Chatsworth Street & Zelzah Avenue

Granada Hills is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1121 × 839 pixel, file size: 237 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1121 × 839 pixel, file size: 237 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... San Fernando Valley from its southwestern edge. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ...

It is located just north of the North Hills district, west of the Mission Hills and Sylmar districts, and just east of the Northridge and Porter Ranch districts. It is accessible by the Ronald Reagan (CA-118), San Diego (Interstate 405), and Golden State (Interstate 5) Freeways. Major thoroughfares include Balboa Boulevard, Woodley, Hayvenhurst, and Haskell Avenues, as well as Rinaldi Street, San Fernando Mission Boulevard, Chatsworth Street, and Devonshire Street. North Hills is one of the oldest communities in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California, USA. Formerly known as Sepulveda, it was named after the Sepulveda family, which have roots back to the founding of Los Angeles. ... Mission Hills is a suburban community in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. ... Sylmar is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. ... Northridge is a community in the City of Los Angeles. ... Porter Ranch is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, in the northwestern portions of the San Fernando Valley. ... Named for former US president Ronald Reagan, the Ronald Reagan Freeway is a freeway running west to east through Ventura and Los Angeles counties in southern California. ... State Route 118 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that begins running west to east through Ventura and Los Angeles counties in southern California. ... The San Diego Freeway; the Interstate 405 segment is highlighted in red, the Interstate 5 segment is highlighted in blue. ... Interstate 405, colloquially referred to as The 405 (the four-oh-five), is one of the principal north-south highways in Southern California, and the major bypass of I-5 running through Southern California. ... Interstate 5; the Golden State Freeway is highlighted in red, the Santa Ana Freeway is highlighted in purple, and the San Diego Freeway is highlighted in blue. ... INTERSTATE JUNCTIONS JUNCTION EXIT # Mexican Federal Highway 1/ Mexican Border CA 0 I-805 CA 1 I-15 CA 13 I-8 CA 20 I-805 CA 31 I-405 CA 94 I-605 CA 124 I-710 CA 130 I-10 CA 134 CA 135 I-405 CA 158...

Granada Hills was founded in 1927 (as "Granada;" the "Hills" was added 15 years later) and started out as a dairy farm and orchard known as the Sunshine Ranch. Among the crops harvested here as the nation prepared for the Roaring '20s were apricots, oranges, walnuts and beans. Vestiges of former citrus groves can still be seen as small groups of orange, lemon or grapefruit trees in some residential yards. A more detailed history can be found via the Granada Hills Chamber of Commerce. Species & major hybrids Species Citrus aurantifolia - Key lime Citrus maxima - Pomelo Citrus medica - Citron Citrus reticulata - Mandarin & Tangerine Major hybrids Citrus ×sinensis - Sweet Orange Citrus ×aurantium - Bitter Orange Citrus ×paradisi - Grapefruit Citrus ×limon - Lemon Citrus ×limonia - Rangpur lime Citrus ×latifolia - Persian lime See also main text for other hybrids Citrus... Binomial name (L.) Osbeck Orange—specifically, sweet orange—refers to the citrus tree Citrus sinensis (syn. ... Binomial name (L.) Burm. ... Binomial name Macfad. ...

According to the 2000 San Fernando Valley Almanac, Granada Hills has a population of 68,748 and 16,268 households. As of June 2007, the median home price is $642,200 (more information on recent market conditions can be found on Realty Times' Granada Hills page). The population demography is 45.2% Caucasian, 33% Latino, 17.1% Asian, and 4.3% African American. The community spans 15.5 square miles.

A pictorial history of Granada Hills, written by former resident Jim Hier, is being published by Arcadia Publishing in 2007. More information about the book Granada Hills (ISBN-10: 0738547719) can be found at the web site for the Granada Hills History Project.

Public Services

Fire service

Los Angeles Fire Department Station 18 (Knollwood/Granada Hills) and Station 87 (Granada Hills) are in the area. It has been suggested that Warner Lawrence be merged into this article or section. ...

Police service

Granada Hills is served by two separate police stations [1]:

• Residents north of 118 and west of Bull Creek Wash, residents south of 118 and west of Balboa are served by the Devonshire Community Police Station [2]
• Residents south of 118 and east of Bull Creek Wash, residents north of 118 and east of Balboa are served by the Mission Community Police Station [3]

Schools

Granada Hills High School

Granada Hills is served by the Los Angeles Unified School District. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 614 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (746 × 728 pixel, file size: 141 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 614 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (746 × 728 pixel, file size: 141 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Granada Hills Charter High School (Granada Hills High School) is a public, charter, co-educational, secondary school consisting of students in grades 9-12. ... 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. ...

Granada Hills Charter High School, also known as "Granada Hills High School" or simply "Granada," is located at 10535 Zelzah Avenue, Granada Hills, California 91344. Granada Hills Charter High School (Granada Hills High School) is a public, charter, co-educational, secondary school consisting of students in grades 9-12. ...

John F. Kennedy High School, teaching 9th grade through 12th grade, is located at 11254 Gothic Avenue, Granada Hills, California 91344. "Kennedy", as it is called by its students and faculty, is part of District 1 of the Los Angeles Unified School District. John F. Kennedy High is a secondary school located in Granada Hills, California. ... 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. ...

Granada Hills is also home to Robert Frost Middle School, George K. Porter Middle School, Patrick Henry Middle School, El Oro Way Elementary, Van Gogh Elementary, and Knollwood Elementary. Granada Hills is a district of the City of Los Angeles located in the San Fernando Valley. ...

Libraries

Los Angeles Public Library operates the Granada Hills Branch. The Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) system serves the residents of Los Angeles, California. ...

Parks

O'Melveny Park, immediately adjacent to the more rustic Limekiln Canyon Park, has several dozen citrus trees, a small intermittent stream, and a grassy promontory from which a view of the northeastern portion of the San Fernando Valley may be seen. Hiking trails and fire roads invite exploration of this 672-acre park. O'Melveny Park is the second largest park in Los Angeles, with Griffith Park being the first. San Fernando Valley from its southwestern edge. ...

In 1927, when the California Legislature established the State Park Commission,^[1] Henry W. O'Melveny (the namesake for this park), became one of the original commission members along with:^[2] Major Frederick R. Burnham, W. F. Chandler, William E. Colby (Secretary), and Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur. The California State Legislature is the legislative branch of the state government of California. ... Frederick Russell Burnham, DSO (1861-1947), an American scout and world travelling adventurer is best known for his service to the British Army in Colonial Africa and for teaching woodcraft (i. ... William Edward Colby (May 28 1875 — November 9 1964) was an American lawyer, conservationist, and first Secretary of the Sierra Club. ... Calvin Coolidge Ray Lyman Wilbur Ray Lyman Wilbur (April 13, 1875–June 26, 1949) was a medical doctor, the 3rd President of Stanford University, and the 31st United States Secretary of the Interior. ...

Limekiln Canyon Park has wild areas, canyon trails, and trail access to nearby Mission Point. Mission Point is the highest point in Granada Hills. The area around the peak is home to quails, bobcats, mule deer, mountain lions and rattlesnakes. Mission Point , also known as Mission Peak by locals, is a peak in the Santa Susana Mountains. ... Genera Coturnix Anurophasis Perdicula Ophrysia † See also Pheasant, Partridge, Grouse Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the Pheasant family Phasianidae. ... Binomial name (Schreber, 1777) The Bobcat (Lynx rufus) is a North American mammal of the cat family, Felidae. ... Binomial name (Rafinesque, 1817) The mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) is a deer whose habitat is in the western half of North America. ... Binomial name Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771) The puma (Puma concolor) is a type of large cat found in North, Central and South America. ... Species 27 species; see list of rattlesnake species and subspecies. ...

'Mission Point' and its environs are popular mountain biking and hiking areas. The view from the top of Mission Point is striking, taking in most of the San Fernando Valley. In clear weather, one can see the Pacific Ocean and Downtown Los Angeles. A cross country mountain bike race A hardtail mountain bike A mountain bike or mountain bicycle (abbreviated MTB or ATB (All Terrain Bicycle)) is a bicycle designed for mountain biking, either on dirt trails or other unpaved environments. ... Two hikers in the Mount Hood National Forest Eagle Creek hiking Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ...

Sports

Granada Hills High School's stadium, the John Elway Stadium (named after the quarterback, an alumnus), is the home of the San Fernando Valley Quakes. When used for Quakes games, the stadium is known as the Re/Max Epicenter. The John Elway Stadium is a 3,000-seater sports arena on the campus of Granada Hills High School in Granada Hills, California, a district of the city of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley. ... John Albert Elway, Jr. ... The San Fernando Valley Quakes are an American soccer founded in 2006 team located in the San Fernando Valley. ...

In 1963, the Granada Hills Little League won the Little League World Championship in baseball^[3]. Little League Baseball - Logo Little League pitcher in Winesburg, Ohio Little League, Wayne, Michigan Little League Baseball is the name of a non-profit organization in the United States which organizes local childrens leagues of baseball and softball throughout the USA and the rest of the world. ... The Little League World Series is a baseball tournament for children aged 11, 12 and 13 years old. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ...

Architecture

Granada Hills is a hot spot of mid-century architecture which returned to vogue in the 1990's, known as mid-century modern. The most notable tract is "Balboa Highlands," a small tract designed by iconic architect Joseph Eichler. Many of these homes, which are North of Rinaldi/West of Balboa, have been featured in movies, commercials, magazine pictorials and often pop up in books both on Eichler and classic examples of mid-century architecture. Mid-Century modern is an architectural, interior and product design form that generally describes post-war developments in modern design from roughly 1949 to 1965. ... Joseph Eichler (1900 - 1974) was a California-based, post-war residential real estate developer known for building homes in the Modernist style. ...

While the Eichler homes are the most famous examples of MCM in this North Valley suburb many areas of Granada Hills feature the aesthetic style that includes pitched roofs and beam ceilings including numerous homes surrounding the Knollwood golf course to the east of Balboa, Knollwood Grove to the west of Balboa (behind the Eichler tract) and dotted throughout the areas south of Rinaldi.

A home in the Knollwood Grove tract.

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Historical Landmarks

White Oak Avenue, between San Fernando Mission and San Jose Street was declared a Historical Landmark on August 3, 1966 for the 101 Deodar Cedar Trees that line the street (which has been dubbed "Christmas Tree Lane"). The trees are native to the Himalayas and valued for their size, beauty and timber.

Filming location

• The actual location of the cul-de-sac in the primetime soap opera Knots Landing was on Crystalaire Place in the Knollwood Country Club Estates area of Granada Hills.
• In the fifth episode of season 6 of the television show 24, Jack Bauer visits Granada Hills and rescues a man from a crashed helicopter.
• Many locations along Chatsworth Street in Granada Hills were filmed in Fast Times at Ridgemont High and in My Tutor.
• My Name Is Earl is frequently filmed in Granada Hills.

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Notable residents

• Garret Anderson, star for the Los Angeles Angeles of Major League Baseball, graduated from Kennedy High School.
• Ryan Braun, 5th overall pick in 2005 MLB Draft (Milwaukee Brewers), major leaguer, Granada Hills High School alumnus
• Darren Daye, professional basketball player, Kennedy High School alumnus
• Gustavo Diaz, actor/director and businessman who co-founded Project One Source; attended Granada Hills High School and Kennedy High.
• John Elway, Super Bowl winner and MVP, Quarterback for the Denver Broncos, went to Granada Hills High School
• Jon Garland, star pitcher for MLB's Chicago White Sox, is also a Kennedy alumnus.
• Cuba Gooding, Jr, actor, attended Kennedy High School^[4]
• Stuart Gray, professional basketball player, Kennedy High School alumnus
• Ashley Judd, actress, was born in Granada Hills.^[5]
• Gary Matthews, Jr., centerfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball, attended Granada Hills High School.
• Jeff Suppan, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers and member of the 2006 World Series Champions St. Louis Cardinals

Garret Joseph Anderson (born June 30, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a Major League Baseball left fielder who has played his entire career for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. ... Major league affiliations American League (1961–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 11, 26, 29, 30, 42, 50 Name Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005–present) Anaheim Angels (1997-2004) California Angels (1965-1996) Los Angeles Angels (1961-1965) Other nicknames The Halos, The Wings, The Seraphs... MLB and Major Leagues redirect here. ... This article is about the Brewers third baseman. ... Darren Keefe Daye (born November 30, 1960 in Des Moines, Iowa) is an American former professional basketball player. ... Gustavo Diaz is a Spanish-Italian-American entrepreneur from Granada Hills, California. ... John Albert Elway, Jr. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Jon Steven Garland (born September 27, 1979 in Valencia, California) is a right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Cuba Gooding, Jr. ... Stuart Allan Gray (born May 27, 1963, in the Panama Canal Zone, Panama) is an American former professional basketball player. ... Ashley Judd (born Ashley Tyler Ciminella on April 19, 1968) is an American actress. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Gary Nathaniel Matthews Jr. ... The term Los Angeles Angels refers to two professional baseball teams: 1. ... MLB and Major Leagues redirect here. ... Jeffrey Scot Suppan (born January 2, 1975, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers. ...

References

1. ^ Climb the mountains and get their good tidings: A History of the Sierra Club (html). Retrieved on 2006-07-07.
2. ^ Colby, William E.; Frederick Law Olmsted (April 1933). "Borrego Desert Park". Sierra Club Bulletin XVIII: 144. Retrieved on 2007-07-29. 
3. ^ Little League Baseball: Past Champions
4. ^ Cuba Gooding, Jr on IMDB
5. ^ Ashley Judd on IMDB

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External links

• Maps and aerial photos for 34°15′53″N 118°31′20″W / 34.26472, -118.52222Coordinates: 34°15′53″N 118°31′20″W / 34.26472, -118.52222
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• Granada Hills Chamber of Commerce

• Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council

• Granada Hills South Neighborhood Council

• Old Granada Hills Residents Group

• Granada Hills History Project

• Balboa Highlands - Eichler tract

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