Riverside Drive (Los Angeles) Explained

Riverside Drive
Maint:	Bureau of Street Services, City of L.A. DPW
Direction A:	Northwest
Terminus A:	Van Nuys Boulevard in Sherman Oaks34.158°N -118.4486°W
Junction:	Coldwater Canyon Avenue in Studio City Laurel Canyon Blvd in Studio City in Studio City in Studio City in Burbank at Griffith Park Los Feliz Blvd. in Los Feliz in Silver Lake in Elysian Park
Direction B:	Southeast
Terminus B:	Figueroa 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

Running approximately 20miles 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

Metro Local lines 96 and 155 operate on Riverside Drive.

Cities and communities

Listed west to east, or north to south

• Sherman Oaks
• Studio City
• Valley Village
• Toluca Lake
• Burbank
• Glendale
• Silver Lake
• Los Feliz
• Elysian Park

Notable places

Listed west to east, or north to south

• Los Angeles River^[1]
• Westfield Fashion Square, Sherman Oaks, California^[2]
• Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, California^[3]
• North Hollywood Medical Center, North Hollywood, California, a former hospital used for the filming of the Scrubs TV series for its first eight seasons
• Oldest remaining Bob's Big Boy Restaurant
• Providence High School, Burbank, California^[4]
• Forest Lawn Memorial Park (nearby)^[5]
• Disney Channel Headquarters, Burbank, California
• Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, California^[6]
• Warner Records, Burbank, California
• Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California^[7]
• ABC Studios, Burbank, California
• Walt Disney Animation Studios, Burbank, California^[8]
• Equidome
• Los Angeles Equestrian Center^[9]
• Los Angeles Zoo (Zoo Drive)^[10]
• Autry National Center (Zoo Drive)^[11]
• Griffith Park (Griffith Park Drive)
• Griffith Observatory (nearby)^[12]
• Silver Lake Reservoir (nearby)^[13]
• Elysian Park, Los Angeles, California^[14]
• Dodger Stadium (nearby)^[15]

Sport

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

See also

• Harbor Boulevard, a street in Orange County that contains Disneyland.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Los Angeles River Tour. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071016200824/http://www.laep.org/target/units/river/tour/index.html. 2007-10-16.
2. Web site: Westfield Fashion Square.
3. Web site: Notre Dame High School.
4. Web site: Providence High School.
5. Web site: Forest Lawn Memorial Park: Hollywood Hills. dead. https://archive.today/20120731195323/http://www.forestlawn.com/About-Forest-Lawn/Locations-and-Directions-Hollywood-Hills.asp. 2012-07-31.
6. Web site: Warner Bros. Studios Facilities.
7. Web site: The Walt Disney Studios.
8. Web site: Walt Disney Animation Studios.
9. Web site: Los Angeles Equestrian Center. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080222153010/http://la-equestriancenter.com/main.htm. 2008-02-22.
10. Web site: Los Angeles Zoo.
11. Web site: Autry National Center.
12. Web site: Griffith Park Observatory.
13. Web site: About the Silver Lake Community.
14. Web site: Elysian Park.
15. Web site: The Official Site of the Los Angeles Dodgers: Dodger Stadium Ballpark.
16. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1932/1932s.pdf 1932 Summer Olympics official report.