Editing Van Nuys

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'''Van Nuys''' ({{IPAc-en|v|æ|n|ˈ|n|aɪ|z}}) is a neighborhood in the central [[San Fernando Valley]] region of [[Los Angeles]], California. Home to [[Van Nuys Airport]] and the [[Van Nuys City Hall|Valley Municipal Building]], it is the most populous neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley.

==History==
[[File:W. P. Whitsett's real estate office (00049699).jpg|thumb|left|W. P. Whitsett's real estate office, 1911. His homestead would be the site of [[Butler Brothers Department Store]], later [[Dearden's]] on Van Nuys Blvd. at Kittridge]]
[[File:Old Van Nuys Post Office.jpg|thumb|left|The Van Nuys Post Office, built in 1935, was designed in the [[Spanish Colonial Revival]] style.]]
In 1909, the Suburban Homes Company – a syndicate led by [[Hobart Johnstone Whitley]], general manager of the board of control, along with [[Harry Chandler]], H. G. Otis, M. H. Sherman and O. F. Brandt – purchased 48,000 acres of the Farming and Milling Company for $2.5&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mulholland |first=Catherine |title=The Owensmouth Baby - The Making of the San Fernando Valley |date=1987 |publisher=Santa Susana Press |location=California |pages=18–20}}</ref> [[Henry E. Huntington]] extended his [[Pacific Electric Railway]] (Red Cars) through the Valley to [[Owensmouth]] (now Canoga Park). The Suburban Home Company laid out plans for roads and the towns of Van Nuys, Reseda (Marian) and Canoga Park (Owensmouth). The rural areas were annexed into the city of Los Angeles in 1915.<ref name="fiction">{{Cite book |last=George L. Henderson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WmGfzj-X5qIC&pg=PA199 |title=California and the Fictions of Capital |date=1 February 2003 |publisher=Temple University Press |isbn=978-1-59213-198-3 |page=199 |access-date=8 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="Raftery1992">{{Cite book |last=Judith R. Raftery |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KzasAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA112 |title=Land of Fair Promise: Politics and Reform in Los Angeles Schools 1885 – 1941 |publisher=Stanford University Press |year=1992 |isbn=978-0-8047-1930-8 |page=112 |access-date=7 May 2013}}</ref>

The town was founded in 1911 and named for one of its developers, [[Isaac Newton Van Nuys]], a rancher and entrepreneur of Dutch ancestry.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pollack|first=Gina|date=July 22, 2019|title=How To Speak LA: Your Guide To The City's Most Debated And Mispronounced Words|url=https://laist.com/projects/how-to-la/understand/pronunciation/|access-date=2021-05-22|work=LAist|language=en}}</ref><ref name="timeline">{{Cite web |title=San Fernando Valley History Timeline |url=http://americassuburb.com/timeline.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011012102802/http://americassuburb.com/timeline.html |archive-date=12 October 2001}}</ref> It was annexed by [[Los Angeles]] on May&nbsp;22, 1915,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hellmann |first=Paul |url={{google books|REtEXQNWq6MC|page=122|plainurl=yes}} |title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States |date=14 February 2006 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=1135948593 |page=122 |access-date=20 January 2015}}</ref> after completion of the [[Los Angeles Aqueduct]], providing it with the water required for further growth.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hescheles |first=Andrea |date=2010-10-30 |title=1915-1916: Annexation spurred growth |work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]] |url=http://www.dailynews.com/20101031/1915-1916-annexation-spurred-growth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120221427/http://www.dailynews.com/20101031/1915-1916-annexation-spurred-growth |archive-date=2015-01-20}}</ref> Van Nuys was the first new stop on the [[San Fernando Line]] of the [[Pacific Electric|Pacific Electric Railway]] red cars system, which boosted its early land sales and commercial success.<ref name=timeline/>  From as far as Alhambra, in 1917, day trips were organized for potential buyers of five-acre farms.<ref>1917 advertisement in "Alhambra Advocate"</ref>

Van Nuys became the Valley's satellite Los Angeles municipal civic center with the 1932 [[Art Deco architecture|Art Deco]] Valley Municipal Building (Van Nuys City Hall), a visual landmark and [[Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument]], starting the present-day Government Center complex of government services buildings.<ref name=timeline/>

In 1991, Marvin Braude, a member of the [[Los Angeles City Council]], redesignated a 45-block area of Van Nuys as a part of [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles|Sherman Oaks]].<ref name="Stewartrename">{{Cite news |last=Stewart |first=Jocelyn Y. |date=August 23, 1991 |title=Identity Crisis : Community: The decision to change the name of a 45-block area of Van Nuys to Sherman Oaks leaves junior high in an odd position |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-08-23-me-955-story.html |access-date=March 23, 2014}}</ref> This redesignated area included the community of Magnolia Woods.<ref name="Sarkisian-MillerMagnoliaWoods">{{Cite news |last=Sarkisian-Miller |first=Nora |date=May 7, 2006 |title=A hideaway in Sherman Oaks |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/la-re-guide7may07-story.html |access-date=March 23, 2014}}</ref> Some area residents had presented a petition and several original deeds that stated "Sherman Oaks" to Braude. They argued that the area was a part of Sherman Oaks until the 1960s, when [[ZIP Code]]s labeling the area as Van Nuys were established.<ref name=Stewartrename/>

[[File:Orange Line Bike Path, Van Nuys.jpg|thumb|[[G Line Bikeway]], Van Nuys]]

In October 2005, the [[G Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro Orange Line]] opened with two stations, [[Van Nuys station (Los Angeles Metro)]] and [[Sepulveda station]].

In 2014, a "Great Streets" project was introduced by Mayor [[Eric Garcetti]] with Van Nuys Blvd. to be redesigned between Victory Blvd. and Oxnard Street. Also, Sepulveda Blvd. was resurfaced between Victory Blvd and Oxnard Street in May 2014. A new Los Angeles County family services building was built on the southwest corner of Van Nuys Blvd. and Saticoy Street in 2016.{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}}

==Geography and climate==
Van Nuys is bordered on the north by [[North Hills, Los Angeles|North Hills]], on the northeast by [[Panorama City, Los Angeles|Panorama City]], on the east by [[Valley Glen, Los Angeles|Valley Glen]], on the south by [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles|Sherman Oaks]], on the southwest by the [[Sepulveda Basin]], on the west by [[Lake Balboa, Los Angeles|Lake Balboa]], and on the northwest by [[Northridge, Los Angeles|Northridge]].<ref name="MappingLAColoredMap">[http://www.latimes.com/includes/projects/img/mapping_la/mappingla.pdf Colored map, Mapping L.A.], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''</ref> Its street and other boundaries are Roscoe Boulevard on the north, [[Sepulveda Boulevard]], the [[Tujunga Wash]], Woodman Avenue and Hazeltine Avenue on the east, Oxnard Street on the south, the [[Sepulveda Basin]] on the southwest and Odessa and Hayvenhurst avenues and Balboa Boulevard on the west.<ref name=MappingLAVanNuys/>

===Boundary changes===
Some former Van Nuys neighborhoods won approval in 2009 by the Los Angeles City Council to break off from Van Nuys and join the neighboring communities of [[Lake Balboa, Los Angeles|Lake Balboa]], [[Valley Glen, Los Angeles|Valley Glen]], and [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles|Sherman Oaks]]<ref name=LA>{{cite web|last=Stewart|first=Jocelyn|title=45-Block Area Exits Van Nuys : Neighborhoods: Area around junior high school joins Sherman Oaks, the fifth such change in the Valley since 1986.|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-08-22-me-1486-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2013-02-15}}</ref> in an effort to raise their property values. City Council member [[Tony Cardenas]] "suggested the change was motivated by racism."<ref>{{cite news|last=Reston|first=Maeve|date=July 14, 2009|title=Goodbye Van Nuys, hello Sherman Oaks: L.A. Council OKs neighborhood switch|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/07/goodbye-van-nuys-hello-sherman-oaks-la-council-lets-neighborhood-switch-.html}}</ref>

===Climate===
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|Jan record high F = 92
|Feb record high F = 92
|Mar record high F = 97
|Apr record high F = 101
|May record high F = 105
|Jun record high F = 114
|Jul record high F = 117
|Aug record high F = 112
|Sep record high F = 118
|Oct record high F = 107
|Nov record high F = 96
|Dec record high F = 89
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|Jan avg record high F = 81.7
|Feb avg record high F = 82.3
|Mar avg record high F = 86.7
|Apr avg record high F = 92.7
|May avg record high F = 95.3
|Jun avg record high F = 99.5
|Jul avg record high F = 103.3
|Aug avg record high F = 104.7
|Sep avg record high F = 105.3
|Oct avg record high F = 97.9
|Nov avg record high F = 89.3
|Dec avg record high F = 82.1
|year avg record high F= 108.0
|Jan high F = 68.2
|Feb high F = 68.4
|Mar high F = 72.1
|Apr high F = 75.3
|May high F = 78.9
|Jun high F = 84.2
|Jul high F = 91.2
|Aug high F = 93.1
|Sep high F = 90.4
|Oct high F = 82.9
|Nov high F = 75.0
|Dec high F = 67.4
|year high F= 78.9
|Jan mean F = 57.2
|Feb mean F = 57.4
|Mar mean F = 60.6
|Apr mean F = 63.4
|May mean F = 67.5
|Jun mean F = 72.0
|Jul mean F = 77.8
|Aug mean F = 79.0
|Sep mean F = 76.6
|Oct mean F = 69.8
|Nov mean F = 62.2
|Dec mean F = 56.1
|year mean F= 66.6
|Jan low F = 46.1
|Feb low F = 46.4
|Mar low F = 49.2
|Apr low F = 51.5
|May low F = 56.1
|Jun low F = 59.8
|Jul low F = 64.3
|Aug low F = 64.9
|Sep low F = 62.7
|Oct low F = 56.6
|Nov low F = 49.3
|Dec low F = 44.9
|year low F= 54.3
|Jan avg record low F = 35.7
|Feb avg record low F = 37.0
|Mar avg record low F = 40.2
|Apr avg record low F = 42.9
|May avg record low F = 49.2
|Jun avg record low F = 54.5
|Jul avg record low F = 58.7
|Aug avg record low F = 59.3
|Sep avg record low F = 55.1
|Oct avg record low F = 49.3
|Nov avg record low F = 40.0
|Dec avg record low F = 34.6
|year avg record low F= 33.1
|Jan record low F = 22
|Feb record low F = 27
|Mar record low F = 32
|Apr record low F = 36
|May record low F = 38
|Jun record low F = 46
|Jul record low F = 50
|Aug record low F = 47
|Sep record low F = 45
|Oct record low F = 35
|Nov record low F = 31
|Dec record low F = 28
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|Jan precipitation inch = 2.75
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.79
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.50
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.71
|May precipitation inch = 0.29
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.07	
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|Aug precipitation inch = 0.01
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.12
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.48
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.75
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.95
|year precipitation inch= 13.42
|Jan precipitation days = 5.1
|Feb precipitation days = 6.4
|Mar precipitation days = 5.3
|Apr precipitation days = 3.0
|May precipitation days = 1.5
|Jun precipitation days = 0.4
|Jul precipitation days = 0.1
|Aug precipitation days = 0.1
|Sep precipitation days = 0.6
|Oct precipitation days = 2.4
|Nov precipitation days = 3.4
|Dec precipitation days = 5.6
|year precipitation days= 33.9
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==Population==
The 2000 U.S. census counted 136,443 residents in the 8.99-square-mile Van Nuys neighborhood—or 11,542 people per square mile. In 2000, the median age for residents was 28, considered young for city and county neighborhoods, and the percentages of residents aged 10 or younger and 19 to 34 were among the highest in Los Angeles County.<ref name="MappingLAVanNuys">[http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/lvan-nuys "Van Nuys," Mapping L.A.], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''</ref>

The neighborhood was considered "moderately diverse" ethnically within Los Angeles. The breakdown was [[Hispanic]]s, 60.5%; [[Non-Hispanic Whites|white]]s, 23.1%; [[Asian American|Asian]]s, 6.4%; [[African American|black]]s, 6%; and others, 4%. Mexico (41.5%) and El Salvador (17.3%) were the most common places of birth for the 49.8% of the residents who were born abroad—a high percentage for Los Angeles. There were 4,917 families headed by single parents or 21.3%, considered high for both the city and the county.<ref name=MappingLAVanNuys/>

The median yearly household income in 2008 dollars was $41,134, considered average for the city, but low for the county. The percentages of households that earned $40,000 or less were high for the county. Renters occupied 73.9% of the housing stock, and house- or apartment-owners held 26.1%.<ref name=MappingLAVanNuys/>

{{Citation needed |date=February 2023}}

==Economy==
[[File:Van Nuys, Southern California (6042688851).jpg|thumb|right|Industry in Van Nuys]]
[[Van Nuys Boulevard]] has a long and diverse commercial district along it, as do other major streets crossing through Van Nuys.

From December 1947 until August 1992, [[General Motors]] operated an automobile factory called [[Van Nuys Assembly]] at Van Nuys Boulevard and Arminta Street to augment production efforts at their [[South Gate Assembly]] factory, which opened in 1936. The Van Nuys plant manufactured 6.3 million vehicles, including the [[Chevrolet Impala]], [[Chevrolet Corvair|Corvair]], and later was the primary location for the [[Chevrolet Chevy II / Nova|Nova]], [[Chevrolet Camaro|Camaro]], and [[Pontiac Firebird]]. Other models built were the [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]], [[Chevrolet Chevelle|Chevelle]], the [[Oldsmobile Omega]], and the [[Pontiac Ventura]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Apodaca|first=Patrice|date=1992-08-28|title=L.A. MAKES ITS LAST CAR : End of Road for GM's Van Nuys Plant : Autos: After 45 years and 6.3 million vehicles, the facility is shut down. It marks the end of car making in Southern California.|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-08-28-fi-6132-story.html|access-date=2021-03-05|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Badge engineered]] versions of the Impala, Nova and Camaro were also manufactured at this location. In October 1989, GM announced that Camaro and Firebird production would be moved to a facility in [[Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec|Sainte-Thérèse]].<ref name=":0" /> Due to [[Smog#Los Angeles and the San Joaquin Valley|air quality remediation efforts]] and decreasing market share of GM products, the factory was closed.

In 1999, The Plant shopping center opened on the former factory site, anchored by big box retailers and a 16-screen movie theater multiplex.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Fox|first=Sue|date=1999-11-27|title=Rebirth for Old Car Factory Site|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-nov-27-me-37909-story.html|access-date=2021-03-05|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Through the following years there were additions to The Plant shopping center.
 
[[Sound City Studios]] is a well-respected recording studio in Van Nuys. Van Nuys, along with Chatsworth, is home to numerous pornographic film studios, distributors, and manufacturers.<ref name="LA Daily News">{{cite news|last=BARRETT|first=BETH|title=Porn is a $12 billion industry, but profits leave the Valley.|url=http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20070605/porn-is-a-12-billion-industry-but-profits-leave-the-valley|access-date=29 January 2014|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]|date=June 4, 2007}}</ref>

[[Grupo TACA]] operates a Van Nuys-area TACA Center at 6710 Van Nuys Boulevard.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taca.com/eng/cus/coff/coffouroff_planans.asp?id=55|title=National and international flights in Avianca Airlines for USA - Avianca|website=Taca.com|access-date=4 October 2018}}</ref>

Various parts of the 1984 film ''[[The Terminator]]'' were filmed in Van Nuys.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/t/Terminator.php|title=Filming Locations for The Terminator (1984), around Los Angeles.|website=Movie-locations.com}}</ref>

==Government services==
[[File:SFValley.jpg|thumb|[[Victory Boulevard (Los Angeles)|Victory Boulevard]] (Eastbound toward The City of Burbank) at Sylmar Avenue]]
The [[Los Angeles Fire Department]] operates Station 39 (Van Nuys), Station 90 [[Van Nuys Airport|Van Nuys Airport Area]], Station 100 [[Lake Balboa, Los Angeles|West Van Nuys]], and Station 102 [[Valley Glen, Los Angeles|East Van Nuys]], serving the community.

The [[Los Angeles Police Department]] operates the nearby Van Nuys Community Police Station at 6420 Sylmar Avenue, 91401, serving the neighborhood.

The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Civic Center Van Nuys Post Office at 6200 Van Nuys Boulevard in Van Nuys (closed and moved outside the Van Nuys civic center to 6531 Van Nuys Blvd, Van Nuys, CA 91401)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/United+States+Postal+Service/@34.1890976,-118.4498931,17.81z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c2970524429215:0x8b2983b48d1e2e43!8m2!3d34.1895651!4d-118.449043?hl=en&authuser=0|title=Google Maps|website=Google Maps|access-date=2018-06-03}}</ref> and the Van Nuys Post Office at 15701 [[Sherman Way]] in the [[Lake Balboa, Los Angeles|Lake Balboa]] neighborhood in Los Angeles, west of Van Nuys.<ref>"[https://archive.today/20120720200644/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/73406?p=5&s=CA&service_name=post_office&z=Van+Nuys Post Office Location—CIVIC CENTER VAN NUYS]." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref><ref>"[https://archive.today/20120717072908/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/32138?p=4&s=CA&service_name=post_office&z=Van+Nuys Post Office Location—VAN NUYS]." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref><ref name="LakeBalboaMap">[http://www.lakebalboanc.org/pdf/lakebalboamap.pdf Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218074420/http://lakebalboanc.org/pdf/lakebalboamap.pdf |date=2012-02-18 }}. ''Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council''. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref>

The [[U.S. Census Bureau]] operates the Los Angeles Regional Office in Van Nuys.<ref>"[https://www.census.gov/rolax/www/ The Los Angeles Region]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on January 17, 2010.</ref>

The [[California Department of Developmental Services]] operates the [[North Los Angeles County Regional Center]] on [[Sherman Way]] west of Sepulveda Boulevard, but they closed that location and moved to a new location on Oakhurst and Plummer in [[Chatsworth, Los Angeles|Chatsworth]] in 2016. The agency serves a large population of developmentally disabled people living in the San Fernando Valley.

The [[Social Security Administration]] once operated a branch office on Van Nuys Boulevard north of Victory Boulevard in Van Nuys. This location was closed in 2011, and moved to [[Panorama City, Los Angeles|Panorama City]] on Roscoe Blvd and Van Nuys Blvd.

==Parks==
The Van Nuys Recreation Area is in Van Nuys. The area has an auditorium and gymnasium with a capacity of 420 people, and a multipurpose/community room with a capacity of 20–25 people. The area has barbecue pits, lighted baseball diamonds, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, a community room, lighted handball courts, an indoor gymnasium with no weights, picnic tables, a lighted soccer field, and lighted tennis courts.<ref>"[http://www.laparks.org/DOS/reccenter/facility/VanNuysRC.htm Van Nuys Recreation Area] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223052123/http://www.laparks.org/DOS/reccenter/facility/VanNuysRC.htm |date=2010-02-23 }}." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.</ref>

Delano Park in Van Nuys has an auditorium, barbecue pits, a lighted baseball diamond, a children's play area, a lighted football field, an indoor gymnasium with no weights, picnic tables, and a lighted soccer field.<ref>"[http://www.laparks.org/dos/parks/facility/delanoPk.htm Delano Park]." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.</ref>

[[File:Woodley park picnic area.jpg|thumb|Woodley Park picnic area]]
The Van Nuys adjacent Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area to the west is a large open space park behind [[Sepulveda Dam]]. The [[G Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro Orange Line bicycle path]] connects Van Nuys to it and other valley destinations. It has numerous recreation facilities and natural areas, including a wildlife preserve, cricket complex, and archery range at [[Woodley Park (Los Angeles, California)|Woodley Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lamountains.com/parks.asp?parkid=126|title=Parks|website=Lamountains.com|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laparks.org/dos/reccenter/facility/sepulvedaBasinRC.htm|title=City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks|date=24 September 2015}}</ref>

The Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Park is in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles|Sherman Oaks]], near Van Nuys. The park has an auditorium, two lighted baseball diamonds, six unlighted baseball diamonds, lighted indoor basketball courts, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, a 60-person community room, a lighted football field, an indoor gymnasium without weights, picnic tables, a lighted soccer field, and lighted tennis courts.<ref>"[http://www.laparks.org/dos/parks/facility/vannuysSOPk.htm Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Park]." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.</ref> Located in the same place as the park, the Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Pool is a seasonal outdoor heated swimming pool.<ref>"[http://www.laparks.org/dos/aquatic/facility/vanNuys_SOPool.htm Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Pool]." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.</ref>
The Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Senior Citizen Center (a.k.a. Bernardi Center), also on the park grounds, has an auditorium and multi-purpose room. The senior community hall also has two community/meeting rooms, two kitchens, a play area, a shuffle board area, a stage, and two storage rooms.<ref>"[http://www.laparks.org/dos/parks/facility/vannuysSOPk.htm Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Senior Citizen Center]." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.</ref>
The Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Tennis Courts facility in the Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Park has eight courts.<ref>"[http://www.laparks.org/dos/sports/tennis/facility/vanNuys_SO_TC.htm Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Tennis Courts]." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.</ref>

==Education==
[[File:Van Nuys High School 2008.JPG|thumb|[[Van Nuys High School]]]]
[[File:Columbus Ave. Elementary School, Van Nuys, CA.JPG|thumb|Columbus Avenue Elementary School]]

Fifteen percent of Van Nuys residents aged 25 and older had earned a [[four-year degree]] by 2000, an average figure for both the city and the county, but the percentage of the same-age residents who had less than a [[high school diploma]] (43.1%) was high for Los Angeles.<ref name=MappingLAVanNuys/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/education/less-than-high-school/neighborhood/list/ |title= Less Than High School {{!}} Mapping L.A.|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>

Schools within the Van Nuys boundaries are:<ref>[http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/van-nuys/schools "Van Nuys: Schools," Mapping L.A.], ''Los Angeles Times''</ref>

===Public===
The [[Los Angeles Unified School District]] operates neighborhood public schools:
* Kittridge Street Elementary School, 13619 Kittridge Street
* [[Van Nuys High School|Van Nuys Senior High School]], 6535 Cedros Avenue
* Cohasset Street Elementary School, 15810 Saticoy Street
* Robert Fulton College Preparatory School, 7477 Kester Avenue
* Valerio Street Elementary School, 15035 Valerio Street
* Hazeltine Avenue Elementary School, 7150 Hazeltine Avenue
* Columbus Avenue Elementary School, 6700 Columbus Avenue
* Van Nuys Elementary School, 6464 Sylmar Avenue
* [[Will Rogers]] Continuation School, 14711 Gilmore Street
* Sylvan Park Elementary School, 6238 Noble Avenue
* Van Nuys Adult School, 6535 Cedros Avenue<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wvoc.net|title=West Valley Occupational Center Home|website=Wvoc.net}}</ref>
* NVOC- Aviation Center, 16550 Saticoy Street<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nvoc.org|title=NVOC: Today's Job Skills Made Easy & Affordable|website=Wvoc.net}}</ref>

Charter schools include:
* [[Charter High School of the Arts|Charter High School of Arts — Multimedia and Performing]], 6952 Van Nuys Boulevard

Van Nuys Middle School was moved into [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles|Sherman Oaks]] in 1991. The school continues to use the name "Van Nuys" despite the move.<ref name=Stewartrename/>

===Private===
* Pacific Ridge School, 15339 Saticoy Street
* Crossroads School, 6843 Lennox Avenue
* St. Elisabeth School, elementary, 6635 Tobias Avenue
* Grace Christian Academy, 6510 Peach Avenue
* The Crawford Academy, 14530 Sylvan Street
* Children's Community School, 14702 Sylvan Street
*[[Montclair College Prep]], 8071 Sepulveda Boulevard, has closed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.montclairprep.com/|title=Montclair|website=Montclairprep.com|access-date=4 October 2018}}</ref>
*[[Lycée International de Los Angeles]] previously operated a campus in Van Nuys.<ref>Lingre, Michele. "Early Linguists : Private Foreign-Language Schools Give Bilingual Education a New Twist." ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. April 28, 1988. p. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-04-28-vw-3128-story.html 2]. Retrieved on June 29, 2015. "Le Lycee International de Los Angeles, or French-American School, 14255 Erwin Street, Van Nuys"</ref>

==Public libraries==
[[File:Van Nuys Branch Library, Van Nuys.JPG|thumb|Original Van Nuys Branch Library (1927)]]
The Van Nuys Branch Library of the [[Los Angeles Public Library]] serves the community.

==Transportation==
===Air===
[[Van Nuys Airport]] is located in Van Nuys.

The closest airport with commercial airline service is [[Hollywood Burbank Airport]] in [[Burbank, California|Burbank]].  It can be accessed via [[Amtrak]] and [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] service, or by  [[Amtrak Thruway]] [[Amtrak Thruway#1C|1C]] daily bus connections, from [[Van Nuys station]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://amtraksanjoaquins.com/route-1c/|title=Route 1c|website=Amtrak San Joaquins|accessdate=August 7, 2024}}</ref>

The [[FlyAway (bus)#Van Nuys|FlyAway]] bus service travels hourly from its terminal at Woodley and Saticoy Avenues to [[Los Angeles International Airport]] (LAX).<ref>"[http://www.lawa.org/welcome_lax.aspx?id=4697 FlyAway-Van Nuys]." [[Los Angeles World Airports]]. Retrieved on November 20, 2012.</ref>

===Public transit===
Van Nuys has two [[G Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro G Line]] stations: the [[Van Nuys (Los Angeles Metro station)]] and the [[Sepulveda (Los Angeles Metro station)]]. The G Line connects to the [[B Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro B Line]] subway at the [[North Hollywood (Los Angeles Metro station)]], for access to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], [[Downtown Los Angeles]], and other [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Los Angeles Metro]] lines. The [[Los Angeles Metro Busway|Metro Busway]] also uses the [[Van Nuys (Los Angeles Metro station)|Van Nuys station]]. All stations, and the neighborhood's major streets, are served by [[Metro Local]], [[Metro Rapid]], and/or other bus lines and systems. The Metro G Line bicycle path and pedestrian walkway runs in a landscaped zone alongside the entire route, to Pierce College, [[:Canoga Park, Los Angeles|Canoga Park]], and the [[Chatsworth Station]] on the west, and North Hollywood on the east.

Van Nuys also has [[Amtrak]] and [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] service at [[Van Nuys station]]. It is served by the Amtrak [[Pacific Surfliner]] and [[Coast Starlight]], and the Metrolink [[Ventura County Line]].  The  [[Amtrak Thruway]] [[Amtrak Thruway#1C|1C]] provides daily connections from Van Nuys station to Santa Monica and Westwood/[[UCLA]] to the south, [[Burbank Airport]] to the east, and Newhall and Bakersfield to the north.<ref name="auto"/>

Van Nuys Boulevard is the planned route for the [[East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project]], scheduled to open by 2031.

===Freeways===
Van Nuys is served by the [[Interstate 405 (California)|405 (San Diego Freeway)]] passing through it.

Other nearby freeways include the [[U.S. Route 101 in California|Route 101 (Ventura Freeway)]], the [[California State Route 170|Route 170 (Hollywood Freeway)]], the [[California State Route 118|Route 118 (Simi Valley Freeway)]], and the [[Golden State Freeway]] section of [[Interstate 5 in California|Interstate 5]].

==Healthcare==
[[Valley Presbyterian Hospital]] is a 350-bed hospital at 15107 Vanowen St, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, CA 91405. It was founded in 1958 and initially designed by noted architect [[William Pereira]]. It has 350 beds, as well as an emergency room which can handle pediatric patients.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.valleypres.org/About-Us.aspx|access-date=2020-10-13|website=Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys}}</ref> Also in Van Nuys is the Southern California Hospital, at 14433 Emelita St, which is a psychiatric facility that provides no emergency services.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.sch-vannuys.com/about-us/|access-date=2020-10-13|website=Southern California Hospital at Van Nuys|publisher=Prospect Medical Group}}</ref> The nearest [[Kaiser Permanente]] hospital to Van Nuys is Kaiser Panorama City Medical Center.

==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline -->
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* [[George O. Abell]] (1927–1983), astronomer, professor<ref>{{cite web|last1=Weart|first1=Spencer|author-link1=Spencer R. Weart|title=Oral Histories, George Abell|url=https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/oral-histories/4475|date=8 December 2014|publisher=[[American Institute of Physics]]|access-date=8 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422161858/https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/oral-histories/4475|archive-date=22 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Ernani Bernardi]] (1911–2006), musician and member of the Los Angeles City Council, 1961–1993<ref name=BernardisIconoclasm>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-04-03-me-564-story.html|title=Bernardi's Iconoclasm Brings Acclaim, Enmity|date=April 3, 1989|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|accessdate=August 7, 2024}}</ref><ref name=ValleysArdent>[https://archive.today/20130209223158/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/political-graveyard/message/7304?l=1 Rick Orlov, "Valley's Ardent Fighter, 94, Dies," ''Los Angeles Daily News''], posted January 7, 2006, at Political-Graveyard</ref>
* [[Brandon Boyd]], vocalist of the multi-platinum rock band Incubus
* [[Joseph Vincent Brennan|Bishop Joseph V. Brennan]], Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
* [[Brian Patrick Butler]], actor and filmmaker<ref>{{cite interview|title=Meet Brian Patrick Butler of Charybdis Pictures in Van Nuys|url=http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-brian-patrick-butler-charybdis-pictures-van-nuys/|work=Voyage LA|date=August 6, 2020|access-date=February 23, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Steve Daines]], U.S. senator from Montana
* [[Rose Marie]], actress and comedian
* [[Andy Devine]], actor, honorary mayor from 1938 to 1957<ref>''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', May 10, 1938, Andy Devine Named 'Mayor'</ref>
* [[Don Drysdale]], Hall of Fame baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=drysddo01|title=Don Drysdale Stats |publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date=December 3, 2012}}</ref>
*[[Kerry Lyn Dalton]], murderer
*[[Michael Erush]] (born 1984), soccer player and coach
* [[Mike Fetters]], baseball pitcher and coach
* [[Laurence D. Fink]], financier<ref name="Vanity">Suzanna Andrews: [http://www.vanityfair.com/business/features/2010/04/fink-201004 Larry Fink’s $12 Trillion Shadow], ''Vanity Fair'', April 2010</ref>
* [[Brian Austin Green]], actor<ref name="filmref">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/2/Brian-Austin-Green.html |title=Brian Austin Green Biography (1973-) |publisher=Filmreference.com |access-date=2011-07-30}}</ref>
* [[Robert Harland]], actor<ref name=yurgatis>{{cite web|url=http://germantown.lefora.com/2012/04/25/a-small-world/|title=A Small World: Robert J. Yurgatis, Jr.|publisher=Germantown Forum, Germantown, Pennsylvania |access-date=December 5, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Chris Holdsworth]], [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] fighter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ufc.com/athlete/chris-holdsworth|title=Chris Holdsworth – Official UFC® Fighter Profile|work=UFC|date=14 September 2018}}</ref>
* [[Michael Hunter (American boxer)|Michael Hunter]], Professional boxer
* [[Michael Landau]], musician<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vintageguitar.com/2886/michael-landau|title=Michael Landau|work=Vintage Guitar magazine}}</ref>
* [[Jon Locke]], western television actor<ref name=latimes>{{cite news|title=Passings: Noel Harrison, Jon Locke, Jamalul Kiram III |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-passings-20131023-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2013-10-22 |access-date=2013-11-13}}</ref>
* [[Gary Lockwood]], actor
* [[Diane Warren]], songwriter
* [[Delamere Francis McCloskey]], Los Angeles City Council member, 1941–43<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/155328632|title=Preview unavailable - ProQuest|website=www.proquest.com|accessdate=August 7, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Matthew Mercer]], voice actor
* [[Ken Michelman]], actor
* [[Kevin Mitnick]], convicted hacker
* [[Matt Moore (American football)|Matt Moore]], professional football player<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MoorMa01.htm|title=Matt Moore |publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.Com |access-date=December 3, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Neal Morse]], musician
* [[Tony Muser]], Major League Baseball player and manager
*[[Chris O'Loughlin (fencer)|Chris O'Loughlin]] (born 1967), Olympic fencer<ref name=autogenerated2>Vittorio Tafur (July 26, 1990). [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-07-26-sp-1186-story.html "Acting Career Foiled by Love of Swordplay: Fencing: Van Nuys native cuts wide swath in U.S. circles with an epee, but international success proves elusive,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''Los Angeles Times''.</ref>
* [[Johnny Parsons]], Indy 500 Qualifier
* [[Chris Pinnick]], musician
* [[Thano Rama]], actor<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-van-nuys-news-and-valley-green-sheet/167584974/ "Van Nuys Youth Has Video Role"]. ''The Van Nuys News''. September 25, 1960. p.&nbsp;8-B. "Thano Rama, 15½-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Rama of 14105 Lemay St., Van Nuys, will appear tonight at 10 o'clock in the part of Eddie during the Loretta Young television show on KRCA (Channel 4). Rama is a sophomore at Van Nuys High School and has appeared in numerous roles both on television and in films."</ref>
* [[Sherri Rasmussen]], murder victim
* [[Robert Redford]], actor, director, producer<ref name=tca>Stated on ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]'', 2005</ref>
* [[Jake Richardson]], actor
* [[Shorty Rogers]], jazz musician and arranger
* [[Jane Russell]], actress<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2011/02/jane_russell_movie_sex_sy.php|title=Jane Russell, movie sex symbol was 89|work=LA Observed}}</ref>
* [[Herbert Ryman]], artist and Disney imagineer
* [[Nikki Sixx]], musician
* [[Brody King]], professional wrestler and musician
* [[Camryn Grimes]], actress
* [[Bob Walk]], baseball player and broadcaster
* [[Bob Waterfield]], professional football player<ref>''[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-06-18-me-4543-story.html Los Angeles Times]'' – Rams Quarterback a Man of Few Words – 1997-06-18, accessed 2011-12-31</ref>
* [[Brooke White]], singer, ''American Idol'' Season 7 finalist<ref name="Reality TV world">{{cite web |title='American Idol' eliminates Brooke White, determines Top 4 finalists |url=http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/american-idol-eliminates-brooke-white-determines-top-4-finalists-7033.php |publisher=Reality TV world |date=2008-05-01}}</ref>
* [[Hobart Johnstone Whitley]], real-estate developer
* [[Cindy Williams]], actress
* [[Natalie Wood]], actress<ref>{{cite book |last=Lambert |first=Gavin |author-link=Gavin Lambert |title=Natalie Wood: A Life |year=2004 |type=Biography |publisher=Faber and Faber |location=London |isbn=978-0-571-22197-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9nqgPwAACAAJ |access-date=2010-07-24}}</ref>
* [[Todd Zeile]], professional baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=zeileto01|title=Todd Zeile Stats
|publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date=December 3, 2012}}</ref>
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==Notable places==
* [[Van Nuys Boulevard]]
* [[Van Nuys City Hall]]
* [[Galpin Auto Sports]] – ''Pimp My Ride'' (seasons 5 and 6)<ref name=usa>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2006-06-13-pimp-my-ride-usat_x.htm|title='Pimp My Ride' gets Ford tough|work=[[USA Today]]|date=June 13, 2006}}</ref>
* [[Busch Gardens]] theme park (1964–1979), demolished
* [[Sound City Studios]]

<gallery>
File:Van Nuys Post Office 05.16.10 pic.JPG|Van Nuys Post Office
File:Erwin St. Mall, Van Nuys.JPG|Erwin Street Pedestrian Mall in Government Center
File:Govt Center, Van Nuys Blvd. and Erwin.JPG|Government Center, [[Van Nuys Boulevard]] and Erwin Street
File:Marvin Braude SFV Constituent Svc Ctr.JPG|Marvin Braude San Fernando Valley Constituent Service Center, at Government Center
File:Van Nuys State Office Building.JPG|Van Nuys State Office Building at Government Center
File:LA Muni Court, Van Nuys Div.JPG|Los Angeles Superior Court, Van Nuys Division, at Government Center
File:Van Nuys Library (new).JPG|New Van Nuys Branch, [[Los Angeles Public Library]], Sylmar Avenue Mall
File:Van Nuys Community Police Station, 6240 Sylmar Ave Mall.JPG|Van Nuys Community Police Station, 6240 Sylmar Avenue Mall
File:Van Nuys Civic Child Development Ctr.JPG|Van Nuys Civic Child Development Center
File:Van Nuys Blvd and Delano.JPG|[[Van Nuys Boulevard]] and Delano St.
File:Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys, CA.JPG|[[Valley Presbyterian Hospital]]
</gallery>

==See also==
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* [[History of the San Fernando Valley]]
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{wikivoyage|Van Nuys}}
* [http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/van-nuys/ Van Nuys Profile - Mapping L.A.] - [[Los Angeles Times]]
* {{cite web |url= http://parc3.lacity.org/done/nc/maps.cfm?ncid=20&nc=VAN%20NUYS%20NEIGHBORHOOD%20COUNCIL |title= Lacity.org: Van Nuys Neighborhood Council Map |access-date= 2009-10-31 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110722015028/http://parc3.lacity.org/done/nc/maps.cfm?ncid=20&nc=VAN%20NUYS%20NEIGHBORHOOD%20COUNCIL |archive-date= 2011-07-22 |url-status= dead }}
* [http://www.getty.edu/vow/TGNFullDisplay?find=van+nuys&place=&nation=&prev_page=1&english=Y&subjectid=7014708 Getty.edu: Van Nuys (neighborhood)]
*[https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=125558/ Busch Gardens Van Nuys Historical Marker]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Van Nuys
 | North     = [[North Hills, Los Angeles|North Hills]]
 | Northeast = [[Panorama City, Los Angeles|Panorama City]] & [[Sun Valley, Los Angeles|Sun Valley]]
 | East      = [[Valley Glen, Los Angeles|Valley Glen]]
 | Southeast = [[Studio City, Los Angeles|Studio City]] & [[Valley Village, Los Angeles]]
 | South     = [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles|Sherman Oaks]] & [[U.S. 101]]
 | Southwest = [[Encino, Los Angeles|Encino]] & [[Sepulveda Dam|Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area]]
 | West      = [[Lake Balboa, Los Angeles|Lake Balboa]], [[Interstate 405 (California)|Interstate 405]] & [[Van Nuys Airport]]
 | Northwest = [[Northridge, Los Angeles|Northridge]]
}}

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