Studio City is a neighborhood in

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, California, United States, in the southeast

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, just west of the

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. It is named after the studio lot that was established in the area by film producer

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in 1927, now known as

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History

Originally known as Laurelwood, the area that Studio City occupies was formerly part of Rancho Ex-Mission San Fernando. Rancho Ex-Mission San Fernando was a Mexican land grant in present-day Los Angeles County, California, granted in 1846 by Governor Pío Pico to Eulogio F. de Celis. This land changed hands several times during the late 19th century, and eventually passed into the ownership of James Boon Lankershim (1850–1931) and eight other developers, who organized the Lankershim Ranch Land and Water Company. In 1899, the area lost most water rights to Los Angeles, so subdivision and sale of land for farming became untenable. Construction of the

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began in 1908, and water reached the San Fernando Valley in November 1913. Real estate boomed, and a syndicate led by Harry Chandler, business manager of the ''

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'', with Hobart Johnstone Whitley, Isaac Van Nuys, and James Boon Lankershim acquired the remaining of the southern half of the former Mission lands—everything west of the Lankershim town limits and south of present-day Roscoe Boulevard excepting the Rancho Encino. Whitley platted the area of present-day Studio City from portions of the existing town of Lankershim, as well as the eastern part of the new acquisition. In 1927, Mack Sennett began building a new studio on donated by the land developer. The area around the studio was named Studio City. In 1955, Studio City's Station 78 became the first racially integrated station in the

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. A house fire that soon spread to surrounding homes broke out in Studio City on January 8, 2025 as part of the

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Geography

The

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and Tujunga Wash flow through Studio City. The two concrete-lined channels merge just west of Colfax Avenue and north of Ventura Boulevard adjacent to Radford Studio Center.

Demographics

The 2000 U.S. census counted 34,034 residents in the Studio City neighborhood—5,395 people per square mile, among the lowest population densities for the city but about average for the county. In 2008, the city estimated that the resident population had increased to 37,201. In 2000, the

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age for residents, 38, was considered old for city and county neighborhoods; the percent of residents age 19 and older was among the county's highest. The ethnic breakdown was

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, 78%;

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, 8.7%;

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, 5.4%; Blacks, 3.7%; and others, 4.1%. Iran (7%) and the United Kingdom (6.7%) were the most common places of birth for the 21.1% of the residents who were born abroad—a low percentage for Los Angeles. The median yearly household income in 2008 dollars was $75,657, considered high for the city. The percent of households earning $125,000 and up was high for

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. The average household size of 1.9 people was low when compared to the rest of the city and the county. Renters occupied 55.9% of the housing stock and house- or apartment-owners held 44.1%. In 2000, there were 837 families headed by single parents, the rate of 11.2% being low for the city of Los Angeles. There were 2,591 veterans, 8.8% of the population, a high figure for the city.

Arts and culture

Notable places

(formerly known as CBS Studio Center) *

walk (see North Valleyheart Riverwalk) * Exterior of '' Brady Bunch'' house * Campo de Cahuenga * Metro B Line Universal City/Studio City station * Several buildings by Rudolph Michael Schindler

Library

* The Studio City branch of the

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is at the corner of Moorpark Street and Whitsett Avenue.

Parks and recreation

The Studio City Recreation Center (commonly known as Beeman Park) is in a residential neighborhood on Rye Street at Beeman Avenue. It has an auditorium, barbecue pits, a lighted baseball diamond, an outdoor running and walking track, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, picnic tables, unlighted tennis courts, and many programs and classes including the second-largest youth baseball program in the public parks. Moorpark Park, an unstaffed pocket park at the corner of Moorpark Street and Laurel Canyon Boulevard, has a children's play area and picnic tables. Woodbridge Park, on Elmer Avenue at Moorpark Street, on the eastern border of Studio City has a children and toddler's play area. Wilacre Park, a 128-acre natural mountain park with the lower trailhead for the Betty B Dearing hiking trail, is on Fryman Road at

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. It has a large parking lot, restrooms and a picnic area. It is part of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and is managed by the Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority. Fryman Canyon Park is a 122-acre nature park accessed via the Nancy Hoover Pohl Overlook on Mulholland Drive with the upper trailhead of the Betty B Dearing hiking trail. The park is part of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and is managed by the Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority. Coldwater Canyon Park is a nature park adjacent to Wilacre Park and Fryman Canyon Park. It contains an amphitheater and the headquarters for the conservation group TreePeople. It can be accessed via a parking lot near the corner of Mulholland Drive and Coldwater Canyon Avenue and via the Betty B Dearing Trail. The park is managed by the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks (LA Parks). This park is not to be confused with an unrelated park with the name Coldwater Canyon Park, three miles to the south on North Beverly Drive in the city of Beverly Hills. In addition, Studio City has the Studio City Mini-Park, an unstaffed pocket park. North Valleyheart Riverwalk is a linear park that abuts the Los Angeles River.

Government

The northeast part of Studio City is in City Council District 2, represented by Paul Krekorian, and the southwest section is in

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, represented by Nithya Raman. The community is represented within the city of Los Angeles by the Studio City

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. The area is represented by Los Angeles County District 3 Supervisor

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, State Senator

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, California Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian and U.S. Representative Brad Sherman.

Education

Almost half of Studio City residents aged 25 and older (49.4%) had earned a four-year degree by 2000, a high percentage for both the city and the county. The percentage of those residents with a

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was also high for the county.

Schools

Schools within the Studio City boundaries are: * Bridges Academy, private, 4–12, 3921 Laurel Canyon Boulevard * Campbell Hall School, private, K-12, 4533 Laurel Canyon Boulevard * Carpenter Community Charter School,

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, K-5, 3909 Carpenter Avenue *

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, private, 10–12, 3700 Coldwater Canyon Avenue *

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, LAUSD, 6–8, 4525 Irvine Avenue * Oakwood School, private, K-6, 11230 Moorpark Street * Rio Vista Elementary School, LAUSD, K-5, 4243 Satsuma Avenue * St. Charles Borromeo School, private, K-8, 10850 Moorpark Street

Notable people

Film and television

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studios *

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, actress *

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, actress *

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, actor, musician, recording artist, and author *

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, actress, showgirl, model and college professor * Lyle Talbot, film, TV and stage actor; a founder of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG); honorary mayor of Studio City in the 1960s *

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, child actor; PBS Frontline documentary producer *

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, actress * Nancy Walker, actress, comedian and director * Anton Yelchin, actor

Music

Literature

* Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, journalist and playwright *

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, author and illustrator *

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, science-fiction author and blogger *

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, occultist

Sports

* Zack Greinke, Major League Baseball pitcher * Joc Pederson, Major League Baseball outfielder * Justin Turner, Major League Baseball player * Jrue Holiday, National Basketball Association player

Other

* David Burtka, chef and actor *

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, actress and model * Peter Hurkos, allegedly manifested extra-sensory perception * James B. Potter Jr., Los Angeles City Council member * Jerome Vered, record-setting contestant on the game show ''Jeopardy!'' * Joel Wachs, Los Angeles City Council member * Sam Yorty, mayor of Los Angeles

References

External links

Studio City Residents Association

Studio City Chamber of Commerce
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