Studio City, Los Angeles, California
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Studio City is a district in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California. It is bounded roughly by Coldwater Canyon Avenue to the west, the 101 freeway to the north and east, and Mulholland Drive to the south. Studio City earned its name in the 1920s when Mack Sennett was filming in the area. His soundstages are still in use (by CBS).
Studio City is connected to Los Angeles's vast network of freeways by the 101. Access to other parts of the city is also provided by Laurel Canyon Boulevard, Coldwater Canyon Avenue, and Ventura/Cahuenga Boulevards. Its main thoroughfare is Ventura Boulevard, where the bulk of its commercial activity resides.
Major landmarks in Studio City are the CBS Studio Center (http://www.cbssc.com/), the Ventura/Laurel Canyon shopping district, and Fryman Canyon Park. The Los Angeles River, with pedestrianized walkways, also runs through the area.
Studio City, similar to nearby Sherman Oaks and North Hollywood, became known for having a large Jewish population in the 1950s. The area still has a large Jewish presence (like Sherman Oaks but unlike contemporary North Hollywood) but is no longer as heavily Jewish as it was even as recently as the 1980s.
Studio City is part of the 2nd City Council District (http://www.lacity.org/council/cd2/page.cfm?doc=home) of Los Angeles, represented by Councilwoman Wendy Gruel (http://www.lacity.org:80/council/cd2/cd2_bio.htm). The area is also represented by Los Angeles County District 3 Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, District 23 California State Sen. Sheila Kuehl, California State Assemblyman Paul Kortez and US Rep. Howard Berman.The district is also represented by the Studio City Neighborhood Council. (http://www.scnc.info/scnc/webpages/)
External links
- Studio City Chamber of Commerce (http://www.studiocitychamber.com/)
- Ventura Blvd on the Web (http://www.venturablvd.com/)
- Studio City Sun newspaper (http://studiocitysun.com/)