North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles, California. It is home to the NoHo Arts District and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. It was formerly known as Lankershim, but was subsequently renamed North Hollywood in an effort to capitalize on the glamour and proximity of Hollywood proper.
North Hollywood, like most of the rest of the San Fernando Valley, was once part of the vast landholdings of the Franciscan Mission San Fernando Rey de España, which were confiscated by the government during the Mexican period of rule.
Amelia Earhart was perhaps its most famous resident (though she was born in Atchison, Kansas, and probably died somewhere near Howland Island in the Central Pacific Ocean), as well as Curly Howard of The Three Stooges. North Hollywood is the birthplace of Jan Smithers.
NorthHollywood, like most of the rest of the San Fernando Valley, was once part of the vast landholdings of the Franciscan Mission San Fernando Rey de España, which were confiscated by the government during the Mexican period of rule.
The NorthHollywood shootout was an armed confrontation between two heavily-armed and armored bank robbers (Larry Eugene Phillips, Jr.
They were armed with illegally-owned assault rifles and wore body armor covering their torsos, as well as home-made Kevlar protection wrapped around their arms and legs.
NorthHollywood Shootout was also created by the History Channel describing the event in detail with interviews from the involved police officers.
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