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Riverside Drive (Los Angeles)

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Riverside Drive
Maintained byBureau of Street Services, City of L.A. DPW
Northwest endVan Nuys Boulevard in Sherman Oaks34°09′29″N 118°26′55″W / 34.1580°N 118.4486°W / 34.1580; -118.4486
Major
junctions
Coldwater Canyon Avenue in Studio City
Laurel Canyon Blvd in Studio City
SR 170 in Studio City
SR 134 in Studio City
SR 134 in Burbank
SR 134 at Griffith Park
Los Feliz Blvd. in Los Feliz
SR 2 in Silver Lake
I-5 in Elysian Park
Southeast endFigueroa Street & San Fernando Road in Cypress Park

Riverside Drive is a northeast–southwest road connecting the San Fernando Valley and the Cypress Park neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles. It follows the course of the Los Angeles River.

Overview

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Running approximately 20 miles (32 km) from Van Nuys Boulevard in Sherman Oaks to Figueroa Street and San Fernando Road In Cypress Park, it is one of the major thoroughfares in the San Fernando Valley. It runs through the heart of the Valley and is home to many of Southern California's major entertainment companies, passing both the Warner Bros. and Walt Disney Studios in Burbank. Then it enters West Glendale and continues as a major thoroughfare until it intersects with Victory Boulevard and Sonora Avenue. It then continues as the major thoroughfare through Griffith Park, though its name changes as it passes through the park, first to Zoo Drive, then Crystal Springs Drive, and then Griffith Park Drive, before becoming Riverside Drive again as it leaves the park at its southeastern boundary. Riverside Drive then continues east and south along the Los Angeles River, passing just north of the Silver Lake Reservoir. It runs along the northern edge of Elysian Park, passing north of Dodger Stadium before becoming Figueroa Street at a roundabout with San Fernando Road just north of the confluence of Arroyo Seco and the Los Angeles River.

Local transportation

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Metro Local lines 96 and 155 operate on Riverside Drive.

Cities and communities

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Listed west to east, or north to south

Notable places

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Listed west to east, or north to south

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Sport

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The drive hosted part of the 50 km walk athletic event near Griffith Park for the 1932 Summer Olympics.[16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Los Angeles River Tour". Archived from the original on 2007-10-16.
  2. ^ "Westfield Fashion Square".
  3. ^ "Notre Dame High School".
  4. ^ "Providence High School".
  5. ^ "Forest Lawn Memorial Park: Hollywood Hills". Archived from the original on 2012-07-31.
  6. ^ "Warner Bros. Studios Facilities".
  7. ^ "The Walt Disney Studios".
  8. ^ "Walt Disney Animation Studios".
  9. ^ "Los Angeles Equestrian Center". Archived from the original on 2008-02-22.
  10. ^ "Los Angeles Zoo".
  11. ^ "Autry National Center".
  12. ^ "Griffith Park Observatory".
  13. ^ "About the Silver Lake Community".
  14. ^ "Elysian Park".
  15. ^ "The Official Site of the Los Angeles Dodgers: Dodger Stadium Ballpark". Archived from the original on March 14, 2008.
  16. ^ 1932 Summer Olympics official report. p. 86.