Los Angeles Driving Tour 4K Beverly Glen Blvd - Van Nuys Blvd

Los Angeles Driving Tour 4K Beverly Glen Blvd - Van Nnuys Blvd

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Beverly Glen Boulevard is one of five major routes that connect the Westside of Los Angeles to the San Fernando Valley (the other four are the San Diego (405) Freeway, Sepulveda Boulevard, Laurel Canyon Boulevard, and Coldwater Canyon Avenue.

Sign of Beverly Glen Boulevard in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California

It starts at Rancho Park Golf Course on Pico Boulevard in West Los Angeles. It proceeds to intersect with Santa Monica and Wilshire boulevards, passing near Century City, Sinai Temple and Los Angeles Country Club.

The road marks the eastern border of the Westwood Prosperity Unit development built by Janss Investment Company as the foundation of the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.

As the road travels further north, it intersects with Sunset Boulevard near UCLA and passes the gated communities of Bel Air and the middle school campus of the Harvard-Westlake School.

The hills through which the boulevard passes north of Sunset and south of Mulholland Drive is known as Beverly Glen.

Beverly Glen runs parallel to the wealthy section of Bel-Air and its gated communities.
After passing Mulholland, Beverly Glen Boulevard swerves west and passes through the exclusive hillside homes in Sherman Oaks. "Stilt Street" is a row of twenty stilt houses designed by architect Richard Neutra that perch on the steep hillside above the boulevard.

The road ends at Ventura Boulevard in the south end of the Valley.

Commuters seeking to go further north into the Valley go one block west to Van Nuys Boulevard which spans most of the Valley's length.


Beverly Glen Boulevard is east of Sepulveda Boulevard and the San Diego Freeway (I-405). When traffic on I-405 becomes unbearable, many commuters take Beverly Glen or Sepulveda instead, causing considerable congestion on both streets.


Van Nuys Boulevard is a major north-south arterial road that runs through the central San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles County, California.

The boulevard was notable for its cruising lifestyle that was prevalent in the 1960s and 1970s, which was depicted in the 1979 film Van Nuys Blvd.

Van Nuys Boulevard runs approximately ten miles from the Santa Monica Mountains in Sherman Oaks at its southern terminus to the foothills of the western end of the San Gabriel Mountains in Lake View Terrace at its northern terminus.

of Arleta and Pacoima, passing the San Fernando Gardens housing project, and ending in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.

With its wide expanse through the heart of the San Fernando Valley, Van Nuys Boulevard became known from the 1950s through the 1970s as a center of teenage cruising.





Communities along Van Nuys Boulevard (south to north)

Looking south from Lake View Terrace

Sherman Oaks - south of Oxnard Boulevard; population 28,601

Van Nuys – between Oxnard Boulevard and Roscoe Boulevard; population 136,443

Panorama City - between Roscoe Boulevard and Woodman Avenue; population 65,235

Arleta – between Woodman Avenue and I-5; population 32,092

Pacoima - between I-5 and Foothill Boulevard; population 58,908

Lake View Terrace – northeast of Foothill Boulevard; population 30,759

Landmarks along Van Nuys Boulevard (south to north)

Valley Municipal Building

Panorama High School

The Village at Sherman Oaks - The Village at Sherman Oaks is the name given to the shopping and dining area surrounding the intersection of Ventura Boulevard and Van Nuys Boulevard.

It ranks as one of the Valley’s most recognized destinations for shopping, offering numerous small boutiques and plazas, outdoor shopping centers, specialty shops and service providers.

The eclectic collection of trendy shops in The Village offers a main street shopping experience.

The Village is home to top-rated restaurants as well as hip fast-food eateries, offering authentic cuisine from around the world.

Sherman Oaks Hospital and Grossman Burn Center - Sherman Oaks Hospital is a 153-bed acute care facility on Van Nuys Boulevard in Sherman Oaks. The facility is owned and operated by Prime Healthcare Services, Inc.

The world-renowned Grossman Burn Center, founded by Dr. A. Richard Grossman, at Sherman Oaks


Places on Van Nuys Boulevar


The Village at Sherman Oaks


Los Angeles River at Van Nuys Blvd.



Grossman Burn Center, Sherman Oaks



Van Nuys Courthouse

 

Braude Constituent Service Center

 

James C. Corman Federal Building

 

Happy Dogs

 

Van Nuys Army & Navy Surplus

 

Big Taco



LA Engine Company No. 39

 

The Plant Shopping Plaza

 

Panorama Theater Converted into Church

 

Arleta High School

 

San Fernando Gardens

 

Foothills at North Terminus

 


Corky's, a restored googie architecture diner.





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