Riverside Drive is a northeast–southwest street connecting the

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and the Cypress Park neighborhood of the City of

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. It follows the course of the

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Overview

Running approximately from Van Nuys Boulevard in Sherman Oaks to Figueroa Street and San Fernando Road In Cypress Park, it is one of the major thoroughfares in the

. It runs through the heart of the Valley and is home to many of Southern California's major entertainment companies, passing both the Warner Bros. Studios and Walt Disney Studios in Burbank. Then it enters West Glendale and continues as a major thoroughfare until it intersects with Victory Boulevard and Sonora Avenue. It then continues as the major thoroughfare through Griffith Park, though its name changes as it passes through the park, first to Zoo Drive, then Crystal Springs Drive, and then Griffith Park Drive, before becoming Riverside Drive again as it leaves the park at its southeastern boundary. Riverside Drive then continues east and south along the Los Angeles River, passing just north of the Silver Lake Reservoir. It runs along the northern edge of Elysian Park, passing north of Dodger Stadium before becoming Figueroa Street at a roundabout with San Fernando Road just north of the confluence of Arroyo Seco and the Los Angeles River.

Local transportation

Metro Local lines 96 and 155 operate on Riverside Drive.

Cities and communities

Listed west to east, or north to south * Sherman Oaks * Studio City * Valley Village * Toluca Lake * Burbank * Glendale * Silver Lake * Los Feliz * Elysian Park

Notable places

Listed west to east, or north to south *

* Westfield Fashion Square, Sherman Oaks, California * Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, California * North Hollywood Medical Center, North Hollywood, California, a former hospital used for the filming of the '' Scrubs'' TV series for its first eight seasons * Oldest remaining Bob's Big Boy Restaurant * Providence High School,

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* Forest Lawn Memorial Park (nearby) * Disney Channel Headquarters,

* Warner Bros. Studios,

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* Walt Disney Studios,

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* Walt Disney Animation Studios,

* Equidome * Los Angeles Equestrian Center *

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(Zoo Drive) * Autry National Center (Zoo Drive) * Griffith Park (Griffith Park Drive) * Griffith Observatory (nearby) * Silver Lake Reservoir (nearby) * Elysian Park, Los Angeles, California * Dodger Stadium (nearby)

Gallery

File:LosAngelesRiverShermanOaks.JPG, Adjacent Los Angeles River in Sherman Oaks File:Sunkist Building.JPG, Sunkist Building, Sherman Oaks File:Westfield Fashion Square.JPG, Westfield Fashion Square in Sherman Oaks File:ShermanOaksNotreDameHS.JPG, Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks File:Bobs big boy burbank 2014-01-21 1.jpg, Bob's Big Boy in Burbank File:Buildings from riverside and olive.jpg, Burbank media district File:Warner Brothers Stuios.JPG, Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank File:Disney studios burbank abc building riverside.jpg, ABC Studios File:DisneyAnimationBuilding.JPG, Disney Animation Building, Burbank File:LosAngelesEquestrianCenter.JPG, Los Angeles Equestrian Center File:Riverside-Zoo Drive Bridge, No. 53C1298, LAHCM 910, view from northwest, 2014.jpg, Riverside-Zoo Drive Bridge File:LAzoo.jpg, Los Angeles Zoo File:AutryCenter 01.jpg, Autry National Center File:Griffith Observatory.jpg, Griffith Observatory File:Dodger-Stadium-Panorama-052707.jpg, Dodger Stadium File:Elysiantown.jpg, Elysian Park, looking south from Riverside Drive

Sport

The drive hosted part of the 50 km walk athletic event near Griffith Park for the 1932 Summer Olympics.1932 Summer Olympics official report.
p. 86.

References

{{Olympic venues athletics Streets in Los Angeles Streets in Los Angeles County, California Streets in the San Fernando Valley Transportation in Glendale, California Burbank, California Elysian Park, Los Angeles Los Feliz, Los Angeles Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles Silver Lake, Los Angeles Studio City, Los Angeles Toluca Lake, Los Angeles Venues of the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic athletics venues