Tarzana, Los Angeles

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Tarzana (Template:IPAc-en) is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Tarzana is on the site of a former ranch owned by author Edgar Rice Burroughs. It is named after Burroughs' fictional jungle hero, Tarzan.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Newspaper advertisement for sale of hogs, 1921

History

The area now known as Tarzana was occupied in 1797 by settlers and missionaries from New Spain who established the San Fernando Mission. The region was later absorbed by Mexico, and then surrendered to the United States in 1848 in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo following the Mexican–American War. As part of the U.S., it evolved into a series of large cattle ranches. Investors in the region turned grazing fields into large-scale wheat farms during the 1870s.

The area was purchased in 1909 by the Los Angeles Suburban Homes Company. Los Angeles Times founder and publisher General Harrison Gray Otis invested in the company and also personally acquired Template:Convert in the center of modern-day Tarzana.<ref name="PulidoBarraclough2012">Template:Cite book</ref>

In February 1919, Edgar Rice Burroughs, author of the popular Tarzan novels, relocated to California from Oak Park, Illinois. He and his family had wintered in Southern California twice before, and he found the climate ideal. On March 1, 1919, Burroughs purchased Otis's tract and established Tarzana Ranch.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Burroughs subdivided and sold the land for residential development, some parcels of which were utilized as small farms.

Geography

Providence Tarzana Medical Center

Boundaries

Tarzana, which measures Template:Convert, is bounded on the south by Topanga State Park, on the east by Encino, on the north by Reseda and on the west by Woodland Hills.<ref name=MappingLAValley>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=MappingLATarzana>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Victory Boulevard marks the northern edge of the neighborhood; Lindley Avenue, the eastern; Corbin Avenue, with a jog to Oakdale Avenue, the western; and Topanga State Park, the southern.<ref name=MappingLATarzana/><ref name=ThomasGuide>Template:Cite book</ref>

Climate

Tarzana experiences a hot-summer Mediterranean climate. Due to its inland location, there is a higher degree of diurnal temperature variation than more coastal areas of Los Angeles.

Demographics

The U.S. Census counted 35,502 people living in Tarzana in 2000, and Los Angeles estimated the neighborhood's population at 37,778 in 2008. There were 4,038 people per square mile, among the lowest population densities in the city.<ref name=MappingLATarzana/>

According to the 2000 Census, the racial composition was predominantly white (70.7%), followed by Asian (5%), and black or African American (3.6%). The Los Angeles Times considered the area as "moderately diverse". 35.1% of the population was foreign-born, with Iranian (10.3%) and Russian (9.1%) as the most common ancestries. Iran (24.2%) and Mexico (12.1%) were the most common foreign places of birth.<ref name=MappingLATarzana/>

The percentage of divorced men and women was among the county's highest. Some 9% of the residents were military veterans. The percentages of residents aged 50 and older were among the county's highest. The median age is 38. The median household income in 2008 dollars was considered high, at $73,195.<ref name=MappingLATarzana/>

Notable people

Jordan Farmar

Gabe Kapler

• Paul Abrahamian, reality television participant<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Paul Thomas Anderson, filmmaker<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Marc Anthony, singer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Ed Asner, actor<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Banks, singer<ref name=BBC>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Judy Blumberg, competitive ice dancer<ref name=People840109>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
• Edgar Rice Burroughs, author and founder of the neighborhood
• Cindy Bortz, 1987 World Junior Champion figure skater
• Chris Brown, singer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Doja Cat, rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Shavahn Church, American-British gymnast<ref name="ShavahnChurch">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Jordan Cohen (born 1997), American-Israeli basketball player
• Mike Connors, actor<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Bob Crane, actor and radio host
• Kaley Cuoco, actress and producer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Jason Derulo, singer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Jordan Farmar (born 1986), American-Israeli basketball player<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Amanda Fink, tennis player<ref name="auto">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Selena Gomez, actress, singer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• David Gregory, television journalist<ref name=JewJourRoots>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Robert Hoyt, sound engineer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Chubby Johnson, actor; served as honorary mayor of Tarzana
• Gabe Kapler (born 1975), Major League Baseball outfielder, and manager (San Francisco Giants)
• Khloé Kardashian, television personality<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Luke Kennard, NBA player with the Los Angeles Clippers, lives in Tarzana<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Lisa Kudrow, actress, grew up in Tarzana<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Blake Lively, actress, born in Tarzana<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Jon Lovitz, comedian and actor, born in Tarzana<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Ron Masak, actor, was honorary sheriff of the Tarzana neighborhood for 35 years
• Heather McDonald, comedian<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• David Oyelowo, actor, lives in Tarzana<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Rosanna Pansino, YouTube personality<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Lyndsey Parker, entertainment journalist
• Paul Rodriguez, skateboarder, born in Tarzana<ref name="Other">Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
• Jim Rome, radio personality, born in Tarzana<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Eric Schwartz, comedian, musician, and actor
• JoJo Siwa, YouTube personality and reality television star<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Hailee Steinfeld, actress and singer<ref name="LAForward">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Brody Stevens, comedian<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Benny Urquidez, kickboxer, martial arts choreographer, and actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Wilmer Valderrama, actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• David Was, composer, musician, journalist
• Bobby Womack, soul singer-songwriter<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Anton Yelchin, actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Education

A total of 40.3% of Tarzana residents aged 25 and older have earned a four-year degree. Percentages of those residents with a bachelor's degree or with a master's degree are also high for the county.<ref name=MappingLATarzana/>

Elementary and secondary schools

Schools within Tarzana are:<ref name=ThomasGuide/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies

• Gaspar de Portola Middle School, LAUSD, 18720 Linnet Street
• Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies (4–12), LAUSD alternative, 18605 Erwin Street
• Vanalden Avenue Elementary School, LAUSD, 19019 Delano Street
• Tarzana Elementary School, LAUSD, 5726 Topeka Drive
• CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community School, LAUSD charter, 19722 Collier Street
• Wilbur Charter for Enriched Academics, LAUSD K–5, 5213 Crebs Avenue<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Nestle Avenue Elementary School, LAUSD, 5060 Nestle Avenue

Zoned high schools serving Tarzana include:

• Birmingham High School in (Lake Balboa area)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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• Taft High School (in Woodland Hills area)Template:Citation needed

Private schools include:

• Lycée International de Los Angeles West Valley Campus

Postsecondary schools

• Columbia College Hollywood, a private nonprofit film school on Oxnard Street.

Public libraries

Encino-Tarzana Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library, 2008

The Los Angeles Public Library operates the Encino-Tarzana Branch on Ventura Boulevard in Tarzana.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Recreation and parks

The Tarzana Recreation Center has a gymnasium that also is used as an auditorium; the building's capacity is 600. The park also has barbecue pits, a lighted baseball diamond, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, a community room, an indoor gymnasium without weights, picnic tables, and lighted volleyball courts.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Caballero Canyon, located on the north side of the Santa Monica mountains in Tarzana offers multiple trails for hiking, mountain biking and unobstructed views of the San Fernando Valley. There is a Template:Convert loop trail located here that is moderately trafficked and allows dogs on a leash. At the top of the trail hikers and mountain bikers will see signs leading the entrance of Topanga State Park. There are no fees or permits required to hike Caballero Canyon.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

External links

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