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Lankershim Boulevard was named after Isaac Lankershim, one of the area's founding families, and is one of the oldest streets in what is now North Hollywood. The boulevard was a major thoroughfare for the town of Toluca (which was renamed Lankershim in 1896 and North Hollywood in 1927), connecting it to Los Angeles by way of the Cahuenga Pass.
Lankershim Boulevard around Magnolia Boulevard was the heart of the town of Lankershim, and of North Hollywood and until the mid-1950s boasted the largest concentration of retail stores, banks, restaurants, and entertainment.
West Lankershim agreed to be annexed to the City of Los Angeles in 1919. [2] [1] West Lankershim has been described as the "Valley Plaza area of North Hollywood" [3] or as basically what is now called Valley Village. [2] The name of the local post office was changed from Toluca to Lankershim in 1912. [4] In 1925 the population of Lankershim was ...
Originally a "rather tough beer bar," [1] the Palomino, located at 6907 Lankershim Boulevard, was founded by Western swing bandleader Hank Penny and his business partner Amand Gautier, had originally opened the club around 1949-50 as the Palomino. Penny staged "jazz nights" there where West Coast jazz musicians could come to jam.
Lankershim Arts Center, also known as the Department of Water and Power Building, is an art center and historic building located at 5108 Lankershim Boulevard in the NoHo Arts District in North Hollywood, California.
Donte's was a jazz club and diner and cocktail bar at 4269 Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, to the north of Universal Studios. One of the West Coast's best known jazz clubs in the 1970s and 1980s, it opened in 1966 and closed in 1988. [1] [2]
Lankershim Boulevard to US 101 south – North Hollywood: Westbound exit and eastbound entrance: 0.35: Vineland Avenue: Eastbound exit and entrance only: 0.00: 1B: SR 170 north (Hollywood Freeway) – Sacramento: West/northbound exit and east/southbound entrance; signed as exit 13 on US 101 north; SR 170 south exit 5B; east/south end of ...
North Hollywood station is located on two large blocks near the intersection of Lankershim Boulevard and Chandler Boulevard. The B Line platform is located under Lankershim and the original entrance to the station, under three colorful arched canopies called "Kaleidoscope Dreams," [ 23 ] is located on the block east of Lankershim and north of ...