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{{Infobox settlement
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'''Sun Valley''' is a neighborhood in the [[San Fernando Valley]] region of the city of [[Los Angeles, California]]. The neighborhood is known for its overall youthful population and moderate racial diversity.

The neighborhood was first known as Roberts, in the 1880s, and in 1896 it became known as Roscoe.

There are three recreation centers in Sun Valley, one of which is a historic site. The neighborhood has thirteen public schools — including [[John H. Francis Polytechnic High School]] and [[Sun Valley High School (California)|Sun Valley High School]] — and four private schools.

==Population==

The 2000 U.S. census counted 75,848 residents in the 9.42-square-mile Sun Valley neighborhood—or 8,048 people per square mile, about an average [[population density]] for the city. In 2008, the city estimated that the population had increased to 81,788. In 2000 the median age for residents was 28, considered young for city and county neighborhoods; the percentage of residents aged 10 or younger was among the county's highest.<ref name=MappingLASunValley>[http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/lsun-valley "Sun Valley," Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times'']</ref>

The neighborhood was considered "moderately diverse" ethnically within Los Angeles, with a high percentage of [[Latino (demonym)|Latinos]]. The breakdown was [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latinos]], 69.4%; [[Non-Hispanic Whites|whites]], 17.9%; [[Asian American|Asians]], 8.1%; [[African American|blacks]], 1.9%; and others, 2.7%. Mexico (54.5%) and El Salvador (11.9%) were the most common places of birth for the 51.9% of the residents who were born abroad—a high percentage for Los Angeles.<ref name=MappingLASunValley/>

The median yearly household income in 2008 dollars was $51,290, considered average for the city but low for the county. The percentages of households that earned $20,000 to $60,000 were high for the county. Renters occupied 46.1% of the housing stock, and house or apartment-owners held 53.9%.<ref name=MappingLASunValley/>

==Geography==
Sun Valley is bordered on the northeast by [[Shadow Hills, Los Angeles|Shadow Hills]], on the southeast by [[Burbank, California|Burbank]], on the south by [[North Hollywood, Los Angeles|North Hollywood]] and [[Valley Glen, Los Angeles|Valley Glen]], on the west by [[Panorama City, Los Angeles|Panorama City]] and on the northwest by [[Pacoima, Los Angeles|Pacoima]], [[Hansen Dam]] and [[Lake View Terrace]].<ref name=MappingLAColoredMap>[http://www.latimes.com/includes/projects/img/mapping_la/mappingla.pdf Map, Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times'']</ref>

Situated at the base of the [[Verdugo Mountains]], Sun Valley is prone to [[flash flood]]s, and one such flood on Sunday, February 20, 2005 at 2237 (10:37 PM PST) destroyed a portion of the 8000 block of Tujunga Avenue and killed a Los Angeles City civil engineer when a sinkhole 30 feet deep opened.<ref>[http://lafd.blogspot.com/2005/02/city-civil-engineer-fatality-in-north.html LAFD Blogspot, "City Civil Engineer Fatality in North Hollywood"]</ref>

===Nearby places===

Relation of Sun Valley to nearby places, not necessarily contiguous:<ref name="MappingLAColoredMap"/>

{{Geographic location
| Centre = Sun Valley
| North = [[Hansen Dam]] & [[Lake View Terrace, Los Angeles|Lake View Terrace]],
| Northeast = [[Shadow Hills, Los Angeles|Shadow Hills]] & [[Sunland-Tujunga, Los Angeles|Sunland-Tujunga]]
| East = [[Verdugo Mountains|Verdugo Hills]]
| Southeast = [[Burbank, California|Burbank]]
| South = [[North Hollywood, Los Angeles|North Hollywood]] & [[Valley Glen, Los Angeles|Valley Glen]]
| Southwest = [[Van Nuys, Los Angeles|Van Nuys]]
| West = [[Panorama City, Los Angeles|Panorama City]]
| Northwest = [[Pacoima, Los Angeles|Pacoima]] & [[Arleta, Los Angeles|Arleta]]
}}

==History==
{{unreferenced section|date=July 2013}}
In 1874, California State Senator [[Charles Maclay]] (for whom Maclay Street in [[San Fernando, California|San Fernando]] is named) acquired 56,000 acres (230&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land across the San Fernando Valley. The area extended from Sunland Blvd. all the way west to the Chatsworth Hills. East of Sunland was [[Rancho San Rafael]], a large land grant to [[Jose Maria Verdugo]] by the Spanish Crown. By 1876, the Southern Pacific Railroad was constructed through the eastern San Fernando Valley, linking Southern and Northern California.

Around the 1880s, Sun Valley was originally known as Roberts, which was the name of a general store—and the only business in the area. At that time, the area was classified as one of the five healthiest places in the United States to live (before smog), and, with the increased accessibility of the railroad, parcels of land in the area were being sold off to families coming to the area. The population of the [[Greater Los Angeles area]] at the time was about 200,000.

In 1896, Roberts changed its name to Roscoe. There is speculation that the name for the community came from a railroad employee by the name of Roscoe, who was killed in a train wreck during a train robbery near Sunland Blvd. and San Fernando Road. There are some spurious reports in later years that it was named after famous actor, [[Fatty Arbuckle|Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle]], after he had made movies on location in the area. However, Roscoe was already the name of the community before motion pictures were in widespread use. By 1905, there were seven families living in Roscoe. In (or around) 1915, the first gas pump on Route 99 (San Fernando Road/the main route between [[Glendale, California|Glendale]] and [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]]) was installed at Sunland Blvd. and San Fernando Road by Alex Ratner. The Ratners were a new family in town and have remained active and supportive members of the community ever since. Ratner Street is named for this family. Adom Ratner-Stauber, involved in real estate development and property management in the area,<ref>[http://www.yelp.com/biz/ratner-property-management-sun-valley Yelp listing for Ratner Property Management]</ref> is the great-grandson of Alex. The change to the current name of Sun Valley was made in 1948 by residents in a movement spearheaded by the Chamber of Commerce. Vestiges of the former name remain in the name of Roscoe Elementary School and the [[Telephone exchange names|telephone exchange]] 76x-xxxx (RO[scoe]x-xxx). Note: The 76 prefix followed by a 7 was ROgers 7 -XXXX in Sun Valley. The prefix 76 followed by a 5 or 6 in North Hollywood was Poplar as in PO 5-xxxx and PO 6-XXXX.
{{see also|Stonehurst Historic Preservation Overlay Zone}}

==Notable businesses==
* The [[Theodore Payne]] Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants<ref>[http://www.theodorepayne.org Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants]</ref> is located in Sun Valley, and is dedicated to helping Californians and visitors discover the beauty of [[California native plants]]. The organization operates the only nursery in Los Angeles County devoted exclusively to California natives, offering more than 500 species.
* [[Lockheed Corporation|Lockheed Aircraft]] had many factories located in Sun Valley during WWII.
* Legendary [[Punk rock|punk]] record company [[Frontier Records]] founded here by [[Lisa Fancher]] in 1980
* Voskos brand Greek yogurt is made in Sun Valley.

==Economy==
{{expand section|date=July 2013}}
The [[Diplomatic missions of the Dominican Republic|Consulate-General of the Dominican Republic in the County of Los Angeles]] is located in Suite 204 at 9001 Laurel Canyon Boulevard.<ref>"[http://www.domrep.org/consulates_us.html Dominican Consulates in the United States of America]". ''[[Diplomatic missions of the Dominican Republic|Embassy of the Dominican Republic in the United States]]''. Retrieved on January 31, 2009.</ref>

==Government and infrastructure==
[[File:LAFD Station - 77.JPG|thumb|[[Los Angeles Fire Department|LAFD]] Fire Station # 77]]
[[Los Angeles Fire Department]] Fire Station 77<ref>{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Fire Department — Fire Station 77|url=http://www.lafd.org/fs77.htm}}</ref> is located in the Sun Valley area. The station is in the Battalion 12 district.

The [[United States Postal Service]] Sun Valley Post Office is located at 10946 Ratner Street.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/48777?p=3&s=CA&service_name=post_office&z=Sun+Valley Post Office Location - SUN VALLEY]". [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref>

==Education==

One of every ten of Sun Valley residents aged 25 and older had earned a [[four-year degree]] by 2000, a low percentage for both the city and the county. The percentage of the same-age residents with less than a [[high school diploma]] was high for the county.<ref name=MappingLASunValley/><ref>[http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/education/less-than-high-school/neighborhood/list/ "Less Than High School," Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times]</ref>

Schools within the Sun Valley boundaries are:<ref>[http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/sun-valley/schools Sun Valley: Schools. Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times'']</ref>

===Public===

* [[John H. Francis Polytechnic High School]], 12431 Roscoe Boulevard
* [[Sun Valley High School (California)|Sun Valley High School]], 9171 Telfair Avenue
* Fernangeles Elementary School, 12001 Art Street
* Robert H. Lewis [[Continuation school]], 12508 Wicks Street
* [[Richard E. Byrd]] Middle School, 8501 Arleta Avenue
* Arminta Street Elementary School, 11530 Strathern Street
* Strathern Street Elementary School, 7939 St. Clair Avenue
* Saticoy Elementary School, 7850 Ethel Avenue
* Glenwood Elementary School, 8001 Ledge Avenue
* Roscoe Elementary School, 10765 Strathern Street
* Charles Leroy Lowman Special Education Center, 12827 Saticoy Street
* Camelia Avenue Elementary School, 7451 Camelia Avenue
* Sun Valley Middle School, 7330 Bakman Avenue
* East Valley Skill Center (Adult School), 8601 Arleta Avenue <ref>[http://www.nvoc.org/index.html North Valley Service Area- East Valley Skill Center]</ref>
* Fenton Leadership Academy, 8926 Sunland Boulevard, Sun Valley, California 91352 (K-2)
* Fenton STEM Academy, 8926 Sunland Boulevard, Sun Valley, California 91352 (3-5)

===Private===
* [[St. Augustine]] Academy, 9000 Sunland Boulevard
* Grace Community, 13248 Roscoe Boulevard
* Messiah Lutheran School, elementary, 12020 Cantara Street
* [[Our Lady of the Holy Rosary]], elementary, 7802 Vineland Avenue

===Public libraries===
The [[Los Angeles Public Library]] operates the Sun Valley Branch.<ref>"[http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=52 Sun Valley Branch Library]". [[Los Angeles Public Library]].</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
* The Sun Valley Recreation Center in Sun Valley includes a public swimming pool,<ref>LA Parks - Sun Valley Swimming Pool & Slide http://laparks.org/dos/aquatic/facility/sunValleyPool.htm</ref> lighted baseball diamond, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, a football field, picnic tables, a lighted soccer field, lighted tennis courts, and lighted volleyball courts.<ref>"[http://www.laparks.org/DOS/reccenter/facility/sunValleyRC.htm Sun Valley Recreation Center]." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.</ref>

* The Fernangeles Recreation Center in Sun Valley includes a public swimming pool,<ref>[http://laparks.org/dos/aquatic/facility/fernagelesPool.htm LA Parks - Fernangeles Pool]</ref> an auditorium, barbecue pits, a lighted baseball diamond, lighted indoor basketball courts, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, a lighted football field, an indoor gymnasium with weights, picnic tables, and a lighted soccer field.<ref>"[http://www.laparks.org/dos/reccenter/facility/fernangelesRC.htm Fernangeles Recreation Center]". City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.</ref>

* The Stonehurst Recreation Center in Sun Valley is a historic site. The center has an indoor gymnasium and auditorium with a capacity of 400 people, barbecue pits, a lighted baseball diamond, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, a community room, a lighted football field, an indoor gymnasium with weights, picnic tables, a lighted soccer field, and volleyball courts.<ref>"[http://www.laparks.org/dos/reccenter/facility/stonehurstRC.htm Stonehurst Recreation Center]". City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.</ref>

{{Portal|Los Angeles}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Sun Valley, Los Angeles}}
* [http://www.svanc.com/ Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council]
* [http://www.theodorepayne.org/ The Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants] — in Sun Valley
* [http://www.sunvalleyhills.org Sun Valley Hills] — a community website for CERT, emergency and other information
* [http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/sun-valley/crime/ Sun Valley crime map and statistics]

{{Los Angeles San Fernando Valley}}
{{San Fernando Valley}}
{{Los Angeles}}
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[[Category:Sun Valley, Los Angeles| ]]
[[Category:Communities in the San Fernando Valley]]
[[Category:Neighborhoods in Los Angeles, California]]

Revision as of 05:05, 8 March 2016

Sun Valley
Neighborhood of Los Angeles
Stonehurst Recreation Center building
Stonehurst Recreation Center building
Sun Valley. as delineated by the Los Angeles Times
Sun Valley. as delineated by the Los Angeles Times

Sun Valley is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California. The neighborhood is known for its overall youthful population and moderate racial diversity.

The neighborhood was first known as Roberts, in the 1880s, and in 1896 it became known as Roscoe.

There are three recreation centers in Sun Valley, one of which is a historic site. The neighborhood has thirteen public schools — including John H. Francis Polytechnic High School and Sun Valley High School — and four private schools.

Population

The 2000 U.S. census counted 75,848 residents in the 9.42-square-mile Sun Valley neighborhood—or 8,048 people per square mile, about an average population density for the city. In 2008, the city estimated that the population had increased to 81,788. In 2000 the median age for residents was 28, considered young for city and county neighborhoods; the percentage of residents aged 10 or younger was among the county's highest.[1]

The neighborhood was considered "moderately diverse" ethnically within Los Angeles, with a high percentage of Latinos. The breakdown was Latinos, 69.4%; whites, 17.9%; Asians, 8.1%; blacks, 1.9%; and others, 2.7%. Mexico (54.5%) and El Salvador (11.9%) were the most common places of birth for the 51.9% of the residents who were born abroad—a high percentage for Los Angeles.[1]

The median yearly household income in 2008 dollars was $51,290, considered average for the city but low for the county. The percentages of households that earned $20,000 to $60,000 were high for the county. Renters occupied 46.1% of the housing stock, and house or apartment-owners held 53.9%.[1]

Geography

Sun Valley is bordered on the northeast by Shadow Hills, on the southeast by Burbank, on the south by North Hollywood and Valley Glen, on the west by Panorama City and on the northwest by Pacoima, Hansen Dam and Lake View Terrace.[2]

Situated at the base of the Verdugo Mountains, Sun Valley is prone to flash floods, and one such flood on Sunday, February 20, 2005 at 2237 (10:37 PM PST) destroyed a portion of the 8000 block of Tujunga Avenue and killed a Los Angeles City civil engineer when a sinkhole 30 feet deep opened.[3]

Nearby places

Relation of Sun Valley to nearby places, not necessarily contiguous:[2]

History

In 1874, California State Senator Charles Maclay (for whom Maclay Street in San Fernando is named) acquired 56,000 acres (230 km2) of land across the San Fernando Valley. The area extended from Sunland Blvd. all the way west to the Chatsworth Hills. East of Sunland was Rancho San Rafael, a large land grant to Jose Maria Verdugo by the Spanish Crown. By 1876, the Southern Pacific Railroad was constructed through the eastern San Fernando Valley, linking Southern and Northern California.

Around the 1880s, Sun Valley was originally known as Roberts, which was the name of a general store—and the only business in the area. At that time, the area was classified as one of the five healthiest places in the United States to live (before smog), and, with the increased accessibility of the railroad, parcels of land in the area were being sold off to families coming to the area. The population of the Greater Los Angeles area at the time was about 200,000.

In 1896, Roberts changed its name to Roscoe. There is speculation that the name for the community came from a railroad employee by the name of Roscoe, who was killed in a train wreck during a train robbery near Sunland Blvd. and San Fernando Road. There are some spurious reports in later years that it was named after famous actor, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, after he had made movies on location in the area. However, Roscoe was already the name of the community before motion pictures were in widespread use. By 1905, there were seven families living in Roscoe. In (or around) 1915, the first gas pump on Route 99 (San Fernando Road/the main route between Glendale and Bakersfield) was installed at Sunland Blvd. and San Fernando Road by Alex Ratner. The Ratners were a new family in town and have remained active and supportive members of the community ever since. Ratner Street is named for this family. Adom Ratner-Stauber, involved in real estate development and property management in the area,[4] is the great-grandson of Alex. The change to the current name of Sun Valley was made in 1948 by residents in a movement spearheaded by the Chamber of Commerce. Vestiges of the former name remain in the name of Roscoe Elementary School and the telephone exchange 76x-xxxx (RO[scoe]x-xxx). Note: The 76 prefix followed by a 7 was ROgers 7 -XXXX in Sun Valley. The prefix 76 followed by a 5 or 6 in North Hollywood was Poplar as in PO 5-xxxx and PO 6-XXXX.

See also: Stonehurst Historic Preservation Overlay Zone

Notable businesses

  • The Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants[5] is located in Sun Valley, and is dedicated to helping Californians and visitors discover the beauty of California native plants. The organization operates the only nursery in Los Angeles County devoted exclusively to California natives, offering more than 500 species.
  • Lockheed Aircraft had many factories located in Sun Valley during WWII.
  • Legendary punk record company Frontier Records founded here by Lisa Fancher in 1980
  • Voskos brand Greek yogurt is made in Sun Valley.

Economy

The Consulate-General of the Dominican Republic in the County of Los Angeles is located in Suite 204 at 9001 Laurel Canyon Boulevard.[6]

Government and infrastructure

LAFD Fire Station # 77

Los Angeles Fire Department Fire Station 77[7] is located in the Sun Valley area. The station is in the Battalion 12 district.

The United States Postal Service Sun Valley Post Office is located at 10946 Ratner Street.[8]

Education

One of every ten of Sun Valley residents aged 25 and older had earned a four-year degree by 2000, a low percentage for both the city and the county. The percentage of the same-age residents with less than a high school diploma was high for the county.[1][9]

Schools within the Sun Valley boundaries are:[10]

Public

  • John H. Francis Polytechnic High School, 12431 Roscoe Boulevard
  • Sun Valley High School, 9171 Telfair Avenue
  • Fernangeles Elementary School, 12001 Art Street
  • Robert H. Lewis Continuation school, 12508 Wicks Street
  • Richard E. Byrd Middle School, 8501 Arleta Avenue
  • Arminta Street Elementary School, 11530 Strathern Street
  • Strathern Street Elementary School, 7939 St. Clair Avenue
  • Saticoy Elementary School, 7850 Ethel Avenue
  • Glenwood Elementary School, 8001 Ledge Avenue
  • Roscoe Elementary School, 10765 Strathern Street
  • Charles Leroy Lowman Special Education Center, 12827 Saticoy Street
  • Camelia Avenue Elementary School, 7451 Camelia Avenue
  • Sun Valley Middle School, 7330 Bakman Avenue
  • East Valley Skill Center (Adult School), 8601 Arleta Avenue [11]
  • Fenton Leadership Academy, 8926 Sunland Boulevard, Sun Valley, California 91352 (K-2)
  • Fenton STEM Academy, 8926 Sunland Boulevard, Sun Valley, California 91352 (3-5)

Private

  • St. Augustine Academy, 9000 Sunland Boulevard
  • Grace Community, 13248 Roscoe Boulevard
  • Messiah Lutheran School, elementary, 12020 Cantara Street
  • Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, elementary, 7802 Vineland Avenue

Public libraries

The Los Angeles Public Library operates the Sun Valley Branch.[12]

Parks and recreation

  • The Sun Valley Recreation Center in Sun Valley includes a public swimming pool,[13] lighted baseball diamond, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, a football field, picnic tables, a lighted soccer field, lighted tennis courts, and lighted volleyball courts.[14]
  • The Fernangeles Recreation Center in Sun Valley includes a public swimming pool,[15] an auditorium, barbecue pits, a lighted baseball diamond, lighted indoor basketball courts, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, a lighted football field, an indoor gymnasium with weights, picnic tables, and a lighted soccer field.[16]
  • The Stonehurst Recreation Center in Sun Valley is a historic site. The center has an indoor gymnasium and auditorium with a capacity of 400 people, barbecue pits, a lighted baseball diamond, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, a community room, a lighted football field, an indoor gymnasium with weights, picnic tables, a lighted soccer field, and volleyball courts.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sun Valley," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
  2. ^ a b Map, Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
  3. ^ LAFD Blogspot, "City Civil Engineer Fatality in North Hollywood"
  4. ^ Yelp listing for Ratner Property Management
  5. ^ Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants
  6. ^ "Dominican Consulates in the United States of America". Embassy of the Dominican Republic in the United States. Retrieved on January 31, 2009.
  7. ^ "Los Angeles Fire Department — Fire Station 77".
  8. ^ "Post Office Location - SUN VALLEY". United States Postal Service. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.
  9. ^ "Less Than High School," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
  10. ^ Sun Valley: Schools. Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
  11. ^ North Valley Service Area- East Valley Skill Center
  12. ^ "Sun Valley Branch Library". Los Angeles Public Library.
  13. ^ LA Parks - Sun Valley Swimming Pool & Slide http://laparks.org/dos/aquatic/facility/sunValleyPool.htm
  14. ^ "Sun Valley Recreation Center." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.
  15. ^ LA Parks - Fernangeles Pool
  16. ^ "Fernangeles Recreation Center". City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.
  17. ^ "Stonehurst Recreation Center". City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.
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