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Lake View Terrace, Los Angeles, California
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Lake View Terrace is a suburb district in the north east quadrant of the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California.
Surrounding areas include the Angeles National Forest, Little Tujunga Canyon, Big Tujunga Canyon, Hansen Dam, Kagel Canyon, and a portion of the Verdugo Mountains. The community lies adjacent to the communities of San Fernando, Shadow Hills, Sunland, Sun Valley, and Pacoima. The area shares the 91342 ZIP code with Sylmar. Lake View Terrace is accessed by the Foothill Freeway (Interstate 210). Major thoroughfares include Foothill Boulevard, Osborne Street, and Wheatland Avenue.
The community is middle-class and racially mixed, including Whites, Hispanics, African-Americans, and Koreans.
The area hosts a large equestrian community, and is one of the few remaining residential areas in the City of Los Angeles that has private homes zoned for horsekeeping.
Lake View Terrace gained international notoriety as the location of the beating of Rodney King by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department in 1991.
Los Angeles Fire Department Station 24 (Sunland/Shadow Hills) is in the area.
The Los Angeles Unified School District serves the community.
- San Fernando High School
- Verdugo Hills High School
- Brainard Avenue Elementary School
- Fenton Charter Elementary School
- Delphi Academy
Los Angeles Public Library operates the Lake View Terrace Branch.
- Lake View Terrace, Los Angeles, California is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Los Angeles Times, Real Estate section, Neighborly Advice column: "[Lake View Terrace:] Where country living sidles up to the city" (12 June 2005)
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| Topics | History · Transportation · Culture · Landmarks · Maps · Notable people · Mayors · Other elected officials |  |
| Regions | Downtown · Eastside · Harbor Area · Greater Hollywood · Westlake/Silver Lake/Los Feliz · San Fernando and Crescenta Valleys · South Los Angeles · Westside · Wilshire |
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Arleta · Canoga Park · Chatsworth · Encino · Granada Hills · Lake View Terrace · Lake Balboa · Mission Hills · NoHo Arts District · North Hills · North Hollywood · Northridge · Pacoima · Panorama City · Porter Ranch · Reseda · Shadow Hills · Sherman Oaks · Studio City · Sun Valley · Sunland · Sylmar · Tarzana · Toluca Lake · Tujunga · Valley Village · Van Nuys · Ventura Business District · Warner Center · West Hills · Winnetka · Woodland Hills |  |
| Points of interest |
CSUN · Campo de Cahuenga · San Fernando Mission · Universal Studios Hollywood | |
| See also | Burbank · Calabasas · Glendale · Hidden Hills · City of San Fernando · Universal City | |
| Downtown · Eastside · Harbor Area · Greater Hollywood · Westlake & Silver Lake/Los Feliz · San Fernando and Crescenta Valleys · South Los Angeles · Westside · Wilshire | ||