- Lake View Terrace, Los Angeles, California
Lake View Terrace is a
suburb district in the north east quadrant of theSan Fernando Valley region of the City ofLos Angeles, California .Surrounding areas include the
Angeles National Forest , Little Tujunga Canyon, Big Tujunga Canyon, Hansen Dam, Kagel Canyon, and a portion of theVerdugo Mountains . The community lies adjacent to the communities of San Fernando, Shadow Hills, Sunland, Sun Valley, and Pacoima. The area shares the 91342ZIP code with Sylmar. Lake View Terrace is accessed by the Foothill Freeway (Interstate 210). Major thoroughfares include Foothill Boulevard,Van Nuys Boulevard , Osborne Street, and Wheatland Avenue.The community is middle-class and ethnically mixed, including
Latinos ,African-Americans ,Whites andAsians .The area hosts a large equestrian community, and is one of the few remaining residential areas in the City of Los Angeles that has private homes zoned for horsekeeping.
Lake View Terrace gained international notoriety as the location of the beating of
Rodney King by officers of theLos Angeles Police Department in1991 . Lake View Terrace is also the location of the 2008 filmLakeview Terrace , starring Samuel L. Jackson.Fire service
Los Angeles Fire Department [http://www.lafd.org/fs24.htm Station 24] (Sunland/Shadow Hills) is in the area.Education
Primary and secondary schools
Public schools
The
Los Angeles Unified School District serves the community.Elementary schools serving the community include:
* Brainard Avenue Elementary School
* Fenton Charter Elementary SchoolAll of Lake View Terrace is zoned to [http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Maclay_MS/ Maclay Middle School] in the Pacoima neighborhood; some sections are jointly zoned to Maclay and [http://www.mtgleasonms.org/ Mount Gleason Middle School] in the Sunland neighborhood.
All of Lake View Terrace is zoned to
Verdugo Hills High School in the Tujunga neighborhood. Some sections of Lake View Terrace are jointly zoned to Verdugo Hills andSan Fernando High School in the City of San Fernando.State charter schools include:
* [http://www.pucschools.org/communitychartermiddleschool Community Charter Middle School]
* [http://www.pucschools.org/lakeviewcharteracademy/ Lakeview Charter Academy]
* [http://www.pucschools.org/communitycharterearlycollegehighschool/# Community Charter Early College High School]Private schools
Delphi Academy is in Lake View Terrace.Public libraries
Los Angeles Public Library operates the Lake View Terrace Branch.References
External links
* [http://www.thefoothillsforum.com/ The Foothills Forum]
* [http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/communities/la-re-guide12jun12,0,1014385.story?coll=la-realestate-communities "Los Angeles Times", Real Estate section, Neighborly Advice column: "[ Lake View Terrace:] Where country living sidles up to the city" (12 June 2005)]
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