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The building was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1980 [3] and it was refurbished in 1990, [1] after which it became the Lankershim Art Center, a gallery and theater space that features 493 square feet (45.8 m 2) of gallery/performance space, a 367 square feet (34.1 m 2) dance floor, and a 364 square feet (33.8 m 2) 44 ...
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.
In 2015, Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood was part of the first San Fernando Valley CicLAvia, an event sponsored by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in which major roads are temporarily closed to motorized vehicle traffic and used for recreational human-powered transport.
In the future, North Hollywood plans a $1 billion mixed-use development at Lankershim and Chandler, surrounding the Metro B and G line terminals. The project would re-develop 15.6 acres (63,000 m 2 ) with 600,000 square feet (56,000 m 2 ) of commercial space and nearly 1500 residential units in three high-rise towers.
The current name North Hollywood was adopted August 15, 1927 to capitalize "on the glamour of Hollywood to the southeast." [2] [6] The post office address was legally changed that day and "all the signs along Magnolia Boulevard, Lankershim Boulevard and other large highways have been painted out from signs and the new name substituted." [6]
In 1991, Larrabee Studio acquired another studio located at 4162 Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood and renamed it Larrabee North. Originally founded by Len Kovner in 1973 as Davlen Sound Studios, Giorgio Moroder purchased the space in 1983 and renamed it Oasis Recording Studios. [4]
Universal City/Studio City station is an underground rapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on the B Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located under Lankershim Boulevard at its intersection of Campo de Cahuenga and Universal Hollywood Drive in the neighborhoods of Universal City and Studio City, after which the station is named.
Carl Laemmle officially opened the Second Universal City (Lankershim Boulevard) on March 15, 1915, on the 230-acre (93 ha) Taylor Ranch property. [5] At the launch event, in what is now the North Hollywood area, a crowd of men and women eagerly awaited the display of the film stages, daredevil stunt pilots and silent film idols, as well as the movie cameras Laemmle had brought along.