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Lankershim Boulevard was named after Isaac Lankershim, one of the area's founding families, and is one of the oldest streets in what is now North Hollywood. The boulevard was a major thoroughfare for the town of Toluca (which was renamed Lankershim in 1896 and North Hollywood in 1927), connecting it to Los Angeles by way of the Cahuenga Pass.
The building was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1980 [3] and it was refurbished in 1990, [1] after which it became the Lankershim Art Center, a gallery and theater space that features 493 square feet (45.8 m 2) of gallery/performance space, a 367 square feet (34.1 m 2) dance floor, and a 364 square feet (33.8 m 2) 44 ...
In 2015, Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood was part of the first San Fernando Valley CicLAvia, ... Lankershim Elementary School, 5250 Bakman Avenue;
In the future, North Hollywood plans a $1 billion mixed-use development at Lankershim and Chandler, surrounding the Metro B and G line terminals. The project would re-develop 15.6 acres (63,000 m 2 ) with 600,000 square feet (56,000 m 2 ) of commercial space and nearly 1500 residential units in three high-rise towers.
The current name North Hollywood was adopted August 15, 1927 to capitalize "on the glamour of Hollywood to the southeast." [2] [6] The post office address was legally changed that day and "all the signs along Magnolia Boulevard, Lankershim Boulevard and other large highways have been painted out from signs and the new name substituted." [6]
El Portal Theater, also known as El Portal Center for the Arts, is a historic former theater located at 5265-5271 Lankershim Boulevard and 11200-11220 Weddington Street in North Hollywood, California. Built as a single theater in 1926, the venue was rebuilt as a three-theater performing arts complex in the late 1990s. [1]
Universal City/Studio City station is an underground rapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on the B Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located under Lankershim Boulevard at its intersection of Campo de Cahuenga and Universal Hollywood Drive in the neighborhoods of Universal City and Studio City, after which the station is named.
North Hollywood station is located on two large blocks near the intersection of Lankershim Boulevard and Chandler Boulevard. The B Line platform is located under Lankershim and the original entrance to the station, under three colorful arched canopies called "Kaleidoscope Dreams," [ 23 ] is located on the block east of Lankershim and north of ...