West Hills, Los Angeles
West Hills, Los Angeles is a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.[2][3] The percentage of residents aged 35 and older is among the highest in Los Angeles County.[4]
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 West Hills as delineated by the Los Angeles Times | |
| Coordinates: 34°12′14″N 118°37′44″W / 34.204°N 118.629°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Owensmouth | 1912 |
| Canoga Park | 1930 |
| West Hills | 1987 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.53 sq mi (22 km2) |
| Elevation | 900 ft (274 m) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 41,426 |
| • Density | 4,551/sq mi (1,757/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 |
| ZIP code | 91304 & 91307 |
Notable residents
- Blake Gailen (born 1985) – American-Israeli baseball player[5][6]
- Jesse James Hollywood – convicted of kidnapping and murder[7]
- Francis Lederer — actor, early film star, civic leader
- Miguel Leonis — 19th century owner of Rancho El Escorpión
- Nicholas Markowitz — victim in Jesse James Hollywood kidnapping-murder case
- Bob Miller (sports announcer) — play-by-play broadcaster
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse — actor
- Daniella Monet — actress
- Daniel Olivas — author, book critic, attorney
- Kevin Pillar — professional baseball outfielder[8]
- Mark Saul — actor
- America Ferrera — actress
- Frank Kelly Freas — science fiction illustrator
West Hills, Los Angeles Media
Canoga Mission Gallery — the former 1930s Francis Lederer Mission Revival style stables, in the western San Fernando Valley.* * A Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument located at 23130
Detail of the southwestern San Fernando Valley, from an 1880 manuscript map of Los Angeles and San Bernardino topography, showing Rancho El Escorpión (shaded area)
Orcutt Ranch native oaks and entry gates
Shadow Ranch ranch-house and Park
Rolling hills at Upper Las Virgenes Canyon
Mae Boyar Recreation Center and Castle Peak as seen from Highlander Road School, 1978
Welby Way Elementary School
Kevin Pillar, major league baseball player from West Hills
References
- ↑ "LAtimes.com/Mapping-L.A. neighborhoods/West Hills . accessed 8.18.2011". Archived from the original on 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
- ↑ [1][dead link] Median household income is "high for the city of Los Angeles and high for the county." "Mapping L.A.," Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ "San Fernando Valley," Mapping L.A.
- ↑ "Los Angeles Times - Page unavailable in your region".[dead link]
- ↑ Blake Gailen Bio Archived 2018-01-28 at the Wayback Machine, UNLVRebels.com
- ↑ "Obituaries-Charlene Gailen", Glendale News-Press, July 7, 2006.
- ↑ Middle-class Valley suburb unlikely breeding ground for a killer. Los Angeles Daily News. July 13, 2009. http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_12823984.
- ↑ "Kevin Pillar Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
Other websites
Coordinates: 34°12′23″N 118°38′20″W / 34.20639°N 118.638959°W
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