Arleta is a small neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, north of Panama City and south east of Mission Hills. There are 5 public schools and a large public recreation area known as Branford Park which features and auditorium and several lighted sports fields.
Arleta is accessible from the Golden State Freeway (I-5) and the Hollywood Freeway (SR 170). Major thoroughfares include Van Nuys Boulevard, Woodman Avenue, Arleta Avenue, as well as Sheldon, Branford, Osborne and Terra Bella Streets. Metro Rapid 761 provides fast transit on Van Nuys Boulevard, and Metro route 158, goes up Woodman Avenue.
Shopping and stores in and near Arleta include 3 different nurseries & garden stores, 3 florists, fashion shops, a tattoo studio, smoke shop, bike and skate shop, pawn shops, and indoor or outdoor malls.
Atwater Village, Spanish Bungalow style architecture
Atwater village lies within the extreme north east corner of Los Angeles. Atwater borders Griffith Park and Silver Lake to the west, Glendale to the north and east, and Glassell Park to the south. It has three elementary schools—two public and one private.
Much of Northeastern Los Angeles was part of Rancho San Rafael, until 1902 when the entire region was subdivided and sold to home builders with the Atwater Village portion being initially named “Atwater,” while the “Village” was added in 1986.
Its location between the Los Angeles and Glendale city cores made it a highly sought after neighborhood beginning in the 1920s. The vast majority of the homes and structures in Atwater Village have never been demolished, but instead have changed in use or have been renovated), resulting in the neighborhood having one of the highest number of historic structures built before 1939 in Los Angeles. Today, the neighborhood is rapidly gentrifying due to younger buyers from adjacent areas such as Silver Lake and Los Feliz.
Atwater village is close by to the I-5, SR 134 and I-110 freeways allowing easy access to Downtown Los Angeles, and all of northern Los Angeles, Glendale, Pasadena, and Burbank. It also is adjacent to Metrolink Glendale Station, and is served by several Metro Bus lines.
The neighborhood of Shadow Hills is located in the foothills of the Verdugo Mountains at the extreme north eastern corner of the City of Los Angeles and the southern part of the community of Sunland. The area is one of the last remaining sections of Los Angeles zoned for equestrian use. Shadow Hills is adjacent to the Hansen Dam park and recreation area.
In the mid 1960’s, residents of the neighborhood formed a property owners association and successfully prevented the construction of an exit ramp from the Foothill Freeway in order to preserve the area’s rural character and property values.
La Crescenta-Montrose is bordered on the north by the Angeles National Forest, on the east by La Cañada Flintridge, on the south by Glendale, and to the west by Sunland-Tujunga.
La Crescenta-Montrose is somewhat unique in that some neighborhoods are unincorporated while the majority actually lie within the city of Glendale. Many areas off beautiful views of the San Gabriel Mountains. Foothill Blvd. runs along the southern part of the city offering shopping and restaurants, as well as easy access to neighboring communities.
There are many school options available to residents of La Cresenta-Montrose, both public and private: 7 public elementary, 1 public middle school, and 2 public high schools; there are 9 private / independent school options.
Points of interest include “St. Luke’s of the Mountains” Episcopal Church designed and built in the 1920’s by famed artist Seymour Thomas; Le Mesnager Barn, a stone barn built in 1911 being renovated as a nature and history center; La Crescenta Woman’s Club buit in 1925; Sparr Heights Community Center built in 1930 and serving as a community hall and senior center.
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The City of Glendora, CA, known by residents as the “Pride of the Foothills”, is an affluent city with a variety of housing architectures, consistently high-ranking schools, and low crime rates. It is located about 23 miles east of Downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, bordered on the west by Azusa and the east by San Dimas.
The city’s history is reflected in the wide range of home styles found in Glendora such as Queen Anne, Folk Victorians, ranch styles, multi-family complexes, and modern mansions in some of the more expensive neighborhoods like Bluebird Hill, Morgan Ranch, or Hidden Springs. Many professional golfers have played at the Glendora Country Club’s 18-hole “invitation only” golf course.
Folk Victorian Home in Southern California
Years of renovation and investment in the downtown area have resulted in many structures being upgraded into modern commercial buildings, although you can read about the original architecture and layout by reading one of the many historical placards placed along Glendora Ave.
Glendora Down Town / Old Town
Glendora has a large school system divided into two districts, which are considered to be among the best in the state- they have consistently ranked in the top brackets of performance and most schools are designated as California Distinguished Schools. There are 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 1 main high school and 2 continuation high schools, as well as 4 private schools (St. Lucy’s Priory all girls college-prep high school,
St. Dorothy Kindergarten through 8th grade boys and girls School, Hope Lutheran Church Preschool through 8th grade boys and girls school, and Foothill Christian Preschool through 8th grade boys and girls school).
Glendora’s list of past and present notable residents include motivational speaker Tony Robbins, Harry Snyder and Esther Snyder (the founders of In-N-Out Burger), and George Dexter Whitcomb, the city’s founder.
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Among one of the most defining neighborhoods of Downtown Los Angeles, the Arts District is full of industrial buildings that are now converted to modern lofts, and offers a growing selection of newly constructed lofts for lease as well. #artsdistrict #dtla
In the late 60’s and early 70’s, a handful of determinedly urban-minded artists saw opportunity in the empty warehouses and began colonizing the area, converting former industrial spaces into roomy working studios, renting space for as little as a nickel a square foot and carving out living quarters, thus inventing the concept of live-work spaces. The City of Los Angeles acknowledged the reality of the situation and in 1981 passed the Artist in Residence ordinance, which allowed artists to legally live and work in industrial areas of Downtown Los Angeles.
Art galleries, cafes and performance venues sprang up as the residential population grew, and although they are mostly a transient phenomenon, they have assumed mythical status among the urban pioneer population. Al’s Bar on Hewitt just off Traction, in particular, served up groundbreaking punk rock from the mid-70s through the beginning of the new century, introducing generations of Angelenos to dozens of emerging groups (among them, Pearl Jam). The Atomic Cafe on 1st Street at Alameda was a popular artist haunt in the late 60s and early 70s. Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE), created pioneering post-modern exhibitions at its gallery space on Industrial Street.
Today the Arts District remains the home of artists (though fewer starving ones), arts enterprises and many employed in L.A’s vast film and television industry. The celebrated Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), now resides in the 110 year old, quarter mile-long former Santa Fe freight depot that stretches along Santa Fe between Third and 4th Streets. SCI-Arc’s reputation as an experimental anti-establishment school of architecture is a perfect fit with the community’s somewhat rebellious self-image. The school’s student population helps preserve the areas youthful character, and has added some custom touches to local loft apartments such as Newberry Lofts.
From 2nd Street to 7th Street between Alameda Street and the LA River, the eastern edge of Downtown is totally walkable. Ths is the Arts District, where the graffiti is the art! In the 1970s, the old, industrial warehouses in this district, many of them railroad buildings, were converted into artist lofts for both work spaces and, once the AIR ordinance was passed, legal living spaces. Now gaining in community rich in character, socially conscious boutiques and some of the best restaurants and bars. The area features an eclectic mix of restaurants, cafes, boutiques, and galleries. The district has some of the best example of lofts, including:
The free, self-guided, public art phenomenon known as The Downtown Art Walk brings together art lovers and community friends to the ever evolving downtown Los Angeles. With exciting and unique offerings around every corner, downtown celebrates the arts each and every month on the 2nd Thursday. Please refer to your calendar for specific dates. Hours vary by gallery, but can typically range from Noon – 10PM.
Many of The Downtown Art Walk activities take shape in and around the galleries predominantly on Spring and Main streets between 2nd and 9th streets. However, there is a plethora of art related events and openings, activities, and special programming that take place all over downtown.
For the true art buyers and fans, arriving early offers a more relaxing stroll through the different galleries and art exhibits. As the evening progresses, more visitors descend on the area to meet up with friends and savor the local experience. Visitors and local downtowners can often be found patronizing the outcropping of local shopping, dining and entertainment establishments that have created the thriving, vibrant community
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Simi Valley is a successful suburban city north of Los Angeles. Home to the Ronald Reagan Library, the neighborhood is known for its significant conservative residents, and one of the safest cities in the U.S. The area is also known as the original ancient home of the Chumash Indians.
The city is also home to the Twentieth Century Fold Art Environments, Grandma Prisbrey’s Bottle Village and Rancho Simi.
The area is home to several important industries, including manufacturing, finance and auto design.
What once was a large meadowy area with orange trees and dirt roads, now Anaheim is a city that has become Orange County’s playground. Anaheim was one of the first areas to be developed in the 1800’s for farming interests, and it was the center for track home developments in the middle part of the last century.
Because of it’s blue collar industries, Anaheim was largely inhabited by working families living in modest homes with very little culture for advanced professional movement within the city. If someone wanted to move up, they moved away from Anaheim.
Once Disneyland anchored itself in this city within deep Orange County, tourism grew to support the resort, and eventually tourist attractions established themselves independently of the mighty mouse.
Anaheim is a large city that often uncomfortably sits within the Southern California capital of suburban life. Today, Anaheim is the playground for Orange County, Los Angeles County, and San Diego locals. With 3 national sports teams, Disneyland Resort, Convention Centers that host world class performances, and venues for music performances, Anaheim is a go-to destination for locals.
The surrounding housing is smaller in the immediate areas due to it’s roots of modest residents. In the 1980’s and 1990’s a surge of development brought large houses into Anaheim’s hills. The area had so many larger-than-necessary homes it gained national attention and spawned the term McMansions.
Due to it’s proximity to so many freeways, it’s center location to most of the points of interest in Orange County, Anaheim is a necessary point of importance for the county.
As it was historically, Anaheim is a great place for first time buyers because of it’s large pool of modestly sized homes. However currently, the area offers industries for professional development and cultural sites for a enriching home to plant roots. It’s also a great place to live for people who are advanced in their professions, with larger homes, and locations that suite people with above modest means.
Anaheim is a large city with many community districts outside of the large modern parts of the city.
Downtown Anaheim is located in the heart of the Colony Historic District. Downtown is the administrative heart of the city where you find City Hall, Anaheim West Tower, Anaheim Police Headquarters, the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce and the Main Library.
Anaheim Ice (formerly Disney Ice), the Downtown Anaheim Farmer’s Market, a food hall in a historic 1919 Sunkist packing house, and the Center Street Promenade are also located in Downtown Anaheim. In the Fall of 2007, The Muzeo, the newest major museum in Orange County, opened its doors for the first time and is located next to Anaheim West Tower.
Pearson Parkis also located in Downtown Anaheim, and is named after Charles Pearson, who was Mayor of Anaheim during the time Walt Disney opened Disneyland in Anaheim. One of the major attractions located in Pearson Park is the Pearson Park Amphitheater.
In the Colony Historic District just west of Downtown Anaheim is the Mother Colony House, which was built by George Hanson and was the first house built in Anaheim, the Founder of Anaheim. Today, it is Anaheim’s and Orange County’s oldest museum still open to the public. The Stoffel Houseis a Victorian Mansion located next door to the Mother Colony House. Originally the Victorian Home was occupied by the Stoffel Family, early pioneer residents of Anaheim. The home served as headquarters for the local Red Cross until the early 1990s.
In 2010–2011, the Woelke-Stoeffel house became refurnished and is now part of the Founder’s Park complex. Founder’s Park includes the Mother Colony house and a carriage house, which serves as a museum of Anaheim’s agricultural history.
Home to most of LA’s major movie studios – including Warner Bros, Disney and Universal – ‘the Valley’ is an exercise in sprawl. Car culture was also basically invented in the Valley, which claims to have given birth to the mini-mall, the drive-in movie theater, the drive-in bank and the drive-in restaurant.
Attractions are few and scattered about; Burbank has the studios, and North Hollywood, west of here, is home to a growing arts scene. Studio City, west of Universal, has some superb sushi on Ventura Blvd. At last count there were 21 sushi bars within a six-block radius, which is why some call it LA’s Sushi Row. Studio City’s grooviest shopping and cafe strip can be found on leafy Tujunga Blvd.
Note that temperatures here are usually 20°F (11°C) higher – and pollution levels worse – than in areas further south. But it’s not all bad. In fact, with lower-cost housing and the lack of congestion, the Valley is more laidback and down to earth than elsewhere in the city.
Burbank consists of two distinct areas: a downtown, in the foothills of the Verdugo Mountains, and flatlands, at the east end of the San Fernando Valley.
The neighborhood within Burbank set at the foothills of the Verdugo Mountains has a more upscale feeling than the communities to the West of the 5. The yards tend to be spacious, remodeled and many have been added onto. You will also find newer homes which were built after tearing down the original home. West of the 5 is flatter, and feels more middle income. A great community for bike riding, pushing strollers and walking. There is a 2 mile running/biking path along Chandler Blvd. In the Southwest corner of Burbank is the Equestrian community which is well-treed and has many charming homes.
Entertainment has generally replaced the defense industry as the primary employer, who are attracted by the relative safety and security offered by its own police and fire departments, highly rated schools and hospital. Other reasons cited are its small town feel while located only 10 minutes away by car to the hip clubs and restaurants of Hollywood.
The revitalized downtown Burbank provides an urban mix of shopping, dining, and entertainment. The San Fernando Strip is an exclusive mall designed to be a modern urban village, with apartments above the mall. An upscale shopping district is located in the state-of-the-art Empire Center neighborhood. The Burbank Town Center is a retail complex adjacent to the downtown core that was built in two phases between 1991 and 1992.
Camarillo is primarily a bedroom community and is a mere hour north of Los Angeles and only a half hour away from the beach, Camarillo is nestled below the Conejo foothills amongst green fields cooled by sea breezes. Where more than 300 days of sunshine a year beckon you outdoors, everything from shopping and concerts to weddings and dining is done alfresco here. A town with a rich history extending centuries, Camarillo melds old world charm with new sights, sounds and flavors that will lure you to stay awhile to explore and enjoy so much, so close.
Camarillo is located in Pleasant Valley at the eastern end of the Oxnard Plain, with the Santa Susana Mountains to the north, the Camarillo Hills to the northwest, the Conejo Valley to the east, and the western reaches of the Santa Monica Mountains to the south.
Camarillo and the surrounding area has a temperate, Mediterranean-type climate. Its location in a coastal valley brings mild ocean breezes and temperatures in the 70s throughout most of the year.
In the mid-1990s, multiple large retail centers, including one of California’s largest outlet malls and movie theater were built south of US 101 and west of Carmen Drive. These new retail centers have provided a large influx of cash to the city; from 1993 to 1998 sales tax revenues nearly doubled from approximately $3.5 million to approximately $6.5 million.On April 23, 2009, several new shops and restaurants opened at the Camarillo Premium Outlets, designated “The Promenade”.
The Pleasant Valley Recreation & Park District is located in and around the City of Camarillo, serves a population of over 70,000 and covers an area approximately 45 square miles. It has grown from one park and 30 acres to 27 parks and over 300 acres since its inception in 1962.
Parks
The single most important reason to live in Camarillo is the city’s park and community resources that make Camarillo one of the best cities in which to live. With excellent schools, low crime, and local business growth, the highlight is the overwhelming number of parks and locations for recreation.
Aldolfo Park
Arneill Ranch Park
Birchview Park
Bob Kildee Community Park
Calleguas Creek
Camarillo Grove Park
Carmenita Park
Charter Oak Park
Community Center Park
Dos Caminos Park
Encanto Park
Foothill Park
Freedom Park
Heritage Park
Laurelwood Park
Lokker Park
Mission Oaks Park
Nancy Bush Park
Pitts Ranch Park
Pleasant Valley Fields
Quito Park
Springville Park
Trailside Park
Valle Lindo Park
Woodcreek Park
Woodside Park
Facilities
Aquatic Center
Auditorium
Classrooms
Community Center
Dirt BMX Track
Equestrian Center
Freedom Center
Freedom Gym
Roller Hockey Rink
R/C Track
Senior Center
Skatepark
Within the District, a variety of recreational facilities exist including:
Senior Center
Only Public Indoor Aquatic Center in Ventura County
