Reseda

Reseda originated in 1912 as the town of Marian. It was named after Marian Otis Chandler, the daughter of Los Angeles Times publisher Harrison Gray Otis and wife of Harry Chandler. The name Reseda refers to the fragrant plant Reseda odorata (mignonette) which was commonly found in gardens of the time and is native to many areas with a Mediterranean climate. Reseda grew slowly, with the stock crash of 1929 slowing its expansion. In the late 1920s and 1930s, the area developed its reputation for its production of lettuce, lima beans, sugar beets and walnuts. The neighborhood has 15 public and five private schools. The community includes public parks, a senior center and a regional branch library. Earthquakes struck the area in 1971 San Fernando earthquake and 1994 Northridge earthquake. The area now known as Reseda was inhabited by Native Americans of the Tongva tribe who lived close to the Los Angeles River. The town's name was transferred from the Southern Pacific Railroad to the Western Division of the Pacific Electric Railway "Red Cars Line" in the 1920s. The city's namesake roadway, Reseda Avenue, was renamed Reseda Boulevard by a Los Angeles City ordinance in May 1929. By the late 1930s the population of Reseda had increased to 4,805, with a population of 1,805 in 1940s. It is located in the San Fernando Valley region of LA, in the eastern part of the city's San Fernando River Valley.

History

Reseda is the primary city name, but also Tarzana are acceptable city names or spellings. The official name is Reseda. Reseda originated in 1912 as the town of Marian. It was named after Marian Otis Chandler, the daughter of Los Angeles Times publisher Harrison Gray Otis and wife of Harry Chandler. The name Reseda refers to the fragrant plant Reseda odorata (mignonette) which was commonly found in gardens of the time and is native to many areas with a Mediterranean climate. Reseda grew slowly, with the stock market crash of 1929 and subsequent Great Depression further slowing expansion. The area's reputation developed for its production of lettuce, lima beans, sugar beets, and walnuts, becoming known as one of the nation's largest producers of lettuce by the late 30s. The city's namesake roadway, Reseda Avenue, was renamed Reseda Boulevard by a Los Angeles City ordinance in May 1929. Parts of the original 1920s and 1930s residential neighborhood remain southwest of Sherman Way and Reseda Blvd. as well as in Reseda Ranch near Grover Cleveland High School. The post office officially opened on July 1, 1922, with receipts of $1.59. The population of Reseda in 1930 was 1,805. By 1940, the population had increased to 4,147. The suburb remained primarily an agricultural community, with a population of 1,147 in 1940. The first post office in the city was opened on May 9, 1922. The town's name of Marian remained; then in 1921, when a Fourth Class Post Office was found to be necessary, the name had to be changed to Reseda.

Geography

Reseda is flanked on the north by Northridge, on the east by Lake Balboa, and on the south by Tarzana and Encino. It is also bordered on the southwest by Woodland Hills. Its street boundaries are Roscoe Boulevard, White Oak Avenue, Victory Boulevard, and Corbin Avenue. The city is located in the San Francisco Bay Area. It has a population of about 2.5 million. It was founded in the early 20th century and is home to a number of colleges, hospitals, and other institutions. It also has one of the highest homicide rates in the U.S. in the city of San Francisco, with more than 30 per cent of its residents living in or close to the city's downtown area. The town is located on the banks of the Santa Catalina River, which runs through the center of the city. Its population is about 1.4 million, with the majority of its homes located in or near the town of Reseda. The area is also known as the "Golden West" because of its proximity to the Golden Gate Bridge and the Santa Cruz Mountains. It's also known for its redwood and avocado fields. The community is also home to several schools, including San Francisco City College and San Francisco State University, and the University of California, San Francisco. It had a high school football team from the 1950s to the 1970s and 1980s, and a high-school football team in the 1980s and 1990s.

Demographics

In 2008, the Los Angeles Times, Mapping L.A. project described Reseda as "highly diverse" ethnically within Los Angeles. Mexico (33.7%) and El Salvador (12.4%) were the most common birthplaces of the 43.1% of the residents who were born abroad. The 2010 U.S. census counted 74,363 residents in Reseda's 91335 ZIP code. The median yearly household income was $53,842. The breakdown of the population using the 2000 census was 43.5% Latino; 37.2% non-Hispanic white; 11.2%, Asian; 4.2, black; and 3.9% other. In 2010, renters occupied 48.5%, and house or apartment-owners held 51.5%. The median age was 35.5, and the median yearly house price was $50,000. The average household income in the ZIP code was $52,000, according to the 2010 census. The city's median household income is $51,500, and its median yearly home value is $55,500. The ZIP code has a population of 74,364, with a median age of 35, and a median house price of $50.0, and an average yearly house value of $52.0. The area's median yearly income is about $50, 000, compared to the national average of $48,000 for the same ZIP code, which is $49,800. The town has a median household age of 34, with an average house price in the neighborhood of $54,700.

Government and infrastructure

Los Angeles Fire Department Station 73 (Reseda) and Station 100 (West Van Nuys/Lake Balboa) serve the community. The Los Angeles Police Department operates the nearby West Valley Community Police Station.Mail services are provided by the United States Postal Service's branch post office at 7320 Reseda Boulevard. On October 14, 2006, the branch office was renamed the Coach John Wooden Post Office on Wooden's 96th birthday. Wooden lived in nearby Encino and his daughter lived in Reseda. The post office is located on the corner of Reseda Blvd and West Valley Blvd. and is open seven days a week, seven days per week. The Post Office is open from 7am to 7pm, except on Sundays and holidays, when it is closed until further notice. It is located in the ZIP code of 7320, which is also the location of the U.S. Postal Service branch office for the Los Angeles post office. The ZIP code is 7094, which includes the neighboring communities of West Valley and Encino.

Education

Nineteen percent of Reseda residents 25 and older had earned a four-year degree by 2000. The proportion of residents with a high school diploma was high for the county. In 1982, the board considered closing Garden Grove Elementary School. A decade after the schools closed, which occurred due to thousands of parents withdrawing their children from the Los Angeles Unified School District in the wake of mandatory busing, they were reopened. With the advent of class-size reduction becoming the priority, many parents began returning their children to the city's schools, and the number of newly arrived immigrants was boosting enrollments, officials said. The school district has a total of 12 schools in the Reseda area. The schools are public, private, special education, middle and high school. The district also has a number of private schools, including a Christian school and a private day care center. The city's high school is located at 18320 Kittridge Street and the private school is at 19000-A Saticoy Street. The public schools are: Grover Cleveland High School, 8140 Vanalden Avenue, and Reseda Elementary School, 7265 Amigo Avenue. The private schools include: Saint Catherine of Siena, Applied Scholastics Academy Valley, Heart of the Valley Christian School, Kirk o' the Valley (Elementary) School and Trinity Lutheran High School. The high school's name is Reseda High School; the private schools are Grover Cleveland and Saint Catherine of Siena.

Featured sites

The Country Club was a well-known concert venue during the Los Angeles punk rock and new wave scenes of the 1980s. The exterior of the building was briefly seen at the beginning of the film Boogie Nights. The Country Club is located at the intersection of Canby Avenue and Sherman Way in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California. It was built in 1948 and closed in 1988. It is now a Spanish-language Christian church. The building was also used as a nightclub in the 1970s and 1980s, and as a boxing venue in the 1990s, before becoming a concert venue again in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It remains open to the public today, but has been closed to the general public since the early 1990s.

Parks and recreation

Reseda Park and Recreation Center has a baseball diamond, basketball courts, a children's play area, and picnic tables. The Recreation Center offers a variety of sports programs and classes. West Valley Family YMCA offers classes and has a soccer field, playground, daycare center, and swimming pool. Reseda Park also hosts an ornamental lake for fishing and a large duck pond. During the 1950s and 1960s, the duck pond also had a boathouse, where one could rent electric boats by the hour. The park also has an outdoor unheated pool, table tennis, tennis courts, and volleyball courts. It also has a barbecue pit, a playground, and a community room. It has a swimming pool, a baseball field, a basketball court, a volleyball court, and table tennis courts.

Public libraries

The West Valley Regional Branch is operated by the Los Angeles Public Library. The branch is located in the West Valley area of Los Angeles, California. The library is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., depending on the location. The West Valley Branch is located on the west side of the city in West Valley. It is open to the public on weekdays, and to the community at large on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

In popular culture

A number of movies have been filmed or set in Reseda. The city is mentioned in numerous songs, including Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'" and The Mountain Goats' "High Doses #2" In Terminator 2: Judgment Day, John Connor's address appears as 19828 Almond Ave., Reseda, when the T-1000 searches the computer in the squad car. The show 10 Items or Less was filmed in Jons Marketplace, an actual grocery store inReseda, and often used real customers as extras. In the HBO series Entourage, Terrance McQuewick refers to the town when firing Ari Gold during the second season. All but three of the events in American Legion Post #308 in May 2018 were held at a strip mall in Reseda. In 2012, Fernando Perdomo released "Postcards From Reseda". The album includes 10 instrumental songs named after Reseda streets. In 2013, Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties released "Rosa & Reseda" The band's lead singer Ambrosia Parsley was born in Reseda and is the daughter of actress Barbara Cook and her actor father Errol Flynn. In The Karate Kid (1984), Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) moves from Newark, New Jersey, to Reseda for his father's business. The same store is the setting of the notable scene where Eleanor Shellstrop dies in The Good Place. In Cobra Kai (a follow-up to The Karated Kid), Johnny Lawrence's dojo is located at astrip mall in Resede.