Van Nuys () is a neighborhood in the central San Fernando Valley region of

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. Home to

Van Nuys Airport : ''For the United States Air Force use of the airport (1942–1990), see Van Nuys Air National Guard Base'' Van Nuys Airport is a public airport in the Van Nuys neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles. The airport is operated by Los Angeles ...

and the

Valley Municipal Building Van Nuys City Hall, built in 1932 originally as the Valley Municipal Building, serves various municipal services for the San Fernando Valley residents of the City of Los Angeles such as meeting chambers and public service offices and was dedicated ...

, it is the most populous neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley.

History

In 1909, the Suburban Homes Company – a syndicate led by

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, general manager of the board of control, along with

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, H. G. Otis, M. H. Sherman and O. F. Brandt – purchased 48,000 acres of the Farming and Milling Company for $2.5 million. Henry E. Huntington extended his

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(Red Cars) through the Valley to

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(now Canoga Park). The Suburban Home Company laid out plans for roads and the towns of Van Nuys, Reseda (Marian) and Canoga Park (Owensmouth). The rural areas were annexed into the city of Los Angeles in 1915. The town was founded in 1911 and named for

Isaac Newton Van Nuys Isaac Newton Van Nuys (; November 20, 1836 – February 12, 1912) was an American businessman, farmer and rancher who owned the entire southern portion of the San Fernando Valley—an area 15 miles long and 6 miles wide. With the approach of ...

, a rancher, entrepreneur and one of its developers. It was annexed by

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on May 22, 1915, after completion of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, providing it with the water required for further growth. Van Nuys was the first new stop on the

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of the

red cars system, which boosted its early land sales and commercial success. From as far as Alhambra, in 1917, day trips were organized for potential buyers of five-acre farms. Van Nuys became the Valley's satellite Los Angeles municipal civic center with the 1932

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Valley Municipal Building (Van Nuys City Hall), a visual landmark and

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, starting the present-day Government Center complex of government services buildings. In 1991, Marvin Braude, a member of the

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, redesignated a 45-block area of Van Nuys as a part of

Sherman Oaks Sherman Oaks is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California located in the San Fernando Valley, founded in 1927. The neighborhood includes a portion of the Santa Monica Mountains, which gives Sherman Oaks a lower population density than ...

. This redesignated area included the community of Magnolia Woods. Some area residents had presented a petition and several original deeds that stated "Sherman Oaks" to Braude. They argued that the area was a part of Sherman Oaks until the 1960s, when ZIP Codes labeling the area as Van Nuys were established. Orange Line Bike Path, Van Nuys

In October 2005, the Metro Orange Line opened with two stations,

Van Nuys station (Los Angeles Metro) Van Nuys station is a station on the G Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system. It is named after adjacent Van Nuys Boulevard, which travels north-south and crosses the east-west busway route and is located in the Van Nuys district of Lo ...

and

Sepulveda station Sepulveda station is a station on the G Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system. It is named after nearby Sepulveda Boulevard, which travels north-south and crosses the east-west busway route. Unique among G Line stations, Sepulveda's plat ...

. In 2014, a "Great Streets" project was introduced by Mayor

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with Van Nuys Blvd. to be redesigned between Victory Blvd. and Oxnard Street. Also, Sepulveda Blvd. was resurfaced between Victory Blvd and Oxnard Street in May 2014. A new Los Angeles County family services building was built on the southwest corner of Van Nuys Blvd. and Saticoy Street in 2016.

Geography and climate

Van Nuys is bordered on the north by North Hills, on the northeast by

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, on the east by

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, on the south by

, on the southwest by the

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, on the west by

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'' Its street and other boundaries are Roscoe Boulevard on the north,

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, the

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, Woodman Avenue and Hazeltine Avenue on the east, Oxnard Street on the south, the

on the southwest and Odessa and Hayvenhurst avenues and Balboa Boulevard on the west.

Boundary changes

Some former Van Nuys neighborhoods won approval in 2009 by the Los Angeles City Council to break off from Van Nuys and join the neighboring communities of

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, and

in an effort to raise their property values. City Council member

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"suggested the change was motivated by racism."

Climate

Population

The 2000 U.S. census counted 136,443 residents in the 8.99-square-mile Van Nuys neighborhood—or 11,542 people per square mile. In 2000, the median age for residents was 28, considered young for city and county neighborhoods, and the percentages of residents aged 10 or younger and 19 to 34 were among the highest in Los Angeles County."Van Nuys," Mapping L.A.
''

'' The neighborhood was considered "moderately diverse" ethnically within Los Angeles. The breakdown was

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s, 60.5%;

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s, 23.1%;

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s, 6.4%;

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s, 6%; and others, 4%. Mexico (41.5%) and El Salvador (17.3%) were the most common places of birth for the 49.8% of the residents who were born abroad—a high percentage for Los Angeles. There were 4,917 families headed by single parents or 21.3%, considered high for both the city and the county. The median yearly household income in 2008 dollars was $41,134, considered average for the city, but low for the county. The percentages of households that earned $40,000 or less were high for the county. Renters occupied 73.9% of the housing stock, and house- or apartment-owners held 26.1%.

Economy

Van Nuys Boulevard Van Nuys Boulevard is a major north-south arterial road that runs through the central San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles County, California. The boulevard was notable for its cruising lifestyle that was prevalent in the 1960s and 1970s, which ...

has a long and diverse commercial district along it, as do other major streets crossing through Van Nuys. There are two Target stores in Van Nuys, one on Sepulveda and Hatteras and another on Raymer and Kester. Van Nuys has two Asian supermarkets, one on Sherman Way and White Oak, and one on Sepulveda and Victory. From December 1947 until August 1992, General Motors operated an automobile factory called

Van Nuys Assembly Van Nuys Assembly was a General Motors automobile factory in Van Nuys, California. The plant opened in 1947 producing Chevrolet Advance Design trucks. Later it would produce several different models including Chevrolet full-size (Caprice, Im ...

at Van Nuys Boulevard and Arminta Street to augment production efforts at their

South Gate Assembly South Gate Assembly was a General Motors automobile plant located at 2720 Tweedy Boulevard in the Los Angeles suburb of South Gate, California.

factory, which opened in 1936. The Van Nuys plant manufactured 6.3 million vehicles, including the

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, Corvair, and later was the primary location for the Nova,

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, and

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. Other models built were the

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, Chevelle, the

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, and the

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versions of the Impala, Nova and Camaro were also manufactured at this location. In October 1989, GM announced that Camaro and Firebird production would be moved to a facility in Sainte-Thérèse. Due to air quality remediation efforts and decreasing market share of GM products, the factory was closed. In 1999, The Plant shopping center opened on the former factory site, anchored by a

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& 16-screen Mann movie theater multiplex. Through the following years there were additions to The Plant shopping center the following additions were:

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, 7-Eleven,

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, Ono Hawaiian BBQ, Starbucks,

Party City Party City Holdco Inc. is an American publicly traded retail chain of party stores founded in 1986 by Steve Mandell in East Hanover, New Jersey. Party City’s parent organization is Party City Holdings Inc. Based in Woodcliff Lake, NJ, the comp ...

, and

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Sound City Studios Sound City Studios is a recording studio in Los Angeles, California, known as one of the most successful in popular music. The complex opened in 1969 in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles. The facility had previously been a production facto ...

is a well-respected recording studio in Van Nuys. Van Nuys, along with Chatsworth, is home to numerous pornographic film studios, distributors, and manufacturers.

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operates a Van Nuys-area TACA Center at 6710 Van Nuys Boulevard. Various parts of the 1984 film '' The Terminator'' were filmed in Van Nuys.

Government services

The

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operates Station 39 (Van Nuys), Station 90 Van Nuys Airport Area, Station 100 West Van Nuys, and Station 102 East Van Nuys, serving the community. The

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operates the nearby Van Nuys Community Police Station at 6420 Sylmar Avenue, 91401, serving the neighborhood. The

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operates the Civic Center Van Nuys Post Office at 6200 Van Nuys Boulevard in Van Nuys (closed and moved outside the Van Nuys civic center to 6531 Van Nuys Blvd, Van Nuys, CA 91401) and the Van Nuys Post Office at 15701 Sherman Way in the

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. ''Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council''. Retrieved on December 6, 2008. The

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operates the Los Angeles Regional Office in Van Nuys. The

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operates the North Los Angeles County Regional Center on Sherman Way west of Sepulveda Boulevard, but they closed that location and moved to a new location on Oakhurst and Plummer in Chatsworth in 2016. The agency serves a large population of developmentally disabled people living in the San Fernando Valley. The

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once operated a branch office on Van Nuys Boulevard north of Victory Boulevard in Van Nuys. This location was closed in 2011, and moved to

on Roscoe Blvd and Van Nuys Blvd.

Parks

The Van Nuys Recreation Area is in Van Nuys. The area has an auditorium and gymnasium with a capacity of 420 people, and a multipurpose/community room with a capacity of 20–25 people. The area has barbecue pits, lighted baseball diamonds, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, a community room, lighted handball courts, an indoor gymnasium with no weights, picnic tables, a lighted soccer field, and lighted tennis courts. Delano Park in Van Nuys has an auditorium, barbecue pits, a lighted baseball diamond, a children's play area, a lighted football field, an indoor gymnasium with no weights, picnic tables, and a lighted soccer field. Woodley park picnic area

The Van Nuys adjacent Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area to the west is a large open space park behind

Sepulveda Dam The Sepulveda Dam is a project of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers designed to withhold winter flood waters along the Los Angeles River. Completed in 1941, at a cost of $6,650,561 (), it is located south of center in the San Fernando Valley, appr ...

. The

Metro Orange Line bicycle path The Orange Line Bikeway is a cycle route in Los Angeles County, California that runs and “spans the lengths of the San Fernando Valley’s major communities” from Chatsworth to North Hollywood, “connecting such places as Pierce Colle ...

connects Van Nuys to it and other valley destinations. It has numerous recreation facilities and natural areas, including a wildlife preserve, cricket complex, and archery range at

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. The Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Park is in

, near Van Nuys. The park has an auditorium, two lighted baseball diamonds, six unlighted baseball diamonds, lighted indoor basketball courts, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, a 60-person community room, a lighted football field, an indoor gymnasium without weights, picnic tables, a lighted soccer field, and lighted tennis courts. Located in the same place as the park, the Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Pool is a seasonal outdoor heated swimming pool. The Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Senior Citizen Center (a.k.a. Bernardi Center), also on the park grounds, has an auditorium and multi-purpose room. The senior community hall also has two community/meeting rooms, two kitchens, a play area, a shuffle board area, a stage, and two storage rooms. The Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Tennis Courts facility in the Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Park has eight courts.

Education

Fifteen percent of Van Nuys residents aged 25 and older had earned a

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by 2000, an average figure for both the city and the county, but the percentage of the same-age residents who had less than a high school diploma (43.1%) was high for Los Angeles. Schools within the Van Nuys boundaries are:

Public

The Los Angeles Unified School District operates neighborhood public schools: * Kittridge Street Elementary School, 13619 Kittridge Street * Van Nuys Senior High School, 6535 Cedros Avenue * Cohasset Street Elementary School, 15810 Saticoy Street * Robert Fulton College Preparatory School, 7477 Kester Avenue * Valerio Street Elementary School, 15035 Valerio Street * Hazeltine Avenue Elementary School, 7150 Hazeltine Avenue * Columbus Avenue Elementary School, 6700 Columbus Avenue * Van Nuys Elementary School, 6464 Sylmar Avenue * Will Rogers Continuation School, 14711 Gilmore Street * Sylvan Park Elementary School, 6238 Noble Avenue * Van Nuys Adult School, 6535 Cedros Avenue * NVOC- Aviation Center, 16550 Saticoy Street Charter schools include: * Charter High School of Arts — Multimedia and Performing, 6952 Van Nuys Boulevard Van Nuys Middle School was in the Van Nuys community until 1991 when its area was moved into

. The school continued to use the name "Van Nuys" despite the move.

Private

* Pacific Ridge School, 15339 Saticoy Street * Crossroads School, 6843 Lennox Avenue * St. Elisabeth School, elementary, 6635 Tobias Avenue * Grace Christian Academy, 6510 Peach Avenue * The Crawford Academy, 14530 Sylvan Street * Children's Community School, 14702 Sylvan Street *

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, 8071 Sepulveda Boulevard, has closed. *

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previously operated a campus in Van Nuys.

Public libraries

The Van Nuys Branch Library of the

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serves the community.

Transportation

Air

, the 25th busiest airport in the

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, and among the 20 busiest airports in the world by aircraft movements, is located in Van Nuys. The closest airport with commercial airline service is

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in Burbank. The community includes a terminal for the Van Nuys FlyAway Bus service, which travels from Van Nuys to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Public transit

Van Nuys has two Metro G Line stations: the

Van Nuys (Los Angeles Metro station) Van Nuys station is a station on the G Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system. It is named after adjacent Van Nuys Boulevard, which travels north-south and crosses the east-west busway route and is located in the Van Nuys district of L ...

and the

Sepulveda (Los Angeles Metro station) Sepulveda station is a station on the G Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system. It is named after nearby Sepulveda Boulevard, which travels north-south and crosses the east-west busway route. Unique among G Line stations, Sepulveda's platf ...

which will be rebuilt on elevated bridges by 2024. The G Line connects to the Metro B Line subway at the

North Hollywood (Los Angeles Metro station) North Hollywood station is a combined rapid transit (known locally as a subway) and bus rapid transit (BRT) station in the Los Angeles Metro Rail and Metro Busway systems. It is the northwestern terminus of the B Line subway and eastern termin ...

, for access to Hollywood, Downtown Los Angeles, and other

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lines. The Metro Busway also uses the

Van Nuys station Van Nuys station is an Amtrak and Metrolink train station in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Amtrak's ''Pacific Surfliner'' from San Luis Obispo to San Diego, Amtrak's ''Coast Starlight'' from Los Angeles to Seattle, Wash ...

. All stations, and the neighborhood's major streets, are served by

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, and/or other bus lines and systems. The Metro G Line bicycle path and pedestrian walkway runs in a landscaped zone alongside the entire route, to Pierce College,

Canoga Park Canoga Park is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. Before the Mexican–American War, the district was part of a rancho, and after the American victory it was converted into wheat farms and t ...

, and the

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on the west, and North Hollywood on the east. The area also has

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and Metrolink service at

. It is served by the Amtrak

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and

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, and the Metrolink

Ventura County Line The Metrolink Ventura County Line is a commuter rail line serving Ventura County and the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County and the City of Los Angeles, in the Southern California system. The line is the successor of the short lived CalTr ...

. Van Nuys Boulevard is planned to host the East San Fernando Light Rail line by 2027 with construction starting in 2021.

Freeways

Van Nuys is served by the 405 (San Diego Freeway) passing through it. Other nearby freeways include the Route 101 (Ventura Freeway), the Route 170 (Hollywood Freeway), the Route 118 (Simi Valley Freeway), and the

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section of

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Healthcare

Valley Presbyterian Hospital Valley Presbyterian Hospital is a 350-bed hospital in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1958, architect William Pereira designed the original building. The facility specializes in maternal and child health, cardiac care, orthopedics, a ...

is a 350-bed hospital at 15107 Vanowen St, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, CA 91405. It was founded in 1958 and initially designed by architect William Pereira. It has 350 beds, as well as an emergency room which can handle pediatric patients. Also in Van Nuys is the Southern California Hospital, at 14433 Emelita St, which is a psychiatric facility that provides no emergency services. The nearest

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hospital to Van Nuys is Kaiser Panorama City Medical Center.

Notable people

* George O. Abell (1927-1983), astronomer, professor *

Ernani Bernardi Ernani Bernardi — also known as Noni Bernardi and Nani Bernardi — (October 29, 1911 – January 4, 2006) was a big band musician and politician. Bernardi served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1961 to 1993, representing 7th district and ...

(1911–2006), musician and member of the Los Angeles City Council, 1961–93Richard Simon, "Bernardi's Iconoclasm Brings Acclaim, Enmity," ''Los Angeles Times,'' San Fernando Valley edition, April 3, 1989
/ref>Rick Orlov, "Valley's Ardent Fighter, 94, Dies," ''Los Angeles Daily News,"
posted January 7, 2006, at Political-Graveyard *

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, vocalist of the multi-platinum rock band Incubus * Bishop Joseph V. Brennan, Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles *

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, U.S. senator from Montana *

Rose Marie Rose Marie (born Rose Marie Mazzetta; August 15, 1923 – December 28, 2017) was an American actress, singer, comedian, and vaudeville performer with a career ultimately spanning nine decades, which included film, radio, records, theater, night ...

, actress and comedienne *

Andy Devine Andrew Vabre Devine (October 7, 1905 – February 18, 1977) was an American character actor known for his distinctive raspy, crackly voice and roles in Western films, including his role as Cookie, the sidekick of Roy Rogers in 10 feature fil ...

, actor, honorary mayor from 1938 to 1957 * Don Drysdale, Hall of Fame baseball player *

Kerry Lyn Dalton Kerry Lyn Dalton (born January 24, 1959) was convicted of first-degree murder in May 1995 and was sentenced to death by lethal injection the same year. Since her sentencing, she has been incarcerated at the Central California Women's Facility in ...

, murderer *

Michael Erush Michael Erush (born January 24, 1984) is a former professional soccer player and current soccer coach. He is the Head Men's Soccer Coach at California State University-Los Angeles. He was inducted into the Birmingham Community Charter High S ...

(born 1984), soccer player and coach *

Mike Fetters Michael Lee Fetters (born December 19, 1964) is an American professional baseball coach. He is currently the bullpen coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for eight teams during his 16-year career as ...

, baseball pitcher and coach *

Laurence D. Fink Laurence Douglas Fink (born November 2, 1952) is an American billionaire businessman. He is the chairman and CEO of BlackRock, an American multinational investment management corporation. BlackRock is the largest money-management firm in the wor ...

, financierSuzanna Andrews
Larry Fink’s $12 Trillion Shadow
''Vanity Fair'', April 2010 *

Brian Austin Green Brian Austin Green (born Brian Green; July 15, 1973) is an American actor, rapper, television personality and podcaster, best known for his portrayal of David Silver on the television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1990–2000). Green was al ...

, actor *

Robert Harland Robert John Yurgatis is an American stage and television actor. He is known for playing Jack Flood in the American crime drama television series '' Target: The Corruptors!''. Harland attended St. James High School for Boys, later graduating i ...

, actor * Chris Holdsworth,

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

fighter * Michael Hunter, Professional boxer * Michael Landau, musician *

Jon Locke Joseph Lockey Yon, also known as credited as Jon Locke, (October 10, 1927 – October 19, 2013) was an American actor who appeared in many television and film westerns. Early life Locke was borne in Orlando, Florida. He became involved in theat ...

, western television actor *

Gary Lockwood Gary Lockwood (born John Gary Yurosek; February 21, 1937) is an American actor. Lockwood is best known for his roles as astronaut Frank Poole in the film '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' (1968), and as Lieutenant Commander Gary Mitchell in the '' Star ...

, actor *

Diane Warren Diane Eve Warren (born September 7, 1956) is an American songwriter. She has received several awards including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, three ''Billboard'' Music Awards and an Honorary Academy Award. Wa ...

, songwriter *

Delamere Francis McCloskey Delamere Francis McCloskey (April 29, 1897 – December 14, 1983) was a Canadian-born American attorney and politician, who represented the 1st District on the Los Angeles City Council from 1941 to 1945. Biography McCloskey was born April 29, 18 ...

, Los Angeles City Council member, 1941–43 *

Matthew Mercer Matthew Christopher Miller (born June 29, 1982), better known as Matthew Mercer, is an American voice actor. He is best known for his work with Studiopolis, Funimation, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, Viz Media, and NYAV Post in anime, cartoons, and ...

, voice actor *

Ken Michelman Ken Michelman (born May 23, 1955) is an American actor primarily known for his role as Abner Goldstein on the TV series '' The White Shadow''. He also played Gary Greenberg, Cindy Brady's love interest on the short-lived ''Brady Bunch'' spin-off, ...

, actor * Matt Moore, professional football player *

Neal Morse Neal Morse (born August 2, 1960) is an American singer, musician and composer based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1992, he formed the progressive rock band Spock's Beard with his brother Alan and released an album which was moderately successful. ...

, musician *

Tony Muser Anthony Joseph Muser (; born August 1, 1947) is currently a roving instructor in the San Diego Padres organization. He is a former Major League Baseball player, and later served in several coaching positions. From 1997 until 2002, Muser served as ...

, Major League Baseball player and manager * Chris O'Loughlin (born 1967), Olympic fencerVittorio Tafur (July 26, 1990)
">"Acting Career Foiled by Love of Swordplay: Fencing: Van Nuys native cuts wide swath in U.S. circles with an epee, but international success proves elusive,"
''Los Angeles Times''. *

Johnny Parsons John Wayne Parsons1975 Indianapolis 500 Radio Broadcast - Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network (May 25, 1975) (born August 26, 1944 in Van Nuys, California) is an American race car driver. He is the son of 1950 Indianapolis 500 winner John ...

, Indy 500 Qualifier *

Miss Coco Peru Miss Coco Peru (born August 27, 1965) is the drag persona of American actor, comedian and drag performer Clinton Leupp, known for her role in the 1999 independent film ''Trick'' and for her series of live theater performances. Recognizable by he ...

, actor and drag performer *

Chris Pinnick Chris Pinnick is an American guitarist and songwriter, probably best known for his work with the band Chicago from 1980–1985. Pinnick was born on July 23, 1953 in Van Nuys, California and took up the guitar at the age of seven. An early exampl ...

, musician *

Sherri Rasmussen On February 24, 1986, the body of Sherri Rasmussen (born February 7, 1957) was found in the apartment she shared with her husband, John Ruetten, in Van Nuys, California, United States. She had been beaten and shot three times in a struggle. The L ...

, murder victim * Robert Redford, actor, director, producerStated on ''

Inside the Actors Studio ''Inside the Actors Studio'' is an American talk show that airs on Ovation. The series premiered in 1994 on Bravo where it aired for 22 seasons and was hosted by James Lipton from its premiere until 2018. It is taped at the Michael Schimmel C ...

'', 2005 *

Jake Richardson Jacob Matthew Richardson (born February 20, 1985) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the film ''Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves'' and the series ''Fudge''. Career Richardson landed his first acting role in 1995 at the a ...

, actor *

Shorty Rogers Milton "Shorty" Rogers (born Milton Rajonsky; April 14, 1924 – November 7, 1994) was an American jazz musician, one of the principal creators of West Coast jazz. He played trumpet and flugelhorn and was in demand for his skills as an arrang ...

, jazz musician and arranger *

Jane Russell Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell (June 21, 1921 – February 28, 2011) was an American actress, singer, and model. She was one of Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s. She starred in more than 20 films. Russell moved from th ...

, actress *

Herbert Ryman Herbert Dickens Ryman Jr. (June 28, 1910 – February 10, 1989) was an American artist and Disney Imagineer. Ryman worked in watercolor, oils, and pen & ink sketches. In 1953 Ryman drew the first illustrations of Walt Disney's vision of a theme p ...

, artist and Disney imagineer *

Nikki Sixx Nikki Sixx (born Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna Jr.; December 11, 1958) is an American musician, best known as the co-founder, bassist, and primary songwriter of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. Prior to forming Mötley Crüe, Sixx was a me ...

, musician *

Brody King Nathan Troy Blauvelt (born March 17, 1987), better known by his ring name Brody King, is an American professional wrestler and musician signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The House of Black. King was previously signed ...

, professional wrestler and musician *

Camryn Grimes Camryn Elizabeth Grimes (born January 7, 1990) is an American actress. Personal life Grimes is the daughter of Preston Lee and Heather Grimes and the niece of actor Scott Grimes. She is the oldest of seven children: Dakota, Shelby, Mattea, ...

, actress *

Bob Walk Robert Vernon Walk (born November 26, 1956), nicknamed "The Whirly Bird", is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (), Atlanta Braves (–), and Pittsburgh Pirate ...

, baseball player and broadcaster *

Bob Waterfield Robert Stanton Waterfield (July 26, 1920 – March 25, 1983) was an American professional football player and coach. He played quarterback for the UCLA Bruins and Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame i ...

, professional football player * Brooke White, singer, ''American Idol'' Season 7 finalist *

, real-estate developer *

Cindy Williams Cynthia Jane Williams (born August 22, 1947) is an American actress and producer, known for her role as Shirley Feeney on the television sitcom ''Happy Days'' (1975–1979), and ''Laverne & Shirley'' (1976–1982). Early life Williams was bo ...

, actress *

Natalie Wood Natalie Wood ( Zacharenko; July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) was an American actress who began her career in film as a child and successfully transitioned to young adult roles. Wood started acting at age four and was given a co-starring r ...

, actress *

Todd Zeile Todd Edward Zeile (; born September 9, 1965) is an Americans, American former professional baseball third baseman, catcher, and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played sixteen seasons, from 1989 to 2004, for the St. Louis Cardinals ...

, professional baseball player

Notable places

Van Nuys City Hall Van Nuys City Hall, built in 1932 originally as the Valley Municipal Building, serves various municipal services for the San Fernando Valley residents of the City of Los Angeles such as meeting chambers and public service offices and was dedicated ...

* Galpin Auto Sports — ''"Pimp My Ride" (seasons 5 and 6)''. * Busch Gardens theme park (1964–1979), demolished. *

File:Van Nuys Post Office 05.16.10 pic.JPG, Van Nuys Post Office File:Erwin St. Mall, Van Nuys.JPG, Erwin Street Pedestrian Mall in Government Center File:Govt Center, Van Nuys Blvd. and Erwin.JPG, Government Center,

and Erwin Street File:Marvin Braude SFV Constituent Svc Ctr.JPG, Marvin Braude San Fernando Valley Constituent Service Center, at Government Center File:Van Nuys State Office Building.JPG, Van Nuys State Office Building at Government Center File:LA Muni Court, Van Nuys Div.JPG, Los Angeles Superior Court, Van Nuys Division, at Government Center File:Van Nuys Library (new).JPG, New Van Nuys Branch,

, Sylmar Avenue Mall. File:Van Nuys Community Police Station, 6240 Sylmar Ave Mall.JPG, Van Nuys Community Police Station, 6240 Sylmar Avenue Mall File:Van Nuys Civic Child Development Ctr.JPG, Van Nuys Civic Child Development Center File:Van Nuys Blvd and Delano.JPG,

and Delano St. File:Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys, CA.JPG,

References

External links

Van Nuys Profile - Mapping L.A.
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Getty.edu: Van Nuys (neighborhood)
* {{Authority control Communities in the San Fernando Valley Neighborhoods in Los Angeles 1911 establishments in California Populated places established in 1911

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