North Hollywood, Los Angeles
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North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles, California.
History
North Hollywood, like most of the rest of the San Fernando Valley, was once part of the vast landholdings of the Franciscan Mission San Fernando Rey de España, which were confiscated by the government during the Mexican period of rule. The Treaty of Cahuenga which ended the U.S.-Mexican fighting in California was signed at Tomás Feliz's adobe house at Campo de Cahuenga on Lankershim Boulevard in January of 1847. The area was formerly known as Lankershim, but was subsequently renamed North Hollywood in an effort to capitalize on the glamour and proximity of Hollywood proper. North Hollywood today is extremely diverse, with large Latino, Asian-American, Jewish, Middle Eastern and African-American populations.
The notorious North Hollywood shootout of 1997 involved between LAPD and heavily armed gunmen robbing a Bank of America on Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Vanowen Street.
Attractions
It is home to the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery is located in the area, and is notable for its special section memorializing aviators.
The new MTA Orange Line has opened, running from North Hollywood to Woodland Hills.
The NoHo Arts District is a new Los Angeles community, located near Valley Village and North Hollywood, that is home to contemporary theaters, art galleries, cafes, and interesting shops. A Metro Rail station is located here, the North Hollywood station of the Red Line.
Jewish life in North Hollywood
A large portion of North Hollywood's population is Jewish (albeit less than as recently as the 1980s).There are several Judaica stores and Kosher restaurants along the major streets in North Hollywood (i.e. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank Blvd., Ventura Blvd., etc.). Many major Jewish centers and synagogues exist in North Hollywood, mainly on Chandler Blvd. A lot of the synagouges in North Hollywood are either breakaways from or outgrowths of Rabbi Zvi Block's synagogue, also located on Chandler Blvd. In addition, there are countless Jewish schools (called Yeshivas) in North Hollywood, including two elementary schools, one high school, a Kollel, one post-high school Talmudical seminary, and countless nurseries and other places of study. The diverse synagouges include Ashkenazic, Sefardic, Zionistic, Conservative, Kabbalistic and Modern Orthodox denominations.
Education
North Hollywood High School is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
The high school campuses of Harvard-Westlake School and Oakwood School are in North Hollywood.
Campbell Hall is a K-12 Episcopalian school.
Laurel Hall is a Lutheran school.
Valley Torah High School is a Jewish Orthodox day school. This school also runs a Yeshiva and Bais Midrash program known as Ner Aryeh for more advanced Talmudical studies and it serves a branch of the post-high school Rabbinical Seminary Chofetz Chaim.
Emek Hebrew Academy is actually located in Sherman Oaks, however it has a nursery building in North Hollywood on Chandler Blvd.
Famous residents
Amelia Earhart was perhaps its most famous resident (though she was born in Atchison, Kansas, and probably died somewhere near Howland Island in the Central Pacific Ocean). Curly Howard of The Three Stooges was another famous North Hollywood resident. North Hollywood is the birthplace of Jan Smithers. Comedian Adam Carolla also hails from North Hollywood.