Studio City, Los Angeles facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Studio City
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Ventura and Laurel Canyon boulevards, 2008
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 Studio City
Location in San Fernando Valley
Studio City
Location in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Named for | The studio lot now known as CBS Studio Center |
Studio City is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California, in the southeast San Fernando Valley, just west of the Cahuenga Pass. It is named after the studio lot that was established in the area by film producer Mack Sennett in 1927, now known as CBS Studio Center.
History
Originally known as Laurelwood, the area Studio City occupies was formerly part of Rancho Ex-Mission San Fernando. This land changed hands several times during the late 19th Century and was eventually owned by James Boon Lankershim (1850–1931), and eight other developers who organized the Lankershim Ranch Land and Water Company. In 1899, however, the area lost most water rights to Los Angeles and therefore subdivision and sale of land for farming became untenable.
Construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct began in 1908 and water reached the San Fernando Valley in November, 1913. Real estate boomed, and a syndicate led by Harry Chandler, business manager of the Los Angeles Times, with Hobart Johnstone Whitley, Isaac Van Nuys, and James Boon Lankershim acquired the remaining 47,500 acres (192 km2) of the southern half of the former Mission lands—everything west of the Lankershim town limits and south of present-day Roscoe Boulevard excepting the Rancho Encino. Whitley platted the area of present-day Studio City from portions of the existing town of Lankershim as well as the eastern part of the new acquisition.
In 1927, Mack Sennett began building a new studio on 20 acres donated by the land developer. The area around the studio was named Studio City.
In 1955, Studio City's Station 78 became the first racially integrated station in the Los Angeles City Fire Department.
Population
The 2000 U.S. census counted 34,034 residents in the 6.31-square-mile Studio City neighborhood—5,395 people per square mile, among the lowest population densities for the city but about average for the county. In 2008, the city estimated that the resident population had increased to 37,201.
In 2000, the median age for residents, 38, was considered old for city and county neighborhoods; the percent of residents age 19 and older were among the county's highest.
The neighborhood was considered "not especially diverse" ethnically, with a high percent of White residents. The breakdown was whites, 78%; Latinos, 8.7%; Asians, 5.4% ; blacks, 3.7%; and others, 4.1%. Iran (7%) and the United Kingdom (6.7%) were the most common places of birth for the 21.1% of the residents who were born abroad—a low percentage for Los Angeles.
The median yearly household income in 2008 dollars was $75,657, considered high for the city. The percent of households earning $125,000 and up was high for Los Angeles County. The average household size of 1.9 people was low when compared to the rest of the city and the county. Renters occupied 55.9% of the housing stock and house- or apartment-owners held 44.1%.
In 2000, there were 837 families headed by single parents, the rate of 11.2% being low for the city of Los Angeles. There were 2,591 veterans, 8.8% of the population, a high figure for the city.
Geography
According to the Mapping L.A. project of the Los Angeles Times, Studio City is bordered on the north by Valley Village, on the east by Toluca Lake and Universal City, on the south by Hollywood Hills West, on the southwest by Beverly Crest and on the west by Sherman Oaks.
Nearby places
Relation of Studio City to nearby places, not necessarily contiguous:
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| Beverly Crest | Hollywood Hills West & Santa Monica Mountains | Laurel Canyon |
Parks and recreation
The Studio City Recreation Center (also known as Beeman Park) is in Studio City. It has an auditorium, barbecue pits, a lighted baseball diamond, an outdoor running and walking track, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, picnic tables, unlighted tennis courts, and many programs and classes including the second-largest youth baseball program in the public parks. Moorpark Park, an unstaffed pocket park in Studio City, has a children's play area and picnic tables. Woodbridge Park on the eastern border of Studio City has a children and toddler's play area. Wilacre Park, an unstaffed park, is in Studio City. In addition, Studio City has the Studio City Mini-Park, an unstaffed pocket park.
Notable people
Film and television
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- Leon Ames, film and television actor
- Ernie Anderson, television and radio announcer/voiceover artist
- Paul Thomas Anderson, film director
- Dana Andrews, film actor and past president of the Screen Actors' Guild
- R. G. Armstrong, actor and playwright
- Ed Asner, film, television, stage, and voice actor, past president of the SAG
- Gene Autry, actor, singer-songwriter, businessman and owner of the California Angels baseball team
- Joe Barbera, animator, director and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera studios
- Bonnie Bartlett, television and film actress
- Ed Begley Jr., actor and environmentalist
- Joseph Benti, television news anchor
- Mayim Bialik, film and television actress
- Robert Blake, actor
- Julie Bowen, actress
- Clancy Brown, actor
- Smiley Burnette, comedic actor, singer-songwriter and inventor
- George Clooney, actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter
- Gary Cole, actor
- Marisa Coughlan, actress
- Barry Crane, television producer and director
- Jon Cryer, actor
- William Daniels, actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild
- Brad Davis, actor
- Jimmy Dore, comedian and political commentator
- Yvonne De Carlo, actress of film, television, and theater
- Zooey Deschanel, actress
- Leonardo DiCaprio, actor and producer
- Charles S. Dutton, stage, film, and television actor and director
- Zac Efron, actor
- Erik Estrada, actor
- Clark Gable, actor
- Betty Garrett, actress, singer and dancer
- Jennie Garth, actress
- Vince Gironda, movie star trainer and bodybuilder
- Meagan Good, actress, film producer
- Cuba Gooding Jr., actor
- Ryan Gosling, actor
- Gary Graver, film director and cinematographer
- Tom Green, actor, comedian
- Earl Holliman, Golden Globe winning film and television actor.
- Lucy Hale, actress and singer
- Neil Patrick Harris, actor, singer, writer and magician
- Laurel Holloman, actress
- Vanessa Hudgens, actress and singer
- Allison Janney, actress
- Mila Kunis, actress
L-Z
- Lucy Lawless, actress
- Lucy Liu, actress
- Jennette McCurdy, actress
- Roddy McDowall, actor and photographer
- Kevin McKidd, film and television actor
- Seth MacFarlane, actor, singer, comedian and producer
- Alyssa Milano, actress
- Dennis Miller, TV host and comedian
- Chloë Grace Moretz, actress
- Bill Nye, science educator, comedian, television host, actor, and mechanical engineer
- Jack Osbourne, reality show star
- Patton Oswalt, actor and comedian
- Jason Priestley, television actor
- Michael Richards, actor, comedian, writer and television producer
- Alex Rocco, actor
- Aaron Seltzer, director and screenwriter
- William Shatner, actor, musician, recording artist, and author
- Melville Shavelson, film director, producer, screenwriter, and author
- Mason Shefa, director of experimental films
- Anna Nicole Smith, model, actress and television personality
- Sage Stallone, actor and producer
- Jonathan Stark, actor, writer, producer
- Linda Stirling, actress, showgirl, model and college professor
- Lyle Talbot, film, TV and stage actor; a founder of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG); honorary mayor of Studio City in the 1960s
- Stephen Talbot, child actor; PBS Frontline documentary producer
- Alex Trebek, game show host
- Renee Valente, producer, former president of the Producers Guild of America
- Sofía Vergara, actress
- Nancy Walker, actress, comedian and director
- Anton Yelchin, actor
- Alina Nastase Romanian- Spanish actress
- Hayley McLaughin Scottish- American actress
Music
- Kenny Aronoff, session drummer
- Pete Candoli, swing and West Coast jazz trumpeter
- Cirkut, songwriter and producer
- Morty Corb, jazz double-bassist
- Miley Cyrus, singer-songwriter and actress
- Clare Fischer, composer, arranger, keyboardist
- Peggy Gilbert, jazz saxophonist and bandleader
- Selena Gomez, singer, songwriter, and actress
- HAIM, band consisting of three sisters: Este, Danielle and Alana Haim
- Demi Lovato, singer, songwriter, and actor
- Steve Lukather, electric guitarist
- Randy Meisner, bassist, founding member of the Eagles
- Mac Miller, rapper and producer
- Uan Rasey, trumpet player
- Gavin Rossdale, musician and singer
- Hans J. Salter, film composer
- Judee Sill, composer, singer-songwriter
- Eddie Van Halen, guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer
- Al Viola, jazz guitarist
- Joe Walsh, guitarist, singer-songwriter and amateur radio enthusiast
- Pete Wentz, lyricist and bassist
- Yoshiki, Japanese rock musician and producer
- Dweezil Zappa, rock guitarist
- Frank Zappa, composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director
Literature
- Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, journalist and playwright
- Lorin Morgan-Richards, author and illustrator
- Jerry Pournelle, science-fiction author and blogger
- Israel Regardie, occultist
Sports
- Zack Greinke, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Clayton Kershaw, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Joc Pederson, Major League Baseball outfielder
- Justin Turner, Major League Baseball player
- Jrue Holiday, National Basketball Association player
Other
- David Burtka, chef and actor
- Peter Hurkos, allegedly manifested extra-sensory perception
- James B. Potter Jr., Los Angeles City Council member
- Jerome Vered, record-setting contestant on the game show Jeopardy!
- Joel Wachs, Los Angeles City Council member
- Sam Yorty, mayor of Los Angeles
Education
Almost half of Studio City residents aged 25 and older (49.4%) had earned a four-year degree by 2000, a high percentage for both the city and the county. The percentage of those residents with a master's degree was also high for the county.
Schools
Schools within the Studio City boundaries are:
- Bridges Academy, private, 4-12, 3921 Laurel Canyon Boulevard
- Campbell Hall School, private, K-12, 4533 Laurel Canyon Boulevard
- Carpenter Community Charter School, LAUSD, K-5, 3909 Carpenter Avenue
- Harvard-Westlake School, private, 10-12, 3700 Coldwater Canyon Avenue
- Walter Reed Middle School, LAUSD, 6-8, 4525 Irvine Avenue
- Oakwood School, private, K-6, 11230 Moorpark Street
- Rio Vista Elementary School, LAUSD, K-5, 4243 Satsuma Avenue
- St. Charles Borromeo School, private, K-8, 10850 Moorpark Street
Public library
- The Studio City branch of the Los Angeles Public Library is at the corner of Moorpark Street and Whitsett Avenue.
Images for kids
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Studio City Theater, now a Barnes & Noble branch
See also
In Spanish: Studio City (Los Ángeles) para niños
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