, 1946, in Encino, California, is an American financier best known as the Junk Bond King of 1980s era Wall Street. ...
Raymond Romano (born December 21, 1957 in Queens, New York) is an Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated, American actor and comedian best known for his starring role on the sitcom âEverybody Loves Raymond. ...
Pat OBrien is the name of: Pat OBrien (actor) (1899â1983), who appeared in Some Like It Hot and other films Pat OBrien (New Orleans bartender), who is credited with the invention of the Hurricane (cocktail), which he invented in 1940 Pat OBrien (Irish politician) (c. ...
Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Fuller Olsen (born June 13, 1986) are twin American actresses who have appeared in television and films since the age of 3 months. ...
Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Fuller Olsen (born June 13, 1986) are twin American actresses who have appeared in television and films since the age of 3 months. ...
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Ashlee Nicole Simpson (born October 3, 1300) is an American pop rock singer, songwriter, and actress, and younger sister of pop singer Jessica Simpson. ...
Rudolph Valentino (May 6, 1895 â August 23, 1926) was an Italian actor. ...
For other persons named John Wayne, see John Wayne (disambiguation). ...
Greg Hetson, playing guitar at a concert. ...
Edward Everett Horton (March 18, 1886 - September 29, 1970) was an American actor with a long career including motion pictures, theater, radio, television and voice work for animated cartoons. ...
Philip Daniel Bolden (born March 19, 1995) is an American child actor. ...
Larry Drew (born April 2, 1958 in Kansas City, Missouri), is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 1980 NBA Draft. ...
Justin Fargas is a football player in the NFL. He was drafted in the third round of the 2003 draft by the Oakland Raiders. ...
Encino in popular culture It is the setting and namesake of the 1992 comedy, Encino Man. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 Ã 768 pixel, file size: 205 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...
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Ventura 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 (the trail between Spanish missions), Ventura Boulevard is the oldest route in the San Fernando Valley. ...
The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a 2005 comedy film starring Steve Carell and directed by Judd Apatow. ...
For the Moves song of the same name, see California Man (song). ...
Within Encino is what was the Encino RKO Ranch, where the mythical town of Bedford Falls stood during the filming of It's A Wonderful Life. Bedford Falls is the fictional city in Frank Capras 1946 cinematic classic Its a Wonderful Life. ...
Dave Grohl mentioned wearing a black "Encino" shirt to the MTV Movie Awards in a Spin Magazine interview and says of Encino, "There are some really good delis out here." Grohl also mentions, "Dude, I love the Valley!" [8] David Eric Grohl (born January 14, 1969, in Warren, Ohio) is an American rock musician and songwriter. ...
Spin is a music magazine that reports on all the music that rocks. Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione, Jr. ...
Encino is mentioned in Frank Zappa's 1982 hit song, Valley Girl. Frank Vincent Zappa[1] (December 21, 1940 â December 4, 1993) was an American composer, musician, and film director. ...
"The Point" from Fast Times at Ridgemont High was located at one of the baseball fields in Encino Little League. âRidgemont High Schoolâ redirects here. ...
Ali's (Elisabeth Shue) family lived in Encino in the movie The Karate Kid. Their country club was Encino Oaks and they lived on Alonzo Avenue. Elisabeth Shue (born October 6, 1963) is an Academy Award-nominated American film actress. ...
The Karate Kid is a 1984 John G. Avildsen film starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita. ...
Encino is where live-action specials on the popular cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants take place. The character Patchy the Pirate from SpongeBob SquarePants lives in Encino. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...
This article is about the cartoon series. ...
This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...
Encino is the setting of the first half of Chilean author Alberto Fuguet's novel Las películas de mi vida (The Movies Of My Life). Alberto Fuguet (1964-present) is a Chilean writer. ...
Encino is where, according to a recurring on-air gag, Match Game panelist Brett Somers would take host Gene Rayburn to a nice hotel after the show if she were "feeling frisky." The Match Game was an American television game show, most often hosted by Gene Rayburn. ...
Brett Somers (born Audrey Sommers on July 11, 1924) is an actress, singer, and comedienne. ...
Gene Rayburn (December 22, 1917 â November 29, 1999) was an Emmy-nominated American radio and television personality. ...
The Jackson family has owned a mansion on Hayvenhurst Ave. in Encino since the 1970s, with all their children including Michael and Janet growing up there. Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ...
Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, activist, and pop icon. ...
Butch Hartman formally resided there as well as actor Samuel L. Jackson (at 5128 Encino Ave; sold for around $2 million in 2002). Butch Hartman Butch Hartman (Born January 10, 1965, Highland Park, Michigan) is an American animator, creator of Fairly Odd Parents, Crimson Chin, Crash Nebula, and Danny Phantom. ...
âSamuel Jacksonâ redirects here. ...
Irv "Lorenzo" Gotti, the head of The Inc. Records, formerly known as Murder Inc. Records, owns a mansion in Encino. The Inc. ...
On May 28, 1998, Actor/Comedian Phil Hartman was murdered by his wife in Encino. May 28 is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...
Phil Hartman (born as Philip Edward Hartmann) (September 24, 1948 â May 28, 1998) was a Canadian-American Emmy Award-winning actor, voice artist, comedian, graphic artist and writer. ...
The 40-Year-Old Virgin was partly filmed in Encino. [9] The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a 2005 comedy film starring Steve Carell and directed by Judd Apatow. ...
In Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, one multiplayer map, "Friday Night", is played in Encino, California.
Notable attractions
The stump pictured is all that remains of the historic millennium-old California Live Oak The Encino Velodrome has provided an outdoor oval bicycle racing track since 1963. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 Ã 768 pixel, file size: 201 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...
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Bicycle racing on a velodrome A velodrome is a sporting arena purpose-built for track cycling, i. ...
Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area[10] is a large area in Encino with multiple golf courses, tennis courts, soccer fields, baseball diamonds, bike paths and a lake bordered by about 2,000 Pink Cloud Cherry Trees that blossom in the Spring and were donated anonymously.[11] For over a millennium, the area known as Encino was the home of a massive California Live Oak Tree known as the Encino Oak (a redundancy as Encino means Oak in Spanish). It is possible that Encino is named because of this particular tree. It was known for both its size and longevity. The tree died on February 7, 1998 after an El Niño Storm felled it. Today there is a monument to the great tree at the corner of Ventura Boulevard and Louise Avenue where the Encino Oak once stood. [1] A millennium (pl. ...
is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...
Chart of ocean surface temperature anomaly [°C] during the last strong El Niño in December 1997 El Niño and La Niña (also written in English as El Nino and La Nina) are major temperature fluctuations in surface waters of the tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean. ...
Ventura 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 (the trail between Spanish missions), Ventura Boulevard is the oldest route in the San Fernando Valley. ...
Encino is home to L.A.'s largest Earth Day festival[12] held annually at Woodley Park. Earth Day Flag. ...
References External links - Maps and aerial photos for 34°09′33″N 118°30′01″W / 34.15917, -118.50028Coordinates: 34°09′33″N 118°30′01″W / 34.15917, -118.50028
- Encino Velodrome
- Los Angeles Times, Real Estate section, Neighborly Advice column: "[Encino:] A history rooted in farms and film stars" (17 July 2005)
- History of Rancho Los Encinos
- Encino Chamber of Commerce
- Another History of Rancho Los Encinos
- Citizen journalism in Encino
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