Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California
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Toluca Lake is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California.
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[edit] Geography
Toluca Lake is situated in the southeastern San Fernando Valley between the city of Burbank, the Los Angeles district of North Hollywood and the unincorporated county area of Universal City. The area's historic boundaries are Cahuenga Boulevard, Clybourn Avenue, Camarillo Street and the Los Angeles River.
The Santa Monica Mountains surround the area, which includes six-acre Toluca Lake.
The area is a favorite for television and movie scouts, and film crews are very frequent.
[edit] Data
- Population: 16,978
- Zip code: 91602
- Area code: 818
- Time zone: Pacific (Standard Time: GMT -8 hours, DST: GMT -7 hours)
- Coordinates: latitude 34.15 & longitude -118.37
[edit] Demographics
An upscale community marked by tranquil neighborhoods, Toluca Lake is 12 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. It is located between two major studios, Universal Studios to the south and Warner Bros. to the east.
[edit] Politics
Toluca Lake is represented by City Councilman Tom LaBonge in the Los Angeles City Council.
NBC-4 weatherman Fritz Coleman is the honorary mayor of Toluca Lake.
[edit] Ecclesiastical
The local Catholic Church, Saint Charles Borromeo has played host to several celebrity funerals, including that of Bob Hope.[1] The choir director Paul Salamunovich was the former director of the esteemed Los Angeles Master Chorale. He can be heard playing the organ Sundays at the 7:15 mass and directing the Choir at the 10:00 mass.
[edit] Landmarks and distinctive places
The Bob's Big Boy Restaurant of Burbank (est. 1949), the oldest such restaurant in America and a California Point of Historical Interest, is located just beyond the boundary of Toluca Lake and is often misidentified as being located there. [2] [3] [4] Toluca Lake was also home to the first IHOP restaurant in 1958; however, there is no longer an IHOP located there.
Former actor and 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan had his wedding reception with second wife Nancy Reagan at the Toluca Lake home of actor (and best man) William Holden on March 4, 1952.
Several condominium and apartment complexes are located in Toluca Lake, along Riverside Drive and Moorpark Way. The first condominium complex to be built there is at 10470 Riverside Drive, erected in 1974.
[edit] Cultural references
- The third section of Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction—"The Bonnie Situation"—is set in Toluca Lake.
- In the Silent Hill series of video games, Toluca Lake is the name of the body of water around which the fictional town of Silent Hill is located.
[edit] Famous residents
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- Steve Abbott,actor
- Julie Andrews, actress and singer
- Drake Bell, actor and singer
- Jack Black, actor
- Brooke Burns, actress
- Ann Blyth, actress and singer
- Peter Casey, television writer
- Bing Crosby, singer and actor
- Billy Ray Cyrus, actor and singer
- Miley Cyrus, actress and singer
- Doris Day, singer and actress; animal rights advocate
- Kat Dennings, actress
- Rick Dees, radio personality
- Roy E. Disney, director and producer
- Hilary Duff, singer and actress[5]
- Kirsten Dunst, actress
- Amelia Earhart, aviator
- Zac Efron, actor
- W. C. Fields, actor
- Larry Fine, actor
- Redd Foxx, comedian and actor
- Andy García, actor
- Harold Greene, news anchorman
- Andy Griffith. actor
- Brett R. Henry, photographer and writer
- Steve Hofstetter, comedian and radio personality
- Jennifer Love Hewitt, actress
- William Holden, actor
- Bob Hope, actor
- Moe Howard, actor
- George Lopez, actor, comedian
- Garry Marshall, director and producer
- Roger Miller, song writer and singer
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan, actor
- José Offerman, Major League baseball player
- Jonas Brothers, singers (Joe, Nick, and Kevin)
- Markie Post, actress
- Frank Sinatra, singer, actor
- Kelly Sweet, singer
- Alan Thicke, actor
- Ashley Tisdale, actress, singer
- Forrest Tucker, actor
- Jim Tully, author
- Scott Weiland, singer, lyricist
- Lawrence Welk, band leader
- Dawn Wells, actress
- Eric West, Cinematographer
- Henry Winkler, actor
- Cary Woodworth, actor, musician
- Joanne Worley, actress, comedian
[edit] References
- ^ St. Charles Catholic Church - SeeingStars.com
- ^ RoadsidePeek.com ~ Bob's Big Boy
- ^ LAOkay.com ~ Bob's Big Boy
- ^ YouAreHere.com ~ Bob's Big Boy
- ^ E! Entertainment's "20 Under 25"
[edit] External links
- Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California is at coordinates Coordinates:
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