Tuesday, October 25, 2011

North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California

North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California


North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California, along theTujunga Wash. It is bounded on the south by Moorpark Street and the Ventura Freeway, on the southwest by Burbank Blvd. and Coldwater Canyon Ave., on the northwest by Tonopah St., on the northeast by Laurel Canyon Blvd./ Webb Ave./ Lankershim Blvd., Sherman Way, and on the west by Clybourn Ave. The Hollywood Freeway(California Highway 170) runs north-south through the middle of it. North Hollywood was established by the Lankershim Ranch Land and Water Company in 1887. It was first named Toluca before being renamedLankershim in 1896 and finally North Hollywood in 1927. It is home to the NoHo Arts District.