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'''Tarzana''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|t|ɑr|ˈ|z|æ|n|ə}}) is a district in the [[San Fernando Valley]] region of the city of [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States]]. The neighborhood is a residential community located on the site of a former ranch owned by author [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]. It is named Tarzana after his storybook jungle character hero, [[Tarzan]].
'''Tarzana''' ({{IPAc-en|t|ɑr|ˈ|z|æ|n|ə}}) is a suburban neighborhood in the [[San Fernando Valley]] region of [[Los Angeles]], California. Tarzana is on the site of a former ranch owned by author [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]. It is named after Burroughs' fictional jungle hero, [[Tarzan]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jun-14-me-46381-story.html |title=Tarzan Swings Without Tarzana |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=June 14, 1999}}</ref>
[[File:Newspaper_advertisement_disposing_of_herd_of_hogs_on_Tarzana_Rancho,_Los_Angeles_County,_1921.png|thumb|right|Newspaper advertisement for sale of [[Pig|hogs]], 1921]]


==Geography==
==History==
The area now known as Tarzana was occupied in 1797 by settlers and missionaries from [[New Spain]] who established the [[San Fernando Mission]]. The region was later absorbed by [[Mexico]], and then surrendered to the [[United States]] in 1848 in the [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] following the [[Mexican–American War]]. As part of the U.S., it evolved into a series of large cattle ranches. Investors in the region turned grazing fields into large-scale wheat farms during the 1870s.
Tarzana, a district of Los Angeles, is surrounded by [[Reseda, Los Angeles|Reseda]] to the north, [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles|Woodland Hills]] to the west, [[Encino, Los Angeles|Encino]] to the east, and the [[Santa Monica Mountains]] (all districts/features of Los Angeles) to the south. Major roads in Tarzana include Reseda Boulevard, Tampa Avenue, Wilbur Avenue, Burbank Boulevard, and [[Ventura Boulevard]].


The area was purchased in 1909 by the Los Angeles Suburban Homes Company. ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' founder and publisher General [[Harrison Gray Otis (publisher)|Harrison Gray Otis]] invested in the company and also personally acquired {{convert|550|acre|km2}} in the center of modern-day Tarzana.<ref name="PulidoBarraclough2012">{{cite book |first1=Laura |last1=Pulido |first2=Laura |last2=Barraclough |first3=Wendy |last3=Cheng |title=A People's Guide to Los Angeles |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zJ26F5KmTR0C&pg=PT324 |access-date=19 August 2012 |date=24 March 2012 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0-520-95334-5 |page=324}}</ref>
Most of Tarzana's inhabitants live in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains south of Ventura Boulevard. South of Ventura Boulevard also contains two golf courses: El Caballero Country Club and Braemar Country Club.


In February 1919, [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]], author of the popular ''[[Tarzan]]'' novels, relocated to California from [[Oak Park, Illinois]]. He and his family had wintered in [[Southern California]] twice before, and he found the climate ideal. On March 1, 1919, Burroughs purchased Otis's tract and established Tarzana Ranch.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Griffin |first1=Scott Tracy |title=Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration |date=2012 |publisher=Titan Books |isbn=978-1-78116-169-2 |pages=276–278}}</ref> Burroughs subdivided and sold the land for residential development, some parcels of which were utilized as small farms.
North of the Ventura Boulevard, where a smaller portion of the population lives, there are fewer houses and more apartment buildings. Tarzana extends north to Victory Boulevard, encompassing a wide swath of [[medium-density housing]].


==Geography==
[[File:Peanuts overpass.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Overpass in Tarzana]]
[[File:Providence Tarzana Med Ctr 05.16.10.JPG|thumb|[[Providence Tarzana Medical Center]] ]]


==History==
===Boundaries===
Tarzana, which measures {{convert|8.79|sqmi|km2}}, is bounded on the south by [[Topanga State Park]], on the east by [[Encino, Los Angeles|Encino]], on the north by [[Reseda, Los Angeles|Reseda]] and on the west by [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles|Woodland Hills]].<ref name=MappingLAValley>{{cite web |url=http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/region/san-fernando-valley |title=Mapping L.A.: San Fernando Valley |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref name=MappingLATarzana>{{cite web |url=http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/tarzana |title=Mapping L.A.: Tarzana |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspxq=tarzana+ca&mkt=en&FORM=HDRSC4#Y3A9MzQuODA0Njk5fi0xMTkuMDE4NTAxJmx2bD00JnN0eT1yJnE9dGFyemFuYSUyNTIwY2E= |title=Tarzana CA |website=Bing maps}}</ref>
The area now known as Tarzana was occupied in 1797 by [[Spain|Spanish]] settlers and missionaries who established the [[San Fernando Mission]]. Later absorbed by Mexico, the land was ceded to the United States in 1848 by the [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] following the [[Mexican-American War]]. Under US rule it evolved into a series of large cattle ranches owned by local elites. Investors took over in the 1870s, turning grazing into large-scale [[wheat]] farm operation.


[[Victory Boulevard (Los Angeles)|Victory Boulevard]] marks the northern edge of the neighborhood; Lindley Avenue, the eastern; Corbin Avenue, with a jog to Oakdale Avenue, the western; and Topanga State Park, the southern.<ref name=MappingLATarzana/><ref name=ThomasGuide>{{cite book |date=2006 |title=[[Thomas Guide]] |publisher=Thomas Bros. Maps |pages=530 & 560}}</ref>
The area was purchased in 1909 by the Los Angeles Suburban Homes Company. ''[[Los Angeles Times|LA Times]]'' founder and publisher General [[Harrison Gray Otis (publisher)|Harrison Gray Otis]] invested in the company and also personally acquired {{convert|550|acre|km2}} in the center of modern-day Tarzana.<ref name="PulidoBarraclough2012"/>


===Climate===
In 1915 or 1919, author of the popular ''[[Tarzan]]'' novels [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]] purchased Otis’s tract and established ''Tarzana Ranch''. Burroughs subdivided and sold the land for residential development with neighboring small farms following suit. The subdivision was one of many all white planned communities started in the Los Angeles area around this time,<ref name="Loewen2005">{{cite book|author=James W. Loewen|title=Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension Of American Racism|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=FPxJ_aG_B-8C|accessdate=19 August 2012|date=29 September 2005|publisher=The New Press|isbn=978-1-59558-674-2|page=112}}</ref> with racial segregation enforced by a [[Restrictive covenant#Housing segregation|restrictive covenant]] inserted in property deeds. It stated in part that "said premises or any part thereof shall not be leased, sold, or conveyed to, or occupied by any person not of the Caucasian race."<ref name="PulidoBarraclough2012">{{cite book|author1=Laura Pulido|author2=Laura Barraclough|author3=Wendy Cheng|title=A People's Guide to Los Angeles|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=zJ26F5KmTR0C&pg=PT324|accessdate=19 August 2012|date=24 March 2012|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-95334-5|page=324}}</ref> Burroughs marketed his new community using themes that evoked British imperialism and [[white supremacy]].<ref name="Barraclough2011">{{cite book|author=Laura R. Barraclough|title=Making the San Fernando Valley: Rural Landscapes, Urban Development, and White Privilege|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=e0WZGyA7qp4C&pg=PA99|accessdate=19 August 2012|date=1 January 2011|publisher=University of Georgia Press|isbn=978-0-8203-3562-9|page=99}}</ref>
Tarzana experiences a [[hot-summer Mediterranean climate]]. Due to its inland location, there is a higher degree of [[diurnal temperature variation]] than more coastal areas of Los Angeles.


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==Demographics==
==Demographics==
The U.S. Census counted 35,502 people living in Tarzana in 2000, and Los Angeles estimated the neighborhood's population at 37,778 in 2008. There were 4,038 people per square mile, among the lowest [[population densities]] in the city.<ref name=MappingLATarzana/>
There are approximately 28,484 residents. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the racial composition was predominantly [[Race (United States Census)|White]]
(78.9%), followed by [[Asian-American|Asian]] (5.6%), and Black or [[African American]] (3.8%). [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska]]n Native and [[Native Hawaiian]] or Other [[Pacific Islander]] each constituted less than one percent (0.3% and 0.1% respectively) of the population. 13.1% identified themselves as [[Hispanic]] or [[Latino]]. About 35.2% of the population in 2000 was foreign-born, including 21.9% that were born in [[Iran]] and 10.6% in [[Mexico]].


According to the 2000 Census, the racial composition was predominantly [[Race (United States Census)|white]] (70.7%), followed by [[Asian-American|Asian]] (5%), and black or [[African American]] (3.6%). The ''Los Angeles Times'' considered the area as "moderately diverse". 35.1% of the population was foreign-born, with Iranian (10.3%) and Russian (9.1%) as the most common ancestries. Iran (24.2%) and Mexico (12.1%) were the most common foreign places of birth.<ref name=MappingLATarzana/>
In 2009, the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'''s "Mapping L.A." project supplied these Tarzana neighborhood statistics: population: 35,502; median household income: $73,195.<ref>[http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/tarzana "Tarzana" entry on the ''Los Angeles Times'' "Mapping L.A." website]</ref>
[[File:Providence Tarzana Med Ctr 05.16.10.JPG|thumb|250px|[[Providence Tarzana Medical Center]] ]]
Tarzana features a burgeoning [[Iranian-American]] population, and the community is well known for its [[Persian people|Persian]] [[Iranian cuisine|restaurants]], booksellers, and language training institutes. A thriving and long-established [[Jew]]ish community attends four synagogues and provides the customer base for the second branch of the [[Hebrew language]] bookselling chain ''Steimatzky'' constructed outside of Israel.{{cn|date=August 2012}}{{or|date=August 2012}}{{dubious|Dubious tag regarding Hebrew language bookstore|date=August 2012}}


The percentage of divorced men and women was among the county's highest. Some 9% of the residents were military veterans. The percentages of residents aged 50 and older were among the county's highest. The median age is 38. The median household income in 2008 dollars was considered high, at $73,195.<ref name=MappingLATarzana/>
==Notable natives and residents==
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==Notable people==
* [[Troy Glaus]] - [[Major League Baseball]] player was born in Tarzana
[[File:Jordan Farmar - Maccabi.jpg|thumb|239x239px|[[Jordan Farmar]]]]
* [[Selena Gomez]] - recording artist/actress/fashion designer
[[File:001H0892 Gabe Kapler.jpg|thumb|171x171px|[[Gabe Kapler]]]]
* [[Kylie Jenner ]] - Model/ Television/ Socialite

* [[Jeremy Hotz]] - comedian
*[[Paul Abrahamian]], reality television participant<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/cast/215658/ |title=Big Brother Cast: Paul Abrahamian |work=CBS |access-date=February 8, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Athan Karras]] - dancer/instructor/actor
* [[Paul Thomas Anderson]], filmmaker<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/movies/paul-thomas-anderson-film-may-be-about-scientology.html |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Michael |last=Cieply |title=Paul Thomas Anderson Film May Be About Scientology |date=18 April 2012}}</ref>
* [[Lisa Kudrow]] - actress
* [[Marc Anthony]], singer<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-marc-anthony-tarzana-home-sold-20180816-story.html |title=Salsa king Marc Anthony unloads his other Tarzana home for $3.2 million |date=August 16, 2018 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
* [[Blake Lively]] - actress/model
* [[Ed Asner]], actor<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/29/arts/television/ed-asner-dead.html|newspaper=The New York Times |first=Anita|last=Gates|title=Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning Star of 'Lou Grant' and 'Up,' Dies at 91|date=29 August 2021}}</ref>
* [[Lamar Odom]] - Professional Basketball Player for the [[Los Angeles Clippers]].
* [[Banks (singer)|Banks]], singer<ref name=BBC>{{cite web |last=Savage |first=Mark |title=BBC Sound of 2014: Banks |website=BBC News |date=January 8, 2014 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-25576571}}</ref>
* [[Charles Pratt, Jr.]] - [[soap opera]] [[screenwriting|writer]]
*[[Judy Blumberg]], competitive ice dancer<ref name=People840109>{{cite magazine |url=http://people.com/archive/judy-blumberg-and-michael-seibert-skate-as-a-team-but-they-keep-their-passion-strictly-on-ice-vol-21-no-1/ |title=Judy Blumberg and Michael Seibert Skate as a Team, but They Keep Their Passion Strictly on Ice |first=Deirdre |last=Donahue |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=January 9, 1984}}</ref>
* [[Khloe Kardashian]] - socialite and television personality.
* [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]], author and founder of the neighborhood
* [[Jean Jacques Machado]] - [[Brazil]]ian [[Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu|Jiu-Jitsu]] practitioner
* [[Cindy Bortz]], 1987 World Junior Champion figure skater
* [[Robert Peernock]], convicted murderer
* [[Chris Brown]], singer<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/221402916/?terms=tarzana+neighborhood |title=After lengthy stand-off with police, Chris Brown arrested |date=31 August 2016 |page=A10 |newspaper=[[The Desert Sun]] |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
* [[Paul Rodriguez (skateboarder)|Paul Rodriguez]] - skateboarder
*[[Doja Cat]], rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2018/9/3/17806934/doja-cat-mooo-homophobic-tweets-asian-doll-yung-miami-city-girls-cancel-culture |title=The Rapid Rise and Fall of Doja Cat in the Era of "Cancel" Culture |last=Peters |first=Micah |date=2018-09-03 |website=The Ringer |language=en |access-date=2019-12-20}}</ref>
* [[Jim Rome]] - sports radio host and host of ''[[Jim Rome is Burning]]'' was born in Tarzana.
*[[Shavahn Church]], American-British gymnast<ref name="ShavahnChurch">{{cite web |url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/2013/4/17/208190891.aspx |title=Player Bio: Shavahn Church |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=UCLABruins.com |publisher=UCLA Athletics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024203305/https://uclabruins.com/sports/2013/4/17/208190891.aspx |archive-date=24 October 2021 |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref>
* [[Hailee Steinfeld]] - actress
* [[Meilen Tu]] - tennis player
*[[Jordan Cohen]] (born 1997), American-Israeli basketball player
*[[Mike Connors]], actor<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/mike-connors-dead-dies-joe-mannix-1201971140 |title=Mike Connors, 'Mannix' Star, Dies at 91 |first=Pat |last=Saperstein |journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=January 26, 2017 |issn=0042-2738}}</ref>
* [[Charlie Tuna]] - Hall of Fame radio personality; serves as honorary mayor of Tarzana
*[[Kaley Cuoco]], actress and producer<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/story/2020-04-11/hot-property-kaley-cuoco-loses-big-in-tarzana-home-sale |title=Hot Property: Kaley Cuoco loses big in Tarzana home sale |date=April 11, 2020 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
* [[Gerard Way]] - ex-My Chemical Romance/comic writer
*[[Jason Derulo]], singer<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/trulia/2014/11/24/jason-derulo-buys-3-million-castle-in-tarzana/ |title=Jason Derulo Buys $3 Million 'Castle' in Tarzana |date=November 24, 2014 |website=Forbes}}</ref>
* [[Lyn-Z]] - bassist in Mindless Self indulgence/ artist
*[[Jordan Farmar]] (born 1986), American-Israeli basketball player<ref>{{cite news |first=Lee |last=Jenkins |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/03/sports/ncaabasketball/03farmar.html |newspaper=The New York Times |title=The Bruins Let Farmar Do the Talking |date=April 3, 2006}}</ref>
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*[[Amanda Fink]], tennis player<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |url=https://usctrojans.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/amanda-fink/3774 |title=Amanda Fink - Women's Tennis |website=USC Athletics}}</ref>
*[[Selena Gomez]], actress, singer<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-selena-gomez-20141001-story.html |title=Selena Gomez sells Tarzana house she expanded, remodeled |date=October 1, 2014 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
*[[David Gregory (journalist)|David Gregory]], television journalist<ref name=JewJourRoots>{{cite news |url=http://jewishjournal.com/mobile_20111212/179209/ |title=David Gregory's Jewish roots, and how they define him |first=Steve |last=North |date=November 5, 2015 |newspaper=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles|Jewish Journal]]}}</ref>
*[[Chubby Johnson]], actor; served as honorary mayor of Tarzana
* [[Gabe Kapler]] (born 1975), Major League Baseball outfielder, and manager ([[San Francisco Giants]])
*[[Khloé Kardashian]], television personality<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-kaley-cuoco-20140304-story.html |title=Tarzana home owned by Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom sells |date=March 5, 2014 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
*[[Luke Kennard (basketball)|Luke Kennard]], NBA player with the Los Angeles Clippers, lives in Tarzana<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kennalu01.html|publisher=[[Sports Reference]]|title=Luke Kennard|access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref>
*[[Lisa Kudrow]], actress, grew up in Tarzana<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/archive/friend-in-need-vol-46-no-14/ |title=Friend in Need |work=People |access-date=30 July 2020 |date=30 September 1996}}</ref>
* [[Blake Lively]], actress, born in Tarzana<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461 |title=State of California. California Birth Index, 1905–1995 |website=Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California}}</ref>
* [[Jon Lovitz]], comedian and actor, born in Tarzana<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/jon-lovitz-23018 |title=Jon Lovitz |website=Biography |access-date=August 11, 2014 |archive-date=December 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230091501/http://www.biography.com/people/jon-lovitz-23018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Heather McDonald]], comedian<ref>{{cite web |title=Heather McDonald at Improv (8087875) |url=https://improv.com/event/heather+mcdonald/8087875/ |website=Improv}}</ref>
* [[David Oyelowo]], actor, lives in Tarzana<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/how-im-living-now-david-oyelowo-1293986 |title=How I'm Living Now: David Oyelowo – The Hollywood Reporter|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=May 12, 2020 }}</ref>
*[[Rosanna Pansino]], YouTube personality<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.yolandaslittleblackbook.com/blog-1/2016/08/29/youtube-stars-rosanna-pansino-huskystarcraft-plop-out-nearly-4-million-in-tarzana/ |title=YouTube stars Rosanna Pansino & HuskyStarcraft plop out nearly $4 million in Tarzana |date=August 29, 2016 |website=Yolanda's Little Black Book |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128192050/http://www.yolandaslittleblackbook.com/blog-1/2016/08/29/youtube-stars-rosanna-pansino-huskystarcraft-plop-out-nearly-4-million-in-tarzana/ |archive-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Lyndsey Parker]], entertainment journalist
* [[Paul Rodriguez (skateboarder)|Paul Rodriguez]], skateboarder, born in Tarzana<ref name="Other">{{cite web |title=Paul Rodriguez Life: The Other Half Ep. 5, Part 2 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ_Q23sgS6o |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/OJ_Q23sgS6o| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|work=YouTube |publisher=Google, Inc |access-date=17 January 2013 |author=NetworkA |format=Video upload |date=15 January 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* [[Jim Rome]], radio personality, born in Tarzana<ref>{{cite news |last=McAlevey |first=Peter |title=King of 'The Jungle'; Jim Rome Turned Sports Talk Radio Into a Howard Stern-ish Free-for-All. Not Everyone Is Glad He Did |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/23287921.html?dids=23287921:23287921&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+23%2C+1997&author=Peter+McAlevey&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=INSIDE+STORY%3B+King+of+%27The+Jungle%27%3B+Jim+Rome+Turned+Sports+Talk+Radio+Into+a+Howard+Stern-ish+Free-for-All.+Not+Everyone+Is+Glad+He+Did.&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716114845/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/23287921.html?dids=23287921:23287921&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+23,+1997&author=Peter+McAlevey&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=INSIDE+STORY;+King+of+'The+Jungle';+Jim+Rome+Turned+Sports+Talk+Radio+Into+a+Howard+Stern-ish+Free-for-All.+Not+Everyone+Is+Glad+He+Did.&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 16, 2012 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=1997-11-23 |access-date=2010-10-20}}</ref>
* [[Eric Schwartz (comedian)|Eric Schwartz]], comedian, musician, and actor
*[[JoJo Siwa]], YouTube personality and reality television star<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/15/photos-inside-teen-youtube-star-jojo-siwas-la-home.html |title=Teen YouTuber's $3 million L.A. mansion has its own '7-Eleven' room and candy bar–take a look |last1=Locke |first1=Taylor |website=[[CNBC]] |date=January 15, 2020 |access-date=May 23, 2020}}</ref>
*[[Hailee Steinfeld]], actress and singer<ref name="LAForward">{{cite web |url=http://blogs.laforward.org/2011/02/25/entertainment/hailee-steinfelds-true-colors/ |title=Hailee Steinfeld's True Colors |first=Oscar |last=Garza |date=February 25, 2011 |website=L.A. Forward |access-date=March 5, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727012149/http://blogs.laforward.org/2011/02/25/entertainment/hailee-steinfelds-true-colors/ |archive-date=July 27, 2011}}</ref>
*[[Brody Stevens]], comedian<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mentalpod.com/Brody-Stevens-podcast |title=Brody Stevens |date=February 8, 2013 |website=The Mental Illness Happy Hour}}</ref>
*[[Benny Urquidez]], kickboxer, martial arts choreographer, and actor<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-08-17-sp-2240-story.html |title=The Jet : Born to Brawl, Benny Urquidez Lived Through a Death Match to Become One of the Greatest Unknown Fighters in America |date=August 17, 1985 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
*[[Wilmer Valderrama]], actor<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-wilmer-valderrama-20130824-story.html |title=Actor Wilmer Valderrama lists his Tarzana compound for sale |date=August 24, 2013 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
*[[Bobby Womack]], soul singer-songwriter<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bobby Womack, Royalty of the Soul Era, Dies at 70 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/28/arts/music/bobby-womack-songwriter-and-musician-dies-at-70.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=2014-06-27 |access-date=2016-01-06 |issn=0362-4331 |first=Paul |last=Vitello}}</ref>
*[[Anton Yelchin]], actor<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://wwd.com/eye/people/anton-yelchin-5336608/ |title=A 'Like Crazy' Conversation With Anton Yelchin |date=October 26, 2011 |website=Women's Wear Daily}}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
A total of 40.3% of Tarzana residents aged 25 and older have earned a four-year degree. Percentages of those residents with a bachelor's degree or with a master's degree are also high for the county.<ref name=MappingLATarzana/>
===Primary and secondary schools===
====Public schools====
Tarzana residents are zoned to schools in the [[Los Angeles Unified School District]].<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/local/valley/la-re-guide29feb29,1,2677957.story] ''latimes.com''{{Dead link|date=March 2011}}</ref> The area is within Board District 4.<ref>[http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/board/secretary/BoardDistrictMaps/2007-08%20Board%20District%204.pdf Board District 4 Map]. ''[[Los Angeles Unified School District]]''. Retrieved on November 24, 2008.</ref> As of 2011, Steve Zimmer represents the district.<ref>"[http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/board/secretary/ Board Members]." ''[[Los Angeles Unified School District]]''. Retrieved on November 24, 2008.</ref> Zimmer's current term ends in 2013.


===Elementary and secondary schools===
Zoned elementary schools include:
Schools within Tarzana are:<ref name=ThomasGuide/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/tarzana/schools |title=Mapping L.A.: Tarzana Schools |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
* [http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Wilbur_EL Wilbur Avenue Elementary School]
* [http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Nestle_EL Nestle Avenue Elementary School]
* [http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Vanalden_EL Vanalden Elementary School]
* Tarzana Elementary School


[[Image:Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies.JPG|thumb|[[Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies]]]]
Zoned middle schools include:
* [http://www.portolams.org/ Portola Middle School]
* [[Gaspar de Portola]] Middle School, [[LAUSD]], 18720 Linnet Street
* [[Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies]] (4–12), LAUSD alternative, 18605 Erwin Street
* Vanalden Avenue Elementary School, LAUSD, 19019 Delano Street
* Tarzana Elementary School, LAUSD, 5726 Topeka Drive
* CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community School, LAUSD charter, 19722 Collier Street
* Wilbur Charter for Enriched Academics, LAUSD K–5, 5213 Crebs Avenue<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greatschools.org/california/tarzana/2490-Wilbur-Charter-For-Enriched-Academics-School |title=Wilbur Charter for Enriched Academics |website=GreatSchools.com}}</ref>
* Nestle Avenue Elementary School, LAUSD, 5060 Nestle Avenue


Zoned high schools serving Tarzana include:
Zoned high schools serving Tarzana include:
* [[Birmingham High School]] in ([[Lake Balboa, Los Angeles, California|Lake Balboa]] area)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://laschoolboard.org/sites/default/files/Petition-Renewal-Birmingham-01-14-14.pdf |title=Birmingham Community Charter High School Renewal Charter Petition, Submitted to the Los Angeles Unified School District October 29, 2013. For the term July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2019 |website=[[Los Angeles Unified School District]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328010653/http://laschoolboard.org/sites/default/files/Petition-Renewal-Birmingham-01-14-14.pdf |archive-date=2014-03-28}}</ref>
* [[Birmingham High School]] (in [[Lake Balboa, Los Angeles, California|Lake Balboa]] area)
* [[Reseda High School]] (in [[Reseda, Los Angeles, California|Reseda]] area)
* [[Reseda High School]] (in [[Reseda, Los Angeles, California|Reseda]] area){{citation needed |date=June 2015}}
* [[William Howard Taft High School (Los Angeles, California)|Taft High School]] (in [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California|Woodland Hills]] area)
* [[William Howard Taft High School (Los Angeles, California)|Taft High School]] (in [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California|Woodland Hills]] area){{citation needed |date=June 2015}}


====Private schools====
Private schools include:
* [[Lycée International de Los Angeles]] West Valley Campus
Woodcrest Elementary School is a private preschool-5th grade school in Tarzana.


===Post-Secondary schools===
===Postsecondary schools===
* [[Columbia College Hollywood]], a private nonprofit film school on Oxnard Street.
====Private schools====
* [[Columbia College Hollywood]], is a private nonprofit film school located on a 100,000 square feet campus on Oxnard Street.


===Public libraries===
===Public libraries===
[[File:Encino-Tarzana Branch, Los Angeles Public Library.JPG|thumb|Encino-Tarzana Branch]]
[[File:Encino-Tarzana Branch, Los Angeles Public Library.JPG|thumb|Encino-Tarzana Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library, 2008]]
The [[Los Angeles Public Library]] operates the Encino-Tarzana Branch along [[Ventura Boulevard]] in Tarzana.<ref>"[http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=47 Encino - Tarzana Branch Library]." ''[[Los Angeles Public Library]]''. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref>
The [[Los Angeles Public Library]] operates the Encino-Tarzana Branch on [[Ventura Boulevard]] in Tarzana.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=47 |title=Encino - Tarzana Branch Library |website=[[Los Angeles Public Library]] |access-date=December 6, 2008}}</ref>


==Parks and recreation==
==Recreation and parks==
The Tarzana Recreation Center is in Tarzana. The center has a gymnasium that also is used as an auditorium; the building's capacity is 600. The park also has barbecue pits, a lighted baseball diamond, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, a community room, an indoor gymnasium without weights, picnic tables, and lighted volleyball courts.<ref>"[http://www.laparks.org/dos/reccenter/facility/tarzanaRC.htm Tarzana Recreation Center]." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.</ref>
The Tarzana Recreation Center has a gymnasium that also is used as an auditorium; the building's capacity is 600. The park also has barbecue pits, a lighted baseball diamond, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, a community room, an indoor gymnasium without weights, picnic tables, and lighted volleyball courts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laparks.org/dos/reccenter/facility/tarzanaRC.htm |title=Tarzana Recreation Center |website=City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks |access-date=March 19, 2010}}</ref>


[[Caballero Canyon]], located on the north side of the Santa Monica mountains in Tarzana offers multiple trails for hiking, mountain biking and unobstructed views of the San Fernando Valley. There is a {{Convert|3.6|mi|adj=on}} loop trail located here that is moderately trafficked and allows dogs on a leash. At the top of the trail hikers and mountain bikers will see signs leading the entrance of Topanga State Park. There are no fees or permits required to hike Caballero Canyon.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hikespeak.com/trails/caballero-canyon-hike-tarzana/ |title=Caballero Canyon Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains |website=Hikespeak.com |language=en-US |access-date=2017-07-01}}</ref>
==Filming location==

[[Portola Middle School]] in Tarzana was used as a location for the films ''[[Thirteen (film)|Thirteen]]'', ''[[The Karate Kid]]''{{Disambiguation needed|date=March 2013}} and ''[[Akeelah and the Bee]]''.
''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'' was animated in Tarzana.

Tarzana Armenian Deli in Tarzana was used as a location for the HBO TV show ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]''.
David and Keith have coffee, sandwiches and frank conversation at the eatery.

Tarzana was the home of John Denver's character (Jerry Landers) in the 1977 film [[Oh, God!]]''
Season 2 of ''[[The Bad Girls Club]]'' was filmed in Tarzana.

Some episodes of A&Es ''[[Intervention (TV series)|Intervention]]'' TV series featured Tarzana Treatment Centers.


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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{cite web |url=http://www.tarzana.ca |title=Exploring Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzana, California |first=Bill |last=Hillman |website=ERBzine}}
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*{{cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/communities/2004/la-re-guide29feb29,0,6701991.story?coll=la-realestate-communities-2004 |title=Tarzana: A hilly haven in the jungles of the Valley |first=Maggie |last=Barnett |date=29 February 2004 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}
* [http://www.tarzana.ca Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzana, California]
*{{cite web |url=http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/tarzana/crime/ |title=Mapping LA: crime map and statistics - Tarzana |website=Los Angeles Times}}
* [http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/research/divisions/sd/communityprofiles/California/Tarzana_CA.pdf Tarzana, California Community Profile]
*{{cite web |url=http://www.portolams.org |title=Gaspar de Portola Middle School}}
* [http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/communities/2004/la-re-guide29feb29,0,6701991.story?coll=la-realestate-communities-2004 ''Los Angeles Times'', Real Estate section, Neighborly Advice column: "<nowiki>[</nowiki>Tarzana:<nowiki>]</nowiki> A hilly haven in the jungles of the Valley" (29 Feb 2004)]
* Elementary schools: {{cite web |url=http://tarzanaes-lausd-ca.schoolloop.com |title=Tarzana Elementary School}}, {{cite web |url=http://www.nestleschool.net |title=Nestle Avenue Charter Elementary}}, {{cite web |url=http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Reseda_HS/Nestle/nestle.html |title=Nestle Avenue (Old site)}}

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Tarzana, Los Angeles (California)
Coordinates: 34°10′24″N 118°33′11″W / 34.17333°N 118.55306°W / 34.17333; -118.55306
Country United States
State California
County Los Angeles
City Los Angeles
Named forTarzan
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code
91356, 91357, 91335
Area code(s)747 and 818
WebsiteTarzana Neighborhood Council

Tarzana (/tɑːrˈzænə/) is a suburban neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Tarzana is on the site of a former ranch owned by author Edgar Rice Burroughs. It is named after Burroughs' fictional jungle hero, Tarzan.[1]

Newspaper advertisement for sale of hogs, 1921

History

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The area now known as Tarzana was occupied in 1797 by settlers and missionaries from New Spain who established the San Fernando Mission. The region was later absorbed by Mexico, and then surrendered to the United States in 1848 in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo following the Mexican–American War. As part of the U.S., it evolved into a series of large cattle ranches. Investors in the region turned grazing fields into large-scale wheat farms during the 1870s.

The area was purchased in 1909 by the Los Angeles Suburban Homes Company. Los Angeles Times founder and publisher General Harrison Gray Otis invested in the company and also personally acquired 550 acres (2.2 km2) in the center of modern-day Tarzana.[2]

In February 1919, Edgar Rice Burroughs, author of the popular Tarzan novels, relocated to California from Oak Park, Illinois. He and his family had wintered in Southern California twice before, and he found the climate ideal. On March 1, 1919, Burroughs purchased Otis's tract and established Tarzana Ranch.[3] Burroughs subdivided and sold the land for residential development, some parcels of which were utilized as small farms.

Geography

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Providence Tarzana Medical Center

Boundaries

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Tarzana, which measures 8.79 square miles (22.8 km2), is bounded on the south by Topanga State Park, on the east by Encino, on the north by Reseda and on the west by Woodland Hills.[4][5][6]

Victory Boulevard marks the northern edge of the neighborhood; Lindley Avenue, the eastern; Corbin Avenue, with a jog to Oakdale Avenue, the western; and Topanga State Park, the southern.[5][7]

Climate

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Tarzana experiences a hot-summer Mediterranean climate. Due to its inland location, there is a higher degree of diurnal temperature variation than more coastal areas of Los Angeles.

Climate data for Tarzana, Los Angeles
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 67
(19) 		69
(21) 		71
(22) 		77
(25) 		80
(27) 		87
(31) 		93
(34) 		95
(35) 		90
(32) 		83
(28) 		74
(23) 		68
(20) 		80
(26)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 41
(5) 		43
(6) 		44
(7) 		46
(8) 		50
(10) 		54
(12) 		57
(14) 		58
(14) 		56
(13) 		51
(11) 		44
(7) 		41
(5) 		49
(9)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 4.02
(102) 		4.26
(108) 		3.62
(92) 		0.86
(22) 		0.30
(7.6) 		0.07
(1.8) 		0.01
(0.25) 		0.16
(4.1) 		0.24
(6.1) 		0.59
(15) 		1.40
(36) 		2.23
(57) 		17.76
(451.85)
Source: [8]

Demographics

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The U.S. Census counted 35,502 people living in Tarzana in 2000, and Los Angeles estimated the neighborhood's population at 37,778 in 2008. There were 4,038 people per square mile, among the lowest population densities in the city.[5]

According to the 2000 Census, the racial composition was predominantly white (70.7%), followed by Asian (5%), and black or African American (3.6%). The Los Angeles Times considered the area as "moderately diverse". 35.1% of the population was foreign-born, with Iranian (10.3%) and Russian (9.1%) as the most common ancestries. Iran (24.2%) and Mexico (12.1%) were the most common foreign places of birth.[5]

The percentage of divorced men and women was among the county's highest. Some 9% of the residents were military veterans. The percentages of residents aged 50 and older were among the county's highest. The median age is 38. The median household income in 2008 dollars was considered high, at $73,195.[5]

Notable people

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Jordan Farmar
Gabe Kapler

Education

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A total of 40.3% of Tarzana residents aged 25 and older have earned a four-year degree. Percentages of those residents with a bachelor's degree or with a master's degree are also high for the county.[5]

Elementary and secondary schools

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Schools within Tarzana are:[7][42]

Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies
  • Gaspar de Portola Middle School, LAUSD, 18720 Linnet Street
  • Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies (4–12), LAUSD alternative, 18605 Erwin Street
  • Vanalden Avenue Elementary School, LAUSD, 19019 Delano Street
  • Tarzana Elementary School, LAUSD, 5726 Topeka Drive
  • CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community School, LAUSD charter, 19722 Collier Street
  • Wilbur Charter for Enriched Academics, LAUSD K–5, 5213 Crebs Avenue[43]
  • Nestle Avenue Elementary School, LAUSD, 5060 Nestle Avenue

Zoned high schools serving Tarzana include:

Private schools include:

Postsecondary schools

[edit]

Public libraries

[edit]
Encino-Tarzana Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library, 2008

The Los Angeles Public Library operates the Encino-Tarzana Branch on Ventura Boulevard in Tarzana.[45]

Recreation and parks

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The Tarzana Recreation Center has a gymnasium that also is used as an auditorium; the building's capacity is 600. The park also has barbecue pits, a lighted baseball diamond, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, a community room, an indoor gymnasium without weights, picnic tables, and lighted volleyball courts.[46]

Caballero Canyon, located on the north side of the Santa Monica mountains in Tarzana offers multiple trails for hiking, mountain biking and unobstructed views of the San Fernando Valley. There is a 3.6-mile (5.8 km) loop trail located here that is moderately trafficked and allows dogs on a leash. At the top of the trail hikers and mountain bikers will see signs leading the entrance of Topanga State Park. There are no fees or permits required to hike Caballero Canyon.[47]

References

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  1. ^ "Tarzan Swings Without Tarzana". Los Angeles Times. June 14, 1999.
  2. ^ Pulido, Laura; Barraclough, Laura; Cheng, Wendy (March 24, 2012). A People's Guide to Los Angeles. University of California Press. p. 324. ISBN 978-0-520-95334-5. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  3. ^ Griffin, Scott Tracy (2012). Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration. Titan Books. pp. 276–278. ISBN 978-1-78116-169-2.
  4. ^ "Mapping L.A.: San Fernando Valley". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Mapping L.A.: Tarzana". Los Angeles Times.
  6. ^ "Tarzana CA". Bing maps.
  7. ^ a b Thomas Guide. Thomas Bros. Maps. 2006. pp. 530 & 560.
  8. ^ "Zipcode 91356". Plantmaps.com. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "Big Brother Cast: Paul Abrahamian". CBS. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  10. ^ Cieply, Michael (April 18, 2012). "Paul Thomas Anderson Film May Be About Scientology". The New York Times.
  11. ^ "Salsa king Marc Anthony unloads his other Tarzana home for $3.2 million". Los Angeles Times. August 16, 2018.
  12. ^ Gates, Anita (August 29, 2021). "Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning Star of 'Lou Grant' and 'Up,' Dies at 91". The New York Times.
  13. ^ Savage, Mark (January 8, 2014). "BBC Sound of 2014: Banks". BBC News.
  14. ^ Donahue, Deirdre (January 9, 1984). "Judy Blumberg and Michael Seibert Skate as a Team, but They Keep Their Passion Strictly on Ice". People.
  15. ^ "After lengthy stand-off with police, Chris Brown arrested". The Desert Sun. August 31, 2016. p. A10 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Peters, Micah (September 3, 2018). "The Rapid Rise and Fall of Doja Cat in the Era of "Cancel" Culture". The Ringer. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  17. ^ "Player Bio: Shavahn Church". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Athletics. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  18. ^ Saperstein, Pat (January 26, 2017). "Mike Connors, 'Mannix' Star, Dies at 91". Variety. ISSN 0042-2738.
  19. ^ "Hot Property: Kaley Cuoco loses big in Tarzana home sale". Los Angeles Times. April 11, 2020.
  20. ^ "Jason Derulo Buys $3 Million 'Castle' in Tarzana". Forbes. November 24, 2014.
  21. ^ Jenkins, Lee (April 3, 2006). "The Bruins Let Farmar Do the Talking". The New York Times.
  22. ^ "Amanda Fink - Women's Tennis". USC Athletics.
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