Reseda Boulevard

Reseda Boulevard
Maintained by Bureau of Street Services, City of Los Angeles
Location Tarzana, Reseda, Northridge, Porter Ranch
South end Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park
Major
junctions
Ventura Blvd. in Tarzana
US 101 in Tarzana
Victory Blvd. in Reseda
Sherman Way in Reseda
Roscoe Blvd. in Northridge
Devonshire St. in Northridge
SR 118 in Northridge
North end Sesnon Blvd. in Porter Ranch

Reseda Boulevard, originally named Reseda Avenue until May 1929, is a major north-south arterial road that runs through the western San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles County, California.

Reseda Blvd. looking north

Reseda Boulevard runs approximately 12 miles (19 km) from the Santa Monica Mountains at the Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park in the south to the Santa Susana Mountains and Porter Ranch in the north. It passes through the community of Tarzana, passes Mulholland Park gated community and El Caballero Country Club, then continues into the flats of the Valley through the communities of Reseda and Northridge, passes the campus of California State University Northridge, and ends at Porter Ranch. The epicenter of the 1994 Northridge earthquake was approximately one block west of the Boulevard, in its namesake community of Reseda. Damage occurred throughout the San Fernando Valley though areas of more widespread destruction followed along the boulevard's northern course including an apartment building which stood at the time, the Northridge Meadows Apartments, where 16 people died when the top two floors collapsed on the ground floor apartments.[1] Tom Brokaw broadcast the NBC Nightly News from the scene of the Northridge Meadows Apartments on the evening of the earthquake.

Communities along Reseda Boulevard (south to north)

Reseda Blvd. from Santa Monica Mtns.

Transportation

Metro Local line 240 and Metro Rapid line 744 run along Reseda Boulevard. Reseda also crosses the Orange Line at its station located at its intersection with Oxnard Street.

In 1977 the Los Angeles City Council failed to approve a plan to create a "Reseda to the Sea" link from the San Fernando Valley to L.A.'s Westside at Sunset Blvd. The plan was revisited in the early 90's -- Reseda Blvd. was widened to four lanes as far as Mulholland Drive to the South in anticipation of much-needed relief for existing cross-mountain passes -- but was again rejected amidst concerns of environmental and neighborhood impacts.

Landmarks along Reseda Boulevard (south to north)

Mountain Bikers at Southern Terminus of Reseda Drive
Shops at Saticoy & Reseda
Apartment Bldg. collapsed in Northridge earthquake
Cal State Northridge

See also

References

  1. 1 2 NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE January 17, 1994. lafd.org
  2. Parks. LAMountains.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-03.
  3. Braemar Club, Braemar Country Club, Braemar Golf Club. Braemarclub.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-03.
  4. Home – El Caballero Country Club. Elcaballerocc.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-03.
  5. Edgar Rice Burroughs. tarzananc.org
  6. City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks. Laparks.org. Retrieved on 2013-01-03.
  7. Northridge Hospital Medical Center: Trauma, Cancer, Heart | (818) 885-8500. Northridgehospital.org. Retrieved on 2013-01-03.
  8. Northridge Hospital Medical Center. Northridgehospital.org. Retrieved on 2013-01-03.
  9. About CSUN. Csun.edu (2012-03-22). Retrieved on 2013-01-03.
  10. 1 2 Valley Landmarks. Sfvhs.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-03.
  11. Northridge Recreation Center Profile. laparks.org
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20111102165724/http://www.wandrlust.net/2008/01/30/the-oakridge-estate-northridge-ca/. Archived from the original on November 2, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. Devonshire Downs. rockandrollroadmap.com
  14. Roderick, Kevin. (2007-06-21) Hendrix at Devonshire Downs. LA Observed. Retrieved on 2013-01-03.

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